Marshall Johnston

This article is about the American ice hockey player. For the Australian diplomat, see Marshall Johnston (diplomat).

Marshall Johnston
Born	(1941-06-06) June 6, 1941 Birch Hills, SK, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
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

Medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Representing Canada
Olympic Games
	1968 Grenoble
World Championships
	1966 Yugoslavia
	1967 Austria

Lawrence Marshall Johnston (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.

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

Professional Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
		G	W	L	T	Pts	Finish	Result
California Golden Seals	1973–74	21	2	17	2	(36)	8th in West	Missed playoffs
California Golden Seals	1974–75	48	11	28	9	(51)	4th in Adams	(fired)
Colorado Rockies	1981–82	56	15	32	9	(49)	5th in Smythe	Missed playoffs
Total		125	28	77	20

College Head Coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Denver Pioneers (WCHA) (1977-78–1980-81)
1977–78	Denver	33-6-1	27-5-0	1st	WCHA Second Round
1978–79	Denver	20-20-3	14-16-2	6th	WCHA First Round
1979–80	Denver	13-22-1	8-17-1	10th
1980–81	Denver	23-15-2	15-11-2	4th	WCHA First Round
Denver:		89-63-7	64-49-5
Total:		89-63-7
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

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

Sporting positions
Preceded by Fred Glover	Head coach of the California Golden Seals 1974–75	Succeeded by Bill McCreary, Sr.
Preceded by Bert Marshall	Head coach of the Colorado Rockies 1982	Succeeded by New Jersey Devils coaches Bill MacMillan
Preceded by Rick Dudley	General Manager of the Ottawa Senators 1999–2001	Succeeded by John Muckler