Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson (born November 23, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played parts of 10 seasons as an enforcer in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Thrashers and the Minnesota Wild. He was drafted in the second round, 33rd overall, by the Kings in the 1994 NHL entry draft and joined them during the 1994–95 season, before the Atlanta Thrashers chose him in the 1999 NHL expansion draft. After one season with the Thrashers he joined another expansion team, the Minnesota Wild, for the 2000–01 season, and he was named the Wild's team captain in December 2002. Johnson played four seasons with the Wild and has had no NHL experience since the end of the 2003–04 season. Known by Wild fans as Moose, he appeared in 473 NHL games, with 23 goals, 20 assists and 1,523 penalty minutes.