Greg Johnson (hockey player)

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Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 194 lb (88 kg)
Pro Clubs	Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Blackhawks Nashville Predators
Nationality	Canada
Born	March 16, 1971, Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	33rd overall, 1989 Philadelphia Flyers
Pro Career	1994 – 2006

Greg Johnson (born March 16, 1971 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League.

He was drafted into the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He has played for the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks. His best season was in 1998-99 where he achieved 18 goals and 34 assists. In over 700 career NHL games, Greg Johnson has earned 350 points from 134 goals and 216 assists.

He became part of an anomaly during the 2005-2006 season when he was credited with scoring a goal before the start of a game against the Detroit Red Wings. On November 21, 2005, he scored a goal during the first period of a game that was eventually cancelled after Red Wings defender Jiri Fischer suffered a seizure. The game was replayed on January 23, 2006 and, while the full game was replayed, Johnson's goal was allowed to stand, thus giving Nashville a 1-0 lead before the opening faceoff.

On August 14, 2006 Greg signed a one-year contract to rejoin his former team the Detroit Red Wings. In September 2006, during a routine physical, an EKG test returned abnormal results. Johnson had further testing, and eventually decided to retire.^[1]

His brother Ryan Johnson plays for the St. Louis Blues.

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Preceded by Tom Fitzgerald

Nashville Predators captains 2002-06

Succeeded by Kimmo Timonen