Marc Johnstone

Marc Johnstone (born June 19, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Early life Johnstone was born on June 19, 1996, in Cranford, New Jersey to parents Thomas and Robin. He then went on to play AAA hockey with the New Jersey Rockets and North Jersey Avalanche organizations. Johnstone would play youth and high school hockey at St. Joseph High School in his home state of New Jersey.

Playing career After competing in four seasons at Sacred Heart University, Johnstone signed a contract with the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL on March 25, 2021. Johnstone would finish out the season, playing in five game with the Stingrays.

On September 2, 2021, the Newfoundland Growlers of the ECHL signed Johnstone to a standard, one-year contract. Johnstone also appeared in four games with the Growlers' AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, of the American Hockey League (AHL).

On June 19, 2022, the Marlies signed Johnstone to a standard, one-year contract. Johnston spent the entirety of the season with the Marlies, playing 69 of 72 possible regular season games, whilst appearing in all seven of the Marlies' postseason games.

On July 2, 2023, the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Johnstone to a two-year, entry-level contract. On December 8, 2023, Johnstone made his NHL debut with the Penguins.

After two seasons within the Penguins organization, Johnstone left as a free agent and returned to the Toronto Marlies on a two-year AHL contract on July 7, 2025.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2013–14 Kenai River Brown Bears NAHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2014–15 Kenai River Brown Bears NAHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2015–16 Chicago Steel USHL 57 6 7 13 84 — — — — — 2016–17 Chicago Steel USHL 59 9 20 29 81 14 3 12 15 6 2017–18 Sacred Heart University NCAA 39 13 17 30 42 — — — — — 2018–19 Sacred Heart University NCAA 37 5 17 22 34 — — — — — 2019–20 Sacred Heart University NCAA 34 9 18 27 14 — — — — — 2020–21 Sacred Heart University NCAA 16 6 10 16 12 — — — — — 2020–21 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 5 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 2021–22 Toronto Marlies AHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2021–22 Newfoundland Growlers ECHL 58 7 14 21 33 19 4 4 8 14 2022–23 Toronto Marlies AHL 69 9 13 22 39 7 0 1 1 6 2023–24 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 41 3 6 9 29 1 0 0 0 0 2023–24 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2024–25 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 51 5 6 11 37 — — — — — 2025–26 Toronto Marlies AHL 57 9 17 26 52 20 1 3 4 34NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award YearAHL Calder Cup champion 2026