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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jay Johnston
Selected in third round
No.
45 overall by Washington Capitals
Born
February 25, 1958
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Hamilton (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Hamilton, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Hamilton | Jr. B |
36 | 1 |
25 | 26 |
70 | | 1976-77 |
St. Catharines | OMJHL |
65 | 8 |
20 | 28 |
146 | | 1977-78 |
Hamilton | OMJHL |
48 | 2 |
12 | 14 |
163 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1977 (silver) (reserve, did not play)
Miscellaneous: Was on Hamilton (OMJHL)
team that relocated to St. Catharines for 1976-77 season and returned to
Hamilton for 1977-78. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: February 5, 1981 (Washington at
Calgary)
Numbers: 8, 4, 26 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1981-1982 |
Washington | 8 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 13 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Signed first NHL contract
with Capitals on July 11, 1979. ... Wore No. 20 and No. 2 in Washington's 1981
training camp. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Port Huron (IHL); Hershey (AHL);
Fort Wayne (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1980 (Hershey)
Fort
Wayne Unsung Hero: 1984-85 (co-winner), 1985-86 (co-winner)
Fort
Wayne Captain: 1986-87
1980-81: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Hershey).
1985-86,
1986-87: Played on IHL regular-season champ (Fort Wayne).
Education:
Attended McMaster University during off-seasons of his playing days.
Miscellaneous:
Missed end of 1980-81 season with shoulder injury. ... Missed part of 1981
playoffs with knee injury suffered during Hershey's AHL quarterfinal series
vs. New Haven. ... Was a breeder of sheep dogs during off-seasons of his
playing days.
Personal: Full name is John
Timothy Johnston. |
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SNAPSHOT '78 | | Total Selected: |
234 | | Forwards: |
143 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
127 | | College Players: |
80 |
| Canadian: |
170 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
47 | | U.S.-Born: |
47 |
| European: |
17 |
| Reached NHL: |
95 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
16 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
16 |
| Picks Traded: |
46 |
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