Marshall Johnston

Marshall Johnston
Born	(1941-06-06) June 6, 1941 Birch Hills, SK, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Minnesota North Stars California Golden Seals
National team	Canada
Playing career	1967–1974

Lawrence Marshall Johnston ^[1] (born June 6, 1941 in Birch Hills, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota North Stars and California Golden Seals. He has also coached in the NHL for the California Golden Seals, Colorado Rockies and New Jersey Devils, and served as General Manager of the Ottawa Senators.

Career

Johnston was an All-American player at the University of Denver prior to his NHL career, and later coached the Pioneers from 1977 to 1981. He also represented Canada at the 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games, serving as team captain in 1968. He broke into the NHL as a player during the expansion season of 1967–68. He would play parts of four seasons with the North Stars before moving to the California Golden Seals in 1971–72.

Upon retiring as a player, Johnston served as head coach the Golden Seals from 1973 to 1975 before moving to the NCAA, where he spent six seasons on the coaching staff of the University of Denver.

Johnston returned to the NHL in 1981, joining the Colorado Rockies as assistant General Manager and assistant coach, soon being promoted to head coach. When the franchise relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils, Johnston remained with the club and was later named Director of Player Personnel, a position he held for ten years. In Colorado, Johnston clashed with head coach Don Cherry, a rocky relationship which has lasted to the present day.

Johnston then joined the Ottawa Senators organization in 1996 as Director of Player Personnel. In 1999 he was named the club's General Manager, replacing the departing Rick Dudley. After three successful seasons at the helm of the Senators, Johnston announced his retirement so he could spend more time with his wife and family.

Johnston is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation's Hall of Fame.

Director of Professional Scouting

Marshall Johnston is in his eighth season overseeing the Hurricanes’ professional scouting department. Johnston has more than 30 years of NHL experience as a general manager, assistant general manager, director of player personnel, scouting combine executive director, head coach, assistant coach and player. The Hurricanes’ 2006 championship marked the first Stanley Cup title of Johnston’s career.

Prior to joining the Hurricanes, Johnston, 71, served as director of player evaluation for the Chicago Blackhawks. Previously, he had spent six seasons with the Ottawa Senators, serving as director of player personnel from July 1996 through March 1999, assistant general manager from March 1999 through June 1999 and general manager from June 1999 through June 2002. During his tenure in Ottawa, the Senators earned two division titles, had three 40-win seasons and never missed the playoffs.

Johnston, a native of Birch Hills, Sask., played seven NHL seasons as a defenseman with the Minnesota North Stars and California Golden Seals from 1967-1974. After his playing career, he returned to coach his alma mater, the University of Denver, leading the Pioneers to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association title in 1977-78. As a player, Johnston captured a National Collegiate Athletic Association title with Denver.

Johnston joined the Colorado Rockies (NHL) as assistant general manager and assistant coach on May 4, 1981, and served as the team’s head coach for the final 56 games of the 1981-82 season. After the team moved to New Jersey in 1982, he remained with the Devils as an assistant coach until November 1983, and was later named director of player personnel, a position he held for 10 years.

During his time leading the Devils’ scouting department, the team drafted, among others, Martin Brodeur, Bill Guerin, Brendan Shanahan, Mike Dunham, Sean Burke, Scott Niedermayer, Brian Rolston, Kirk Muller and Kirk McLean. At the international level, Johnston led Team Canada as head coach in the 1978 (bronze), 1979 (fourth) and 1982 (bronze) World Championships. He also represented Canada in the 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games as a player, serving as team captain for the bronze medal-winning team in 1968. Johnston was named to the International Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998.

Playing statistics

                                            --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ----
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM
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1957–58  Prince Albert Mintos        SJHL    0   20   29   49   21
1958–59  Prince Albert Mintos        SJHL    0    0    0    0    0
1960–61  U. of Denver                NCAA    0    0    0    0    0
1963–64  Canadian National Team      Intl    0    0    0    0    0
1966–67  Canadian National Team      Intl    0    0    0    0    0
1967–68  Canadian National Team      WCSHL   0    0    0    0    0
1967–68  Minnesota North Stars       NHL     7    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  --
1968–69  Cleveland Barons            AHL    53    6   20   26   31   5   0   4   4   4
1968–69  Minnesota North Stars       NHL    13    0    0    0    2  --  --  --  --  --
1969–70  Iowa Stars                  CHL    50    1   25   26   42  --  --  --  --  --
1969–70  Minnesota North Stars       NHL    28    0    5    5   14   6   0   0   0   2
1970–71  Cleveland Barons            AHL    69   11   45   56   45   8   0   6   6   4
1970–71  Minnesota North Stars       NHL     1    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  --
1971–72  California Golden Seals     NHL    74    2   11   13    4  --  --  --  --  --
1972–73  California Golden Seals     NHL    78   10   20   30   14  --  --  --  --  --
1973–74  California Golden Seals     NHL    50    2   16   18   24  --  --  --  --  --
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         NHL Totals                        251   14   52   66   58   6   0   0   0   2

Source: hockeydb.com

Coaching record

Awards and achievements

• 2006 Stanley Cup champion (Carolina)
• IIHF Hall of Fame member
• 1971: Eddie Shore Award

External links

• Marshall Johnston's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Marshall Johnston's Day With the Stanley Cup

References

1. ↑ National Hockey League Guide and Record Book 1974-75 pg. 235