Role Ice hockey player Career end 1965 Name Tom Johnson Career start 1947 | Playing career Weight 82 kg Shot Left Height 1.83 m | |
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Born February 18, 1928Baldur, MB, CAN ( 1928-02-18 ) Played for NHLMontreal CanadiensBoston BruinsAHLBuffalo Bisons Similar People James E Norris, Guy Carbonneau, Michel Therrien | ||
Thomas Christian "Tomcat" Johnson (February 18, 1928 – November 21, 2007) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. As a player, he played for the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League. He later served as the assistant manager of the Bruins and the Bruins' coach. Johnson was the recipient of the Norris Trophy in 1959. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1970.
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Johnson died of heart failure at age 79 in Falmouth, Massachusetts. He was born in Baldur, Manitoba and was of Icelandic descent.
Hockey career
Johnson won the Stanley Cup as a player with Montreal in 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960. After his playing career, Johnson was named on the Cup a seventh and an eighth time. His seventh time came as assistant general manager in 1970 and his eighth as the Bruins' coach in 1972. Johnson was a member of the Bruins organization for more than 30 years.