Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)
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He won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020.[1] Johnson was known for overcoming his small stature to become an undrafted NHL star.[2] Tyler Johnson, who announced his retirement from hockey on July 7, 2025, played in the NHL for 13 seasons.[3]
Life and work
As a 17-year-old rookie, Johnson was named WHL playoffs Most Valuable Player.[4] He made his NHL debut on March 14, 2013, against the New York Islanders.[5] Johnson played on the "Triplets" line with Nikita Kucherov and Ondřej Palát during the 2014–15 season.[6] On July 27, 2021, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks.[7]
Johnson announced his retirement from hockey on July 7, 2025.[3] Johnson was raised in Liberty Lake, Washington, a suburb of Spokane, and completed his high school education at Central Valley High School, earning honors.[8] In the 2005 WHL Bantam Draft, the Spokane Chiefs chose Johnson with their 11th-round selection.[9] For the 2013–14 season, Johnson was a nominee for the Calder Memorial Trophy and was selected for the NHL All-Rookie Team.[10]
What the cited sources add
The AHL announced Johnson as Reebok/AHL Player of the Month for March 2012, citing his 22 points in 12 games.[11] He scored the game-winning goal as Norfolk established a professional hockey record with its 19th consecutive win.[11] A Hockey Writers article noted Johnson missed most of the 2021–22 season due to neck surgery.[12] The same article recorded Johnson's 60.8 faceoff percentage in 26 games for the Blackhawks.[12]
A 13-game scoring streak by Johnson was the longest any AHL rookie had achieved in over six years.[11]
References
- Wikipedia, "Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Spokane native Tyler Johnson, Tampa Bay Lightning win Stanley Cup Final", KREM.com, 2020-09-28 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Johnson Signs with Tampa Bay", Spokane Chiefs, March 7, 2011; Conday, "Little Man, Big Winner", Minnesota Wild, July 17, 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Tyler Johnson retires from NHL after 13 seasons", nhl.com, July 7, 2025 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Locally Grown", inlander.com, 2010-10-13 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Crunch forward Tyler Johnson named President's Award Winner", Syracuse Crunch, July 11, 2013 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Joe McDonald, "Tampa Bay's Triplets Line a rare dynamic unit in today's playoffs", ESPN, May 18, 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Johnson, pick traded to Blackhawks by Lightning for Seabrook", NHL.com; Kauchak, "Chicago Blackhawks' 2021-22 Player Grades: Forwards", The Hockey Writers, 2022-05-01; Kauchak, "Chicago Blackhawks' 2021-22 Player Grades: Forwards", The Hockey Writers, 2022-05-01 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Locally Grown"; "Spokane's Johnson becomes NHL playoffs star – Sportspress Northwest", May 20, 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "2005 WHL Bantam Draft List", Western Hockey League (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Avalanche's MacKinnon wins Calder Trophy", National Hockey League, 2014-06-24; "NHL announces 2013–14 All-Rookie Team", National Hockey League, 2014-06-24 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Johnson named Player of the Month", Theahl.com, April 2, 2012. facts only, no text reused. theahl.com
- Kauchak, "Chicago Blackhawks' 2021-22 Player Grades: Forwards", The Hockey Writers, 2022-05-01. facts only, no text reused. thehockeywriters.com
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Career statistics and honours
Medals
- Gold 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2005–06 | Coeur d'Alene Colts | NPHL | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006–07 | Coeur d'Alene Lakers | NPHL | 39 | 56 | 64 | 120 | 57 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
| 2007–08 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 69 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| 2008–09 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 62 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| 2009–10 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 64 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 71 | 53 | 62 | 115 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9 |
| 2011–12 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 75 | 38 | 37 | 78 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 |
| 2012–13 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 62 | 37 | 28 | 65 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 18 |
| 2012–13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 77 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 24 |
| 2015–16 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 69 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 |
| 2016–17 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 66 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 81 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| 2018–19 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 80 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 65 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 2020–21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 55 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 56 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 67 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024–25 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | 747 | 193 | 240 | 433 | 250 | 116 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 53 | ||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | United States | WJC | 5th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | United States | WJC | Gold | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 25 |
| 2014 | United States | WC | 6th | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Junior totals | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 27 | |||
| Senior totals | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| Playoff MVP | 2008 | |
| WHL champion | 2008 | |
| Memorial Cup champion | 2008 | |
| West First All-Star Team | 2011 | |
| Most Goals (53) | 2011 | |
| Brad Hornung Trophy | 2011 | |
| West Player of the Year | 2011 | |
| AHL | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 2012 | |
| Calder Cup champion | 2012 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2013 | |
| All-Star Game | 2013 | |
| Willie Marshall Award | 2013 | |
| Les Cunningham Award | 2013 | |
| President's Award | 2013 | |
| NHL | ||
| NHL All-Rookie Team | 2014 | |
| NHL All-Star Game | 2015 | |
| Stanley Cup champion | 2020, 2021 | |
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Tyler Johnson (ice hockey) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Statistics, medals and awards: the tables of the source article.
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