Bernie Johnston
# Bernie Johnston

Bernie Johnston (born September 15, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in 57 National Hockey League games with the Hartford Whalers between 1979 and 1981. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1976 to 1989, was spent in the minor leagues and in Switzerland. As a youth, he played in the 1968 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. After his playing career Johnston worked as a coach in Switzerland and Germany, as well as serving as general manager for the Frankfurt Lions between 1997 and 2002.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1972–73 | Ajax Knob Hill Farms | OPJAHL | 30 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 65 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | Toronto Marlboros | OMJHL | 47 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1974–75 | Toronto Marlboros | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 1975–76 | Toronto Marlboros | OMJHL | 60 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 1976–77 | Syracuse Blazers | NAHL | 73 | 53 | 71 | 124 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
| 1977–78 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 68 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| 1978–79 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 70 | 29 | 66 | 95 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| 1979–80 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 32 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979–80 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 41 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 25 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 38 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981–82 | EHC Kloten | NLA | 38 | 22 | 26 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Maine Mariners | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982–83 | EHC Kloten | NLA | 38 | 36 | 32 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1983–84 | EHC Kloten | NLA | 38 | 31 | 34 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | EHC Basel | NLB | 32 | 33 | 46 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | EHC Basel | NLB | 36 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1985–86 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 15 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 1986–87 | EHC Bülach | SWI-3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | EHC Bülach | SWI-3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | EHC Bülach | NLB | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 57 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
