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Earl Otto Johnson

Left winger Earl Johnson dressed for one game with the Detroit Red Wings in 1953-54. He was best known for his scoring and longevity in the minor leagues, especially in the Western Hockey League.

Born in Fort Frances, Ontario, Johnson played three years of junior with the Windsor Spitfires of the OHA. He was also a proficient scorer with the Detroit Hettche club in the IHL as well as the Edmonton Flyers of the PCHL/WHL. In 1951-52 he scored 37 goals as a rookie with the Flyers but was nosed out by Guyle Fielder in the voting for the league's top freshman. The year he was called up by Detroit, Johnson played in Edmonton as well as the Sherbrooke Saints of the Quebec Senior league.

Johnson played nine more seasons of minor pro hockey before retiring in 1963. His best stretch came with the Spokane Comets of the WHL from 1958 to 1961 when he accounted for 103 goals and often formed a potent line with Del Topoll and NHL prospect Al Johnson.

			REGULAR SEASON						PLAYOFFS
Season	Club	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1949-50	Windsor Spitfires	OHA-Jr.	42	18	18	36	6		2	1	0	1	0
1949-50	Detroit Hettche	IHL	5	3	3	6	0
1950-51	Windsor Spitfires	OHA-Jr.	54	39	28	67	19		8	2	3	5	0
1951-52	Edmonton Flyers	PCHL	69	37	34	71	19		4	0	1	1	2
1952-53	Edmonton Flyers	WHL	70	26	34	60	26		15	10	7	17	20
1953-54	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	1	0	0	0	0
1953-54	Edmonton Flyers	WHL	19	5	0	5	6
1953-54	Sherbrooke Saints	QHL	50	18	22	40	41		5	4	2	6	2
1954-55	Quebec Aces	QHL	21	12	6	18	18
1954-55	Vancouver Canucks	WHL	45	16	19	35	33		5	2	1	3	2
1955-56	Springfield Indians	AHL	7	4	2	6	6
1955-56	Vancouver<196>Edmonton	WHL	42	15	10	25	44		3	0	1	1	2
1956-57	Vancouver Canucks	WHL	54	17	14	31	49
1956-57	Providence Reds	AHL	9	2	4	6	6
1957-58	Trois-Rivieres Lions	QHL	50	14	8	22	6
1958-59	Spokane Spokes	WHL	67	40	32	72	30		4	0	1	1	4
1959-60	Spokane Spokes	WHL	69	31	31	62	20
1960-61	Spokane Comets	WHL	70	32	30	62	40		4	0	0	0	0
1961-62	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL	18	3	3	6	2
1961-62	Los Angeles Blades	WHL	31	9	8	17	0
1962-63	New Haven Blades	EHL	53	20	25	45	11
1963-64	Spokane Jets	WIHL	38	41	30	71	4		12	8	8	16	0
1964-65	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL
NHL Totals			1	0	0	0	0


WHL Coast Division Second All-Star Team (1959)	Signed as a free agent by Detroit, September 20, 1951. Loaned to Quebec (QHL) by NY Rangers for cash, October, 1954. Returned to NY Rangers from Quebec (QHL) with cash for the trade of Camille Henry to Providence (AHL), December 5, 1954.

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