Karl Johnston

Karl Johnston (born August 11, 1967) is a Canadian constable and former ice hockey Defenseman who was an All-American for Lake Superior State and helped the Lakers win their first National Championship in 1988. Johnston was named to the All-American team and helped Lake State win the first conference championship in program history. Unfortunately, the top-seeded Lakers were upset in the national quarterfinals and Johnston's college career was over.

After graduating, Johnston signed with the New York Islanders organization and began his professional career with the Springfield Indians. He remained with the club for about a season and a half before being demoted to the ECHL. While he played well, Johnston realized that he needed another career path and retired after the 1994 season. He returned to Ontario and began working as a police officer in St. Thomas. He continued that work while making several additional appearances as a player for the remainder of the decade but eventually hung up his skates for good in 1999. In 2003 Johnston joined the Ontario Provincial Police and has worked as a constable ever since (as of 2021).

Statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1983–84 Windsor Royals WJBHL —————————— 1985–86 London Diamonds WJBHL 379283762————— 1986–87 London Diamonds WJBHL 3912334599————— 1987–88 Lake Superior State CCHA 427132038————— 1988–89 Lake Superior State CCHA 437192638————— 1989–90 Lake Superior State CCHA 4312284032————— 1990–91 Lake Superior State CCHA 4514365086————— 1991–92 Springfield Indians AHL 341111217————— 1992–93 Springfield Indians AHL 2434712————— 1992–93 Louisville Icehawks ECHL 285202529————— 1993–94 Raleigh IceCaps ECHL 4814233784122354 1995–96 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 52214162270006 1996–97 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 30004————— 1996–97 Amarillo Rattlers WPHL 50009————— 1998–99 Wichita Thunder CHL 30002————— NCAA totals 173 40 96 136 194 — — — — — AHL totals 58 4 15 19 29 — — — — — ECHL totals 131 21 57 78 139 19 2 3 5 10

Awards and honors Award Year CCHA All-Tournament Team 1988 All-CCHA First Team 1990–91 AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1990–91 CCHA All-Tournament Team 1991