Rebecca Johnston

Rebecca Johnston
Born September 24, 1989
Sudbury, ON, CAN
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 146 lb (66 kg; 10 st 6 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
CWHL team
Former teams 		Calgary Inferno
Cornell Big Red
Toronto Furies
National team  Canada
Playing career 2007–present
Website Website

Rebecca Anne Johnston (born September 24, 1989) is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She played four seasons at Cornell University and was selected second overall in the 2012 CWHL Draft.

Playing career

Canada Winter Games

Johnston (and future Cornell teammate Catherine White) represented Ontario at the 2007 Canada Winter Games. In the gold medal match versus Manitoba, Johnston and White each had one goal and two assists, as Ontario won by a score of 6–3 and finished the tournament undefeated.[1] In a game versus Newfoundland at the Canada Winter Games (March 5, 2007), Johnston was on a line with Mallory Deluce and Jenn Wakefield. The three combined for 12 points in a 19–0 victory.[2]

Cornell University

Johnston was Cornell’s first player to be named first-team ECAC Hockey and receive rookie of the year honors. She was also named first-team All-Ivy and Ivy League Rookie of the Year. In the 2008–09 season, Johnston’s 37 point total (by mid-February) were the most points in a season for Cornell since the 1991–92 campaign (Kim Ratushny with 21 goals and 17 assists).[3] Johnston’s 37 point total in mid-February led the entire ECAC league in overall points. She was also second in the league and sixth in the NCAA in points per game with 1.85. She was selected for membership in the Quill and Dagger society.

Hockey Canada

Johnston won two gold medals with the National Women’s Under-22 Team at the Air Canada Cup. Rebecca made her debut at the 2008 IIHF World Women’s Championship, playing in all five games as Canada won silver.[4] Rebecca Johnston was a member of Canada’s Under-22 Team. The U-22 participated in the MLP Cup, held in Ravensburg, Germany from Jan. 2–6, 2009. Johnston was part of the silver medal winning team. In the tournament, Johnston accumulated seven points (3 goals, 4 assists). Her best game was in an 11–0 victory over Russia. Johnston scored a hat trick and added an assist. In addition to the MLP Cup, Johnston played with the Canadian Senior Team in the Four Nations Cup between Nov. 4–9, 2009. Johnston was part of the silver medal winning team. In the gold medal game of the 2010 Four Nations Cup, Rebecca Johnston's second goal of the game clinched the gold medal for Canada. Said goal came on a power play 6:21 into overtime. The goal gave Canada a 3–2 win over the United States. It was Hockey Canada's 12th championship in the tournament's 15-year history.[5] She would lead all Canadian scorers in the tournament with four goals. In a game versus Russia at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, Johnston registered a five-point game (one goal, four assists) in a 14–1 victory.[6] In December 2013, Johnston was named to 2014 Olympic roster for Canada.[7]

CWHL

In her first season with the Calgary Inferno, Johnston broke Danny Stone's franchise record for most points scored in one season. In addition, she clinched the Angela James Bowl, awarded to the league's scoring leader.

Career stats

Cornell University

Year Games Played Goals Assists Points Power Play Goals Short Handed Goals
2007–08 26 16 16 32 4 1
2008–09 26 25 20 45 8 0
2010–11 33 26 24 50 2 2
2011–12 33 30 31 61 6 1

[8][9]

Team Canada

Event Games Played Goals Assists Points PIM
2008 Women's World Championships 5 0 0 0 0
2009 Women's World Championships 5 3 2 5 0
2010 Olympics 5 1 5 6 2

[10]

CWHL

Year Team Games Played Goals Assists Points +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG
2012-13Toronto Furies
2014-15Calgary Inferno[11] 24 17 20 37 +21 10 1 0 2

Awards and honors

NCAA

CWHL

References

  1. ↑ Canadian Press (March 10, 2007). "Ontario wins Winter Games hockey gold". CBC News. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
  2. ↑ http://www.canadagames.ca/Content/2007%20Canada%20Games/Day%2011.asp
  3. ↑ http://cornellbigred.com/news/2009/2/13/WICE_0213095451.aspx
  4. ↑ http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/60194/la_id/1.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/Canadian+women+claim+their+12th+Nations+overtime/3828750/story.html
  6. ↑ http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/271/IHW271A10_74_4_0.pdf
  7. ↑ http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/23/canada-womens-olympic-hockey-roster-hayley-wickenheiser/
  8. ↑ http://www.uscho.com/stats/player.php?pid=5895&gender=w
  9. ↑ http://www.uscho.com/stats/player/wid,8287/rebecca-johnston/
  10. ↑ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p.19, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
  11. ↑ http://cwhl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=344109&seasonid=13281
  12. ↑ http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=6431
  13. ↑ "Nicole Stock and Paige Pyett Named All-ECAC Hockey". Brown Athletics. March 3, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
  14. ↑ http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2010-11/Weekly_Awards/Womens_Weekly_Awards_01_11.pdf
  15. ↑ http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2010-11/Weekly_Awards/20110103_W_POTW
  16. ↑ http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201102/feb21kaz.php
  17. ↑ http://boxscorenews.com/ecac-hockey-announces-womens-allleague-allrookie-teams-p16004-68.htm
  18. ↑ http://www.ahcahockey.com/news/1011/0317w1aa.html
  19. ↑ http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/wice/2010-11/releases/Womens_Ice_Hockey_All-Ivy_--_2011
  20. ↑ http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2011-12/News/W_Player_of_the_Year_Finalists.pdf
  21. ↑ http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2011-12/News/W_Awards_Winners.pdf
  22. ↑ http://www.cornellbigred.com/news/2012/5/9/WICE_0509124447.aspx
  23. ↑ http://cwhl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/scoringleaders.html?leagueid=1113
Preceded by
Ann-Sophie Bettez (2014)		 2015 Angela James Bowl Award winner
(2015) 		Succeeded by
To Be Determined (2016)
Preceded by
Ann-Sophie Bettez (2014)		 2015 CWHL MVP Award winner
(2015) 		Succeeded by
To Be Determined (2016)