Rebecca Johnston

Rebecca Johnston (born September 24, 1989 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a member of the 2009–10 Hockey Canada national women's team and also played for Cornell University. In addition to hockey, Johnston also competed in track and field for Cornell. During the 2012 CWHL Draft, she was drafted by the Toronto Furies.

Canada Winter Games
Johnston (and future Cornell teammate Catherine White) represented Ontario at the 2007 Canada Winter Games. In the gold medal match versus Manitoba, Johnston and White each had one goal and two assists, as Ontario won by a score of 6-3 and finished the tournament undefeated.

Cornell University
Johnston was Cornell’s first player to be named first-team ECAC Hockey and receive rookie of the year honors. She was also named first-team All-Ivy and Ivy League Rookie of the Year. In the 2008-09 season, Johnston’s 37 point total (by mid-February) were the most points in a season for Cornell since the 1991-92 campaign (Kim Ratushny with 21 goals and 17 assists). Johnston’s 37 point total in mid-February led the entire ECAC league in overall points. She was also second in the league and sixth in the NCAA in points per game with 1.85.

Hockey Canada
Johnston won two gold medals with the National Women’s Under-22 Team at the Air Canada Cup. Rebecca made her debut at the 2008 IIHF World Women’s Championship, playing in all five games as Canada won silver. Rebecca Johnston was a member of Canada’s Under-22 Team. The U-22 participated in the MLP Cup, held in Ravensburg, Germany from Jan. 2-6, 2009. Johnston was part of the silver medal winning team. In the tournament, Johnston accumulated seven points (3 goals, 4 assists). Her best game was in an 11-0 victory over Russia. Johnston scored a hat trick and added an assist. In addition to the MLP Cup, Johnston played with the Canadian Senior Team in the Four Nations Cup between Nov. 4-9, 2009. Johnston was part of the silver medal winning team. In the gold medal game of the 2010 Four Nations Cup, Rebecca Johnston's second goal of the game clinched the gold medal for Canada. Said goal came on a power play 6:21 into overtime. The goal gave Canada a 3-2 win over the United States. It was Hockey Canada's 12th championship in the tournament's 15-year history.

Awards and honors

 * 2008 ECAC Women’s Hockey Preseason All-League team
 * First Team All-Ivy League, 2007–08, Forward
 * Ivy League Rookie of the Year 2007-08, Unanimous selection
 * First-team ECAC Hockey (2008)
 * ECAC rookie of the year honor (2008)
 * Rebecca Johnston, 2009 First Team All-ECAC
 * ECAC Player of the Week (Week of January 11, 2011)
 * ECAC Player of the Week (Week of March 1, 2011)
 * 2011 Patty Kazmaier Award Nominee
 * 2010-11 All-ECAC First Team
 * 2011 Second Team All-America selection