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Greg Johnson is a former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. He was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He was drafted into the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He has 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, Greg Johnson has earned 350 points from 134 goals and 216 assists.
Johnson was also a silver medalist for Team Canada in the 1994 Olympics, and won a gold medal for Canada in the 1991 World Junior Championships.
On August 14, 2006 Greg 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 abnormal results. Johnson had further testing, and eventually was forced to retire.[1] Johnson currently lives north of Detroit, and is a member of St. Andrews catholic church.
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