Edward Joseph Johnston (born November 24, 1935) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and former coach and general manager in the National Hockey League. His professional career spanned fifty-three years (twenty-two as a player and thirty-one in management), mostly in the NHL. He won two Stanley Cups as a player with the Boston Bruins in 1970 and 1972, and a third in 2009 as senior advisor for hockey operations with the Pittsburgh Penguins, an organization he served in various capacities for twenty-five years. He was the last NHL goaltender to play every minute of every game in a season, in 1963–64.
Eddie Johnston
Born
(1935-11-24) November 24, 1935 (age 87) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Johnston grew up in an anglophone neighborhood in Montreal and was often called "E.J.", a nickname by which he is still known. He became interested in ice hockey as a youth and became a goaltender.
Johnston began his hockey career as a teenager in 1953 with the Montreal Junior Royals of the Quebec Junior Hockey League. After six years in the minor leagues in which he won multiple championships, he was called up in 1962 by the Boston Bruins, who owned his rights and for whom he would play the bulk of his NHL career. In the following season, he played every minute of every game during the regular season, the last NHL goaltender to do so.
The Bruins were a mediocre team in his first five seasons, finishing out of the playoffs every year and often in last place. This changed after expansion in 1967, when after acquiring Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito, the resurgent Bruins became a powerhouse that won the Stanley Cup in 1970 and 1972. Serving as a backup to Gerry Cheevers, Johnston played well enough to be named as a backup to Team Canada for the Summit Series in 1972, although he played only in exhibition matches. The following season, after defections to the new World Hockey Association left Johnston as the number one goaltender for the Bruins once more, he did not play nearly so well, and was traded after the season to the Toronto Maple Leafs in completion of the trade that brought Jacques Plante to Boston. After one season with the Leafs, Johnston was dealt to the St. Louis Blues, for whom he was a credible backup for three seasons. In his final season, 1977-78, he played poorly in twelve games for St. Louis and was then sold to the Chicago Black Hawks, for whom he played in four matches to end his playing career. At the time of his retirement, he was ninth all time in games played by a goaltender, sixteenth all time in goaltending wins and sixth in losses.
On Halloween night in 1968, Johnston was severely injured by Bobby Orr's slapshot to the side of his head during warm-up in Detroit. He spent six weeks in the hospital.[1]
Johnston recorded seven playoff wins for Boston in his career. That total, as of 2019, ranks him 13th on the Bruins' all-time list for playoff victories by a goaltender.
Johnston's 27 regular-season shutouts ranks him fifth on Boston's all-time list heading into the 2021-22 season, one ahead of longtime teammate Gerry Cheevers.
Coach and general manager
The year after he retired as a player, Johnston became the coach of the New Brunswick Hawks, the Chicago Black Hawks' new American Hockey League farm team, and lead them to a 41–29–10 record and second place in its division.
He became head coach of the Black Hawks during the 1979–80 NHL season and compiled a 34–27–19 record. The following year, he became head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins and in 1983 was appointed general manager. He held the GM post at Pittsburgh for five years. Johnston oversaw Pittsburgh's selection of Mario Lemieux in the entry draft; without Lemieux, Johnston said in reference to the Penguins' home arena, Mellon Arena, "This place would be a parking lot." Lemieux would come to be known as the team's repeated savior, as well as one of the greatest hockey players of all-time.
After Johnston left the Penguins for the first time in 1988, he served as the general manager of the Hartford Whalers from 1989 until his release in 1992 where they made the playoffs each of his 4 seasons at the helm. Johnston's tenure in Hartford is remembered for his trading the organization's marquee player, Ron Francis. [2] Notably, the Hartford Whalers never made the playoffs after Johnston's departure.
Johnston traded Francis, along with his roommate Ulf Samuelsson, to Pittsburgh as part of a six-player deal on March 4, 1991. Although some thought that Hartford got the better end of the bargain as center John Cullen had been among the league leaders in scoring with 94 points in 65 games that season and Zarley Zalapski was seen as a young defenseman with great promise, the deal proved to more beneficial to the Penguins as the popular Francis and Samuelsson immediately went on to play major roles in Pittsburgh's first two Stanley Cup championships in 1991 and 1992, while neither Cullen nor Zalapski could duplicate their success with Pittsburgh in Hartford.
After being considered for the position for the 1992–93 season but having been unable to come to terms on a contract with Pittsburgh, Johnston was once again hired as head coach of the Penguins for 1993–94 and guided the Pens until the 1996–97 season, when he was asked to step down due to the Penguins' failure to win a third Stanley Cup under his guidance. He spent the next nine years as the assistant general manager to Craig Patrick before being named Senior Adviser for Hockey Operations in July 2006, his 23rd year with the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. It was in that capacity as the Penguins finally won their third Stanley Cup in 2009 that E.J. did the same, winning his first with Pittsburgh, first since 1972, and first as management.
In 2009, he announced that Game 7 of the Finals would be his last and moved into semi-retirement.
Johnston in Pittsburgh for the final regular season game at Mellon Arena, April 2010.
On April 8, 2010, Johnston joined more than 50 former Penguins being honored in a pre-game ceremony before the final regular season game at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh.
On January 7, 2014 against the Vancouver Canucks, Dan Bylsma passed him as the Penguins all-time leader in coaching wins with 233.[3] Johnston remains the Penguins' all-time leader in coaching losses (224) and games coached (516).
^Pittsburgh Penguins [@penguins] (January 8, 2014). "Congratulations to Dan Bylsma, now the #Pens All-Time Winningest coach! 233 wins. Congrats Coach!" (Tweet) – via Twitter./photo/1
External links
Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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Edward Joseph Johnston born November 24 1935 is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and former coach and general manager in the National Hockey League His professional career spanned fifty three years twenty two as a player and thirty one in management mostly in the NHL He won two Stanley Cups as a player with the Boston Bruins in 1970 and 1972 and a third in 2009 as senior advisor for hockey operations with the Pittsburgh Penguins an organization he served in various capacities for twenty five years He was the last NHL goaltender to play every minute of every game in a season in 1963 64 Eddie JohnstonBorn 1935 11 24 November 24 1935 age 87 Montreal Quebec CanadaHeight6 ft 0 in 183 cm Weight190 lb 86 kg 13 st 8 lb PositionGoaltenderCaughtLeftPlayed forBoston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs St Louis Blues Chicago Black HawksPlaying career1956 1978 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coach and general manager 3 Awards and achievements 4 Career statistics 4 1 Regular season and playoffs 4 2 Coaching record 5 References 6 External linksPlaying career Edit Johnston at the TD Garden in 2010 Johnston grew up in an anglophone neighborhood in Montreal and was often called E J a nickname by which he is still known He became interested in ice hockey as a youth and became a goaltender Johnston began his hockey career as a teenager in 1953 with the Montreal Junior Royals of the Quebec Junior Hockey League After six years in the minor leagues in which he won multiple championships he was called up in 1962 by the Boston Bruins who owned his rights and for whom he would play the bulk of his NHL career In the following season he played every minute of every game during the regular season the last NHL goaltender to do so The Bruins were a mediocre team in his first five seasons finishing out of the playoffs every year and often in last place This changed after expansion in 1967 when after acquiring Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito the resurgent Bruins became a powerhouse that won the Stanley Cup in 1970 and 1972 Serving as a backup to Gerry Cheevers Johnston played well enough to be named as a backup to Team Canada for the Summit Series in 1972 although he played only in exhibition matches The following season after defections to the new World Hockey Association left Johnston as the number one goaltender for the Bruins once more he did not play nearly so well and was traded after the season to the Toronto Maple Leafs in completion of the trade that brought Jacques Plante to Boston After one season with the Leafs Johnston was dealt to the St Louis Blues for whom he was a credible backup for three seasons In his final season 1977 78 he played poorly in twelve games for St Louis and was then sold to the Chicago Black Hawks for whom he played in four matches to end his playing career At the time of his retirement he was ninth all time in games played by a goaltender sixteenth all time in goaltending wins and sixth in losses On Halloween night in 1968 Johnston was severely injured by Bobby Orr s slapshot to the side of his head during warm up in Detroit He spent six weeks in the hospital 1 Johnston recorded seven playoff wins for Boston in his career That total as of 2019 ranks him 13th on the Bruins all time list for playoff victories by a goaltender Johnston s 27 regular season shutouts ranks him fifth on Boston s all time list heading into the 2021 22 season one ahead of longtime teammate Gerry Cheevers Coach and general manager EditThe year after he retired as a player Johnston became the coach of the New Brunswick Hawks the Chicago Black Hawks new American Hockey League farm team and lead them to a 41 29 10 record and second place in its division He became head coach of the Black Hawks during the 1979 80 NHL season and compiled a 34 27 19 record The following year he became head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins and in 1983 was appointed general manager He held the GM post at Pittsburgh for five years Johnston oversaw Pittsburgh s selection of Mario Lemieux in the entry draft without Lemieux Johnston said in reference to the Penguins home arena Mellon Arena This place would be a parking lot Lemieux would come to be known as the team s repeated savior as well as one of the greatest hockey players of all time After Johnston left the Penguins for the first time in 1988 he served as the general manager of the Hartford Whalers from 1989 until his release in 1992 where they made the playoffs each of his 4 seasons at the helm Johnston s tenure in Hartford is remembered for his trading the organization s marquee player Ron Francis 2 Notably the Hartford Whalers never made the playoffs after Johnston s departure Johnston traded Francis along with his roommate Ulf Samuelsson to Pittsburgh as part of a six player deal on March 4 1991 Although some thought that Hartford got the better end of the bargain as center John Cullen had been among the league leaders in scoring with 94 points in 65 games that season and Zarley Zalapski was seen as a young defenseman with great promise the deal proved to more beneficial to the Penguins as the popular Francis and Samuelsson immediately went on to play major roles in Pittsburgh s first two Stanley Cup championships in 1991 and 1992 while neither Cullen nor Zalapski could duplicate their success with Pittsburgh in Hartford After being considered for the position for the 1992 93 season but having been unable to come to terms on a contract with Pittsburgh Johnston was once again hired as head coach of the Penguins for 1993 94 and guided the Pens until the 1996 97 season when he was asked to step down due to the Penguins failure to win a third Stanley Cup under his guidance He spent the next nine years as the assistant general manager to Craig Patrick before being named Senior Adviser for Hockey Operations in July 2006 his 23rd year with the Pittsburgh Penguins organization It was in that capacity as the Penguins finally won their third Stanley Cup in 2009 that E J did the same winning his first with Pittsburgh first since 1972 and first as management In 2009 he announced that Game 7 of the Finals would be his last and moved into semi retirement Johnston in Pittsburgh for the final regular season game at Mellon Arena April 2010 On April 8 2010 Johnston joined more than 50 former Penguins being honored in a pre game ceremony before the final regular season game at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh On January 7 2014 against the Vancouver Canucks Dan Bylsma passed him as the Penguins all time leader in coaching wins with 233 3 Johnston remains the Penguins all time leader in coaching losses 224 and games coached 516 Awards and achievements EditEHL First All Star Team 1960 EPHL First All Star Team 1961 WHL Second All Star Team 1962 5 Time Stanley Cup champion 1970 1972 2009 2016 2017 Named to play for Team Canada in the 1972 Summit SeriesCareer statistics EditRegular season and playoffs Edit Regular season PlayoffsSeason Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV 1953 54 Montreal Jr Royals QJHL 35 226 0 4 0 4 0 240 32 0 8 00 1954 55 Trois Rivieres Reds QJHL 46 20 24 2 2760 169 1 3 67 10 3 7 0 613 29 1 2 84 1955 56 Chatham Maroons OHA Sr 7 420 31 0 4 43 1955 56 Moncton Hawks ACSHL 1 1 0 0 60 2 0 2 00 1955 56 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QHL 1 0 0 0 20 1 0 3 00 1955 56 Montreal Jr Canadiens M Cup 10 5 4 1 598 27 2 2 71 1956 57 Winnipeg Warriors WHL 50 17 32 1 3040 192 2 3 79 1957 58 Shawinigan Cataractes QHL 63 31 27 5 3760 230 5 3 67 14 8 6 880 49 1 3 34 1958 59 Edmonton Flyers WHL 49 26 21 2 2960 163 1 3 30 3 0 3 180 12 0 4 00 1959 60 Johnstown Jets EHL 63 3780 169 4 2 68 13 9 4 780 25 2 1 92 1960 61 Hull Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 70 41 20 9 4200 187 11 2 67 14 8 6 857 27 0 1 89 1961 62 Spokane Comets WHL 70 37 28 5 4310 237 3 3 30 16 9 7 972 58 1 3 58 1962 63 Boston Bruins NHL 50 11 27 10 2913 193 1 3 98 893 1963 64 Boston Bruins NHL 70 18 40 12 4200 211 6 3 01 914 1964 65 Boston Bruins NHL 47 11 32 4 2820 163 3 3 47 897 1965 66 Boston Bruins NHL 33 10 19 2 1744 108 1 3 72 894 1965 66 Los Angeles Blades WHL 5 2 2 0 260 10 1 2 31 1966 67 Boston Bruins NHL 34 8 21 2 1880 116 0 3 70 880 1967 68 Boston Bruins NHL 28 11 8 5 1524 73 0 2 87 897 1968 69 Boston Bruins NHL 24 14 6 4 1440 74 2 3 08 898 1 0 1 65 4 0 3 69 8671969 70 Boston Bruins NHL 37 16 9 11 2176 108 3 2 98 906 1 0 1 60 4 0 4 00 8971970 71 Boston Bruins NHL 38 30 6 2 2280 96 4 2 53 914 1 0 1 60 7 0 7 00 8111971 72 Boston Bruins NHL 38 27 8 3 2260 102 2 2 71 899 7 6 1 420 13 1 1 86 9361972 73 Boston Bruins NHL 45 24 17 1 2510 137 5 3 27 885 3 1 2 160 9 0 3 38 8971973 74 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 26 12 9 4 1516 78 1 3 09 894 1 0 1 60 6 0 6 00 8001974 75 St Louis Blues NHL 30 12 13 5 1800 93 2 3 10 895 1 0 1 60 5 0 5 00 8281975 76 St Louis Blues NHL 38 11 17 9 2152 130 1 3 62 872 1976 77 St Louis Blues NHL 38 13 16 5 2111 108 1 3 07 882 3 0 2 138 9 0 3 91 8931977 78 St Louis Blues NHL 12 5 6 1 650 45 0 4 15 853 1977 78 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 4 1 3 0 240 17 0 4 25 851 NHL totals 592 234 257 80 34 216 1852 32 3 25 895 18 7 10 1023 57 1 3 34 894 Johnston s stats The Goaltender Home Page Retrieved August 7 2017 Coaching record Edit Team Year Regular season Post seasonG W L T Pts Finish ResultCHI 1979 80 80 34 27 19 87 1st in Smythe Won in preliminary round 3 0 vs STL Lost in quarter finals 0 4 vs BUF PIT 1980 81 80 30 37 13 73 4th in Norris Lost in preliminary round 2 3 vs STL PIT 1981 82 80 31 36 13 75 4th in Patrick Lost in division semi finals 2 3 vs NYI PIT 1982 83 80 18 53 9 45 6th in Patrick Missed playoffsPIT 1993 94 84 44 27 13 101 1st in Northeast Lost in conference quarter finals 2 4 vs WSH PIT 1994 95 48 29 16 3 61 2nd in Northeast Won in conference quarter finals 4 3 vs WSH Lost in conference semi finals 1 4 vs NJ PIT 1995 96 82 49 29 4 102 1st in Northeast Won in conference quarter finals 4 2 vs WSH Won in conference semi finals 4 1 vs NYR Lost in conference finals 3 4 vs FLA PIT 1996 97 62 31 26 5 84 2nd in Northeast fired Total 596 266 251 60 592 2 Division Titles 25 28 472 References Edit Goalies not immune to concussion problems the Hockey News Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved October 17 2014 http www hartfordwhalers org future 20060107 php Civic Pride A Bonanza Of Memories A Dream That Won t Die January 7 2006 Jeff Jacobs Hartford Courant Pittsburgh Penguins penguins January 8 2014 Congratulations to Dan Bylsma now the Pens All Time Winningest coach 233 wins Congrats Coach Tweet via Twitter photo 1External links EditBiographical information and career statistics from NHL com or Eliteprospects com or The Internet Hockey Database Goaltenders info profile of Ed JohnstonPreceded byBill White Head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks1979 80 Succeeded byKeith MagnusonPreceded byJohnny Wilson Head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins1980 83 Succeeded byLou AngottiPreceded byBaz Bastien General Manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins1983 88 Succeeded byTony EspositoPreceded byEmile Francis General Manager of the Hartford Whalers1989 92 Succeeded byBrian BurkePreceded byScotty Bowman Head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins1993 97 Succeeded byCraig Patrick Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eddie Johnston amp oldid 1126135216, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
