Greg Johnson (ice hockey)

Gregory C. Johnson (born March 16, 1971) is a former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League.

Johnson played four years at the University of North Dakota where he led the WCHA in assists twice and was placed on the conference First All-Star Team three straight years from 1991 to 1993. He was also placed on the NCAA West First All-American Team in 1991 and 1993 and the Second Team in 1992.

Johnson represented Canada at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics.

He was drafted into the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks, and Nashville Predators. His best season was in 1998–99 where he achieved 18 goals and 34 assists. In over 700 career NHL games, Johnson earned 350 points from 134 goals and 216 assists.

He became part of an anomaly during the 2005–06 season when he was credited with scoring a goal before the start of a game against the Detroit Red Wings. On November 21, 2005, he scored a goal during the first period of a game that was eventually postponed after Red Wings defender Jiri Fischer suffered a cardiac arrest. The game was replayed on January 23, 2006 and, while the full game was replayed, Johnson's goal was allowed to stand, thus giving Nashville a 1–0 lead before the opening faceoff.

On August 14, 2006, Johnson signed a one-year contract to rejoin his former team the Detroit Red Wings. In September 2006, during a routine physical, an EKG test returned...
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