135:
214:
and finally received the opportunity to stick in the NHL. In the
Canucks' first season, he appeared in 66 games and recorded 15 goals (seventh on the team) along with 11 assists for 26 points. Midway through the following season, however, he was waived by the Canucks and claimed by the
1299:, September 29, 2009. February 1, 2024. "A member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame, Danny Johnson hailed from Winnipegosis and was a junior star with Flin Flon, Fort Frances and Brandon.... Johnson died of Lou Gehrig's disease on March 6, 1993 at the age of 49."
1441:
249:
Johnson finished his career with 18 goals and 19 assists for 37 points in 121 NHL games, along with 62 penalty minutes. He added 53 goals and 58 assists for 111 points in 232 games in the WHA.
1268:
1461:
1431:
1446:
140:
1481:
1471:
1466:
1456:
1426:
1421:
1225:
1218:
1212:
1476:
1451:
1436:
484:
253:
526:
392:
1232:
966:
227:
199:. He was twice a CHL All-Star and was league MVP in 1970, but only managed to earn a single game with the Leafs in the
122:
479:
234:. He had the most successful stretch of his career in Winnipeg, emerging as a valuable leader and two-way player. In
196:
971:
211:
172:
607:
521:
474:
429:
382:
1381:
1386:
1344:
1051:
1008:
961:
875:
828:
783:
740:
693:
650:
243:
235:
220:
200:
838:
703:
168:
42:
192:
1416:
1411:
1393:
1313:
1290:
317:
1269:"This Week in History: 1970: The Vancouver Canucks get off to a grim start in their first NHL Draft"
833:
698:
434:
387:
307:
188:
110:
90:
312:
63:
242:
Finals. Over the next two years, he added another 34 goals and was named Jets' captain for the
1339:
921:
788:
342:
302:
216:
207:
176:
118:
114:
97:
1317:
1255:
1251:
1321:
1360:
288:
1352:
273:
1405:
1356:
1295:
1273:
238:, he recorded 19 goals and 42 points en route to helping the Jets to the inaugural
223:
season with just 3 goals and 11 points in 54 games between
Detroit and Vancouver.
1374:
1364:
1332:
231:
164:
160:
281:
239:
46:
1206:
191:
following his junior career and spent five seasons with their
226:
In 1972, Johnson jumped to the fledgling WHA, signing with a
219:. He struggled to find his offensive touch and finished the
1442:
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
263:
1312:
Biographical information and career statistics from
146:
128:
106:
96:
86:
78:
70:
53:
29:
24:
175:(WHA) during the 1970s. He was a member of the
82:170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
8:
277:
269:
1277:, June 14, 2019. Accessed February 1, 2024.
266:
1326:
21:
1291:"The Class of 1970: Where are they now?"
1285:
1283:
159:(October 1, 1944 – March 6, 1993) was a
1244:
171:(NHL) and another three seasons in the
1221:Second All-Star Team (1969 & 1970)
167:player who spent three seasons in the
1462:People from Parkland Region, Manitoba
7:
246:before retiring the following year.
74:5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
14:
1432:Deaths from motor neuron disease
133:
1447:Ice hockey people from Manitoba
1162:
1127:
1092:
1006:
916:
826:
738:
648:
564:
472:
380:
286:
265:
1340:CHL Most Valuable Player Award
254:amyoltrophic lateral sclerosis
179:' inaugural NHL team in 1970.
1:
1322:The Internet Hockey Database
1258:. Accessed February 1, 2024.
1233:Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
1482:Winnipeg Jets (WHA) players
1472:Toronto Maple Leafs players
1467:Rochester Americans players
1457:Fort Frances Royals players
1427:Canadian ice hockey centres
1422:Brandon Wheat Kings players
1209:Second All-Star Team (1964)
1498:
187:Johnson was signed by the
16:Canadian ice hockey player
1477:Vancouver Canucks players
1452:Flin Flon Bombers players
1437:Detroit Red Wings players
1390:
1379:
1371:
1348:
1337:
1329:
1231:"Honoured Member" of the
1163:
1128:
1093:
280:
272:
230:team featuring superstar
149:
131:
109:
101:
89:
81:
73:
56:
32:
212:1970 NHL Expansion Draft
173:World Hockey Association
1201:Awards and achievements
1224:Most Valuable Player (
206:He was claimed by the
169:National Hockey League
157:Daniel Douglas Johnson
1382:Winnipeg Jets captain
195:(CHL) affiliate, the
193:Central Hockey League
1318:Hockey-Reference.com
1215:Championship (1968)
834:Rochester Americans
699:Toronto Maple Leafs
435:Brandon Wheat Kings
388:Fort Frances Royals
274:Regular season
189:Toronto Maple Leafs
111:Toronto Maple Leafs
1314:Eliteprospects.com
880:Vancouver Canucks
256:on March 6, 1993.
64:Winnipeg, Manitoba
1400:
1399:
1394:Lars-Erik Sjoberg
1391:Succeeded by
1349:Succeeded by
1198:
1197:
922:Detroit Red Wings
789:Vancouver Canucks
343:Flin Flon Bombers
260:Career statistics
217:Detroit Red Wings
208:Vancouver Canucks
177:Vancouver Canucks
154:
153:
119:Detroit Red Wings
115:Vancouver Canucks
19:Ice hockey player
1489:
1372:Preceded by
1330:Preceded by
1327:
1300:
1287:
1278:
1265:
1259:
1256:Hockey-Reference
1249:
1094:CPHL/CHL totals
264:
252:Johnson died of
139:
137:
136:
60:
39:
37:
22:
1497:
1496:
1492:
1491:
1490:
1488:
1487:
1486:
1402:
1401:
1396:
1385:
1377:
1367:
1363:
1361:Gerry Ouellette
1359:
1355:
1351:
1343:
1335:
1309:
1304:
1303:
1289:Douglas, Greg.
1288:
1281:
1266:
1262:
1250:
1246:
1241:
1203:
262:
185:
150:1965–1975
134:
132:
121:
117:
113:
62:
58:
41:
40:October 1, 1944
35:
33:
20:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1495:
1493:
1485:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1469:
1464:
1459:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1404:
1403:
1398:
1397:
1392:
1389:
1378:
1373:
1369:
1368:
1350:
1347:
1336:
1331:
1325:
1324:
1308:
1307:External links
1305:
1302:
1301:
1279:
1267:Mackie, John.
1260:
1243:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1236:
1235:
1229:
1222:
1216:
1210:
1202:
1199:
1196:
1195:
1192:
1189:
1186:
1183:
1180:
1177:
1174:
1171:
1168:
1165:
1161:
1160:
1157:
1154:
1151:
1148:
1145:
1142:
1139:
1136:
1133:
1130:
1126:
1125:
1122:
1119:
1116:
1113:
1110:
1107:
1104:
1101:
1098:
1095:
1091:
1090:
1087:
1084:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1072:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1060:
1057:
1056:Winnipeg Jets
1054:
1048:
1047:
1044:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1026:
1023:
1020:
1017:
1014:
1013:Winnipeg Jets
1011:
1005:
1004:
1001:
998:
995:
992:
989:
986:
983:
980:
977:
974:
969:
964:
958:
957:
954:
951:
948:
945:
942:
939:
936:
933:
930:
927:
924:
919:
915:
914:
911:
908:
905:
902:
899:
896:
893:
890:
887:
884:
881:
878:
872:
871:
868:
865:
862:
859:
856:
853:
850:
847:
844:
841:
836:
831:
825:
824:
821:
818:
815:
812:
809:
806:
803:
800:
797:
794:
791:
786:
780:
779:
776:
773:
770:
767:
764:
761:
758:
755:
752:
749:
746:
743:
737:
736:
733:
730:
727:
724:
721:
718:
715:
712:
709:
706:
701:
696:
690:
689:
686:
683:
680:
677:
674:
671:
668:
665:
662:
659:
656:
653:
647:
646:
643:
640:
637:
634:
631:
628:
625:
622:
619:
616:
613:
610:
604:
603:
600:
597:
594:
591:
588:
585:
582:
579:
576:
573:
570:
567:
563:
562:
559:
556:
553:
550:
547:
544:
541:
538:
535:
532:
529:
524:
518:
517:
514:
511:
508:
505:
502:
499:
496:
493:
490:
487:
482:
477:
471:
470:
467:
464:
461:
458:
455:
452:
449:
446:
443:
440:
437:
432:
426:
425:
422:
419:
416:
413:
410:
407:
404:
401:
398:
395:
390:
385:
379:
378:
375:
372:
369:
366:
363:
360:
357:
354:
351:
348:
345:
340:
336:
335:
332:
329:
326:
323:
320:
315:
310:
305:
300:
297:
294:
291:
285:
284:
279:
276:
271:
268:
261:
258:
184:
183:Playing career
181:
152:
151:
148:
147:Playing career
144:
143:
130:
126:
125:
108:
104:
103:
100:
94:
93:
88:
84:
83:
80:
76:
75:
72:
68:
67:
61:(aged 48)
55:
51:
50:
31:
27:
26:
18:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1494:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1409:
1407:
1395:
1388:
1384:
1383:
1376:
1370:
1366:
1362:
1358:
1357:Peter McDuffe
1354:
1346:
1342:
1341:
1334:
1328:
1323:
1319:
1315:
1311:
1310:
1306:
1298:
1297:
1296:Vancouver Sun
1292:
1286:
1284:
1280:
1276:
1275:
1274:Vancouver Sun
1270:
1264:
1261:
1257:
1253:
1252:Danny Johnson
1248:
1245:
1238:
1234:
1230:
1227:
1223:
1220:
1217:
1214:
1211:
1208:
1205:
1204:
1200:
1193:
1190:
1187:
1184:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1166:
1158:
1155:
1152:
1149:
1146:
1143:
1140:
1137:
1134:
1131:
1123:
1120:
1117:
1114:
1111:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1099:
1096:
1088:
1085:
1082:
1079:
1076:
1073:
1070:
1067:
1064:
1061:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1049:
1045:
1042:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1030:
1027:
1024:
1021:
1018:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1002:
999:
996:
993:
990:
987:
984:
981:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
967:Winnipeg Jets
965:
963:
960:
959:
955:
952:
949:
946:
943:
940:
937:
934:
931:
928:
925:
923:
920:
917:
912:
909:
906:
903:
900:
897:
894:
891:
888:
885:
882:
879:
877:
874:
873:
869:
866:
863:
860:
857:
854:
851:
848:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
822:
819:
816:
813:
810:
807:
804:
801:
798:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
781:
777:
774:
771:
768:
765:
762:
759:
756:
753:
750:
747:
745:Tulsa Oilers
744:
742:
739:
734:
731:
728:
725:
722:
719:
716:
713:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
691:
687:
684:
681:
678:
675:
672:
669:
666:
663:
660:
657:
655:Tulsa Oilers
654:
652:
649:
644:
641:
638:
635:
632:
629:
626:
623:
620:
617:
614:
612:Tulsa Oilers
611:
609:
606:
605:
601:
598:
595:
592:
589:
586:
583:
580:
577:
574:
571:
569:Tulsa Oilers
568:
565:
560:
557:
554:
551:
548:
545:
542:
539:
536:
533:
530:
528:
527:Omaha Knights
525:
523:
520:
519:
515:
512:
509:
506:
503:
500:
497:
494:
491:
488:
486:
483:
481:
478:
476:
473:
468:
465:
462:
459:
456:
453:
450:
447:
444:
441:
438:
436:
433:
431:
428:
427:
423:
420:
417:
414:
411:
408:
405:
402:
399:
396:
394:
391:
389:
386:
384:
381:
376:
373:
370:
367:
364:
361:
358:
355:
352:
349:
346:
344:
341:
338:
337:
333:
330:
327:
324:
321:
319:
316:
314:
311:
309:
306:
304:
301:
298:
295:
292:
290:
287:
283:
275:
259:
257:
255:
250:
247:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
228:Winnipeg Jets
224:
222:
218:
213:
209:
204:
202:
198:
194:
190:
182:
180:
178:
174:
170:
166:
163:professional
162:
158:
145:
142:
129:National team
127:
124:
123:Winnipeg Jets
120:
116:
112:
105:
99:
95:
92:
85:
77:
69:
65:
57:March 6, 1993
52:
48:
44:
28:
25:Danny Johnson
23:
1380:
1353:André Dupont
1338:
1294:
1272:
1263:
1247:
480:Tulsa Oilers
251:
248:
225:
205:
197:Tulsa Oilers
186:
156:
155:
59:(1993-03-06)
43:Winnipegosis
1417:1993 deaths
1412:1944 births
1375:Ab McDonald
1365:Joe Zanussi
1333:Jim Lorentz
1164:WHA totals
1129:NHL totals
1406:Categories
1320:, or
1316:, or
1239:References
232:Bobby Hull
165:ice hockey
107:Played for
36:1944-10-01
1228:) (1970)
918:1971–72
566:1966–67
339:1962–63
282:Playoffs
240:Avco Cup
203:season.
161:Canadian
87:Position
66:, Canada
49:, Canada
47:Manitoba
1387:1974–75
1345:1969–70
1052:1974–75
1009:1973–74
962:1972–73
876:1971–72
829:1970–71
784:1970–71
741:1969–70
694:1969–70
651:1968–69
608:1967–68
522:1966–67
475:1965–66
430:1964–65
383:1963–64
296:League
278:
270:
267:
244:1974–75
236:1972–73
221:1971–72
210:in the
201:1969–70
289:Season
141:Canada
138:
91:Centre
79:Weight
71:Height
615:CPHL
572:CPHL
531:CPHL
439:MJHL
347:SJHL
293:Team
1213:CPHL
1207:MJHL
1176:111
1167:232
1132:121
1109:231
1106:264
1103:161
1100:103
1097:340
1059:WHA
1016:WHA
926:NHL
883:NHL
793:NHL
748:CHL
658:CHL
485:CPHL
393:MJHL
334:PIM
331:Pts
102:Left
98:Shot
54:Died
30:Born
1226:CHL
1219:CHL
1182:18
1179:62
1173:58
1170:53
1144:24
1141:37
1138:19
1135:18
1124:45
1121:27
1118:16
1115:11
1112:46
1074:25
1071:32
1068:14
1065:18
1062:78
1031:20
1028:37
1025:21
1022:16
1019:78
991:14
988:17
985:42
982:23
979:19
976:76
972:WHA
929:43
886:11
839:AHL
808:16
805:26
802:11
799:15
796:66
763:56
760:79
757:46
754:33
751:72
704:NHL
688:12
673:63
670:72
667:38
664:34
661:72
645:21
633:11
630:42
627:56
624:37
621:19
618:69
590:12
587:10
575:22
546:20
543:20
540:11
534:38
504:10
501:40
498:29
495:23
489:67
454:90
451:55
448:29
445:26
442:56
424:24
409:49
406:19
403:11
397:26
362:26
359:19
356:14
350:45
322:GP
318:PIM
313:Pts
299:GP
1408::
1293:,
1282:^
1271:,
1254:,
1194:5
1191:6
1188:1
1185:5
1159:—
1156:—
1153:—
1150:—
1147:—
1089:—
1086:—
1083:—
1080:—
1077:—
1046:5
1043:1
1040:0
1037:1
1034:4
1003:0
1000:5
997:1
994:4
956:—
953:—
950:—
947:—
944:—
941:8
938:7
935:5
932:2
913:—
910:—
907:—
904:—
901:—
898:0
895:4
892:3
889:1
870:—
867:—
864:—
861:—
858:—
855:4
852:4
849:2
846:2
843:7
823:—
820:—
817:—
814:—
811:—
778:4
775:7
772:4
769:3
766:6
735:—
732:—
729:—
726:—
723:—
720:0
717:0
714:0
711:0
708:1
685:8
682:6
679:2
676:7
642:5
639:2
636:3
602:4
599:5
596:4
593:1
584:8
581:6
578:2
561:—
558:—
555:—
552:—
549:—
537:9
516:4
513:2
510:0
507:2
492:6
469:—
466:—
463:—
460:—
457:—
421:8
418:2
415:6
412:9
400:8
377:2
374:6
371:4
368:2
365:6
353:5
328:A
325:G
45:,
308:A
303:G
38:)
34:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.