| Honoured Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame |
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Thomas Christian Johnson
- Born: February 18, 1928 in Baldur, Manitoba
- Hometown: Baldur, Manitoba
- Died: November 21, 2007 in Falmouth, Massachusetts
- Position: Defense
Career Statistics[]
Playing[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1946-47 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MJHL | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | ||
| 1947-48 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1948-49 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 68 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 70 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1949-50 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 58 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Montreal Canadiens | NHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950-51 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 128 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1951-52 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 68 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 76 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1952-53 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1953-54 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 85 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | ||
| 1954-55 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 74 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 1955-56 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 64 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 75 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1956-57 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 1957-58 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958-59 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 76 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1959-60 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 64 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1960-61 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1961-62 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 62 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1962-63 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 43 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1963-64 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 70 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 33 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1964-65 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 51 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 979 | 51 | 213 | 264 | 960 | 111 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 109 | ||||
Coaching[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | Type | GP | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | GP | W | L | Results | ||
| 1970-71 | Boston Bruins | NHL | Head | 78 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 121 | 1st East | 7 | 3 | 4 | Lost Div Semi | ||
| 1971-72 | Boston Bruins | NHL | Head | 78 | 54 | 13 | 11 | 119 | 1st East | 15 | 12 | 3 | Won League | ||
| 1972-73 | Boston Bruins | NHL | Head | 52 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 67 | - | - | |||||
| NHL Head Coaching Totals | 208 | 142 | 43 | 49 | 23 | - | 22 | 15 | 7 | - | |||||
Awards & Achievements[]
- Stanley Cup Championship (1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, & 1972)
- NHL Second All-Star Team Defense (1956)
- NHL First All-Star Team Defense (1959)
- James Norris Memorial Trophy (1959)
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Career Moves[]
- Signed as a free agent by Montreal, April 30, 1947.
- Claimed by Boston from Montreal in Waiver Draft, June 4, 1963.
Gallery[]
Bruins Don McKenney and Canadiens Jacques Plante, Tom Johnson and Bert Olmstead during Game 4 of the 1955 Semi-finals, March 29, 1955.
Don McKenney shoots past Tom Johnson during the Bruins 4-2 win on October 12, 1958. McKenney is wearing the new gold pants introduced in 1958.
Bruins 1963-64 defense, Boivin, Green, Johnson, Awrey, Westfall and McCord.
Tom Johnson in 1963.
Dave Keon and Tom Johnson in 1964-65 season action.
See Also[]
| Boston Bruins Head Coaches | |
|---|---|
| Ross • Denneny • F. Patrick • Ross • Weiland • Ross • Clapper • Boucher • L. Patrick • Schmidt • Watson • Schmidt • Sinden • Johnson • Guidolin • Cherry • Creighton • Sinden • Cheevers • Sinden • Goring • O'Reilly • Milbury • Bowness • Sutter • Kasper • Burns • Keenan • Ftorek • O'Connell • Sullivan • Lewis • Julien • Cassidy • Montgomery | |