Bernie Johnston

Bernie Johnston (born September 15, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in 57 National Hockey League games with the Hartford Whalers between 1979 and 1981. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1976 to 1989, was spent in the minor leagues and in Switzerland. As a youth, he played in the 1968 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After his playing career Johnston worked as a coach in Switzerland and Germany, as well as serving as general manager for the Frankfurt Lions between 1997 and 2002.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1972–73 Ajax Knob Hill Farms OPJAHL 30 28 42 70 32 — — — — — 1973–74 Toronto Marlboros OHA 65 10 11 21 21 — — — — — 1974–75 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 47 9 29 38 20 3 1 2 3 4 1974–75 Toronto Marlboros M-Cup — — — — — 4 0 4 4 2 1975–76 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 60 22 39 61 44 10 0 4 4 8 1976–77 Syracuse Blazers NAHL 73 53 71 124 40 9 1 9 10 2 1977–78 Maine Mariners AHL 68 28 29 57 35 11 2 7 9 6 1978–79 Maine Mariners AHL 70 29 66 95 40 10 2 5 7 8 1979–80 Hartford Whalers NHL 32 8 13 21 8 3 0 1 1 0 1979–80 Springfield Indians AHL 41 18 36 54 25 — — — — — 1980–81 Hartford Whalers NHL 25 4 11 15 8 — — — — — 1980–81 Binghamton Whalers AHL 38 14 22 36 36 3 0 0 0 0 1981–82 EHC Kloten NLA 38 22 26 48 — — — — — — 1981–82 Maine Mariners AHL — — — — — 4 0 5 5 0 1982–83 EHC Kloten NLA 38 36 32 68 — — — — — — 1982–83 Maine Mariners AHL 11 7 2 9 2 8 4 1 5 4 1983–84 EHC Kloten NLA 38 31 34 65 — — — — — — 1984–85 EHC Basel NLB 32 33 46 79 — — — — — — 1985–86 EHC Basel NLB 36 27 29 56 46 2 2 0 2 4 1985–86 Hershey Bears AHL 15 2 9 11 6 18 2 3 5 11 1986–87 EHC Bülach SWI-3 — — — — — — — — — — 1987–88 EHC Bülach SWI-3 — — — — — — — — — — 1988–89 EHC Bülach NLB 12 6 8 14 38 — — — — — 1988–89 Maine Mariners AHL 11 2 3 5 0 — — — — — NHL totals 57 12 24 36 16 3 0 1 1 0