Ed Johnstone

Edward Lavern "Eddie" Johnstone (born March 2, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played for the Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades in the World Hockey Association (WHA), followed by parts of ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings. He featured in the 1979 Stanley Cup Final with the Rangers.

Johnstone was born in Brandon, Manitoba, but grew up in Vernon, British Columbia.

Playing career Johnstone played major junior with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Canada Hockey League from 1971 to 1974. After two consecutive 100 point seasons with Medicine Hat, Johnstone was drafted 104th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1974 NHL amateur draft, and 78th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft. He played 23 games for the Stags in 1974–75 and played in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Providence Reds. Johnstone started his National Hockey League career in 1975–76, scoring 3 points in 10 games. Johnstone played for the Rangers until the end of the 1982–83 season, before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings along with Ron Duguay and Eddie Mio for Mike Blaisdell, Willie Huber, and Mark Osborne. He played for the Red Wings and their AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Red Wings before retiring in 1987.

Awards and achievements Named to the AHL First All-Star Team in 1977. Played in NHL All-Star Game (1981) In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, was ranked No. 65 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1970–71 Vernon Essos BCHL 50 45 49 94 79 — — — — — 1971–72 Vernon Essos BCHL — — — — — — — — — — 1971–72 Medicine Hat Tigers WCHL 27 14 15 29 46 7 2 2 4 6 1972–73 Medicine Hat Tigers WCHL 68 58 44 102 70 17 13 10 23 21 1972–73 Medicine Hat Tigers MC — — — — — 2 3 0 3 0 1973–74 Medicine Hat Tigers WCHL 68 64 54 118 164 5 5 0 5 10 1974–75 Greensboro Generals SHL 25 21 25 46 21 — — — — — 1974–75 Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades WHA 23 4 4 8 43 — — — — — 1975–76 Providence Reds AHL 58 23 33 56 102 3 0 0 0 14 1975–76 New York Rangers NHL 10 2 1 3 4 — — — — — 1976–77 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 80 40 58 98 79 6 3 6 9 7 1977–78 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 17 10 12 22 20 — — — — — 1977–78 New York Rangers NHL 53 13 13 26 44 — — — — — 1978–79 New York Rangers NHL 30 5 3 8 27 17 5 0 5 10 1979–80 New York Rangers NHL 78 14 21 35 60 9 0 1 1 25 1980–81 New York Rangers NHL 80 30 38 68 100 8 2 2 4 4 1981–82 New York Rangers NHL 68 30 28 58 57 10 2 6 8 25 1982–83 New York Rangers NHL 52 15 21 36 27 9 4 1 5 19 1983–84 Detroit Red Wings NHL 46 12 11 23 54 2 0 0 0 0 1984–85 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 69 27 28 55 70 — — — — — 1985–86 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 62 29 31 60 74 17 5 7 12 4 1985–86 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 1986–87 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 61 30 22 52 83 5 1 0 1 2 1986–87 Detroit Red Wings NHL 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — — WHA totals 23 4 4 8 43 — — — — — NHL totals 426 122 136 258 375 55 13 10 23 83