Jay Johnston (ice hockey)

Jay Johnston
Born (1958-02-28) February 28, 1958 (age 66)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Washington Capitals
NHL draft 45th overall, 1978
Washington Capitals
Playing career 1978–1987

John Timothy "Jay" Johnston (born February 28, 1958) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. He played 8 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 1980–81 and 1981–82 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1978 to 1987, was spent in the minor leagues. Johnston was selected by the Capitals 45th overall in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft, and was born in Hamilton, Ontario.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1975–76 Hamilton Mountain A's SOJHL 36 1 25 26 70 — — — — —
1976–77 St. Catharines Fincups OMJHL 65 8 20 28 146 14 0 6 6 49
1977–78 Hamilton Fincups OMJHL 48 2 12 14 163 18 0 3 3 59
1978–79 Port Huron Flags IHL 75 5 19 24 409 6 0 1 1 21
1979–80 Hershey Bears AHL 69 3 20 23 229 14 0 4 4 42
1980–81 Washington Capitals NHL 2 0 0 0 9 — — — — —
1980–81 Hershey Bears AHL 61 1 11 12 187 4 0 0 0 4
1981–82 Washington Capitals NHL 6 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
1981–82 Hershey Bears AHL 67 4 9 13 228 5 0 0 0 22
1982–83 Hershey Bears AHL 76 3 13 16 148 5 0 0 0 14
1983–84 Hershey Bears AHL 69 1 9 10 231 — — — — —
1984–85 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 69 1 12 13 211 13 1 4 5 36
1985–86 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 78 1 13 14 176 15 0 1 1 47
1986–87 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 31 0 8 8 92 — — — — —
AHL totals 342 12 62 74 1023 28 0 4 4 82
IHL totals 253 7 52 59 888 34 1 6 7 104
NHL totals 8 0 0 0 13 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ "Jay Johnston NHL player page". NHL.com. Retrieved November 18, 2023.


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