Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Johnson akanyorwa neFlorida Panthers mumutambo wechipiri, wechi36, we1994 NHL Entry Draft
. Akazotamba mwaka miviri yekoreji hockey neYunivhesiti yeNorth Dakota. Akawana mapoinzi gumi nemapfumbamwe mumitambo makumi maviri nerimwe, achiparadzanisa mwaka wa1995 / 96 nechikwata chenyika cheCanada.