Tyler Johnson
Tyler Johnson was born in Spokane, Washington, United States on July 29th, 1990 and is the Hockey Player. At the age of 34, Tyler Johnson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Tyler Johnson (born July 29, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey player.
He is currently a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Personal life
Tyler Johnson grew up in Liberty Lake, Washington, where he graduated from Central Valley High School with honors. Ken and Debbie Johnson, his parents, were watching a rec-league hockey game at Spokane's Ice-A-Rena. Debbie, Tyler's mother, was a skating coach who taught Tyler how to skate.
Playing career
Johnson was selected by the Spokane Chiefs with their 11th-round pick in the 2005 WHL Bantam Draft. In his first season with the team, he played in 69 regular season games, scoring 13 goals and 29 assists. The Chiefs won the Ed Chynoweth Cup as the league's champions that season. The Chiefs earned a spot in the 2008 Memorial Cup after defeating the Kitchener Rangers by a score of 4–1. Johnson appeared in all 21 playoff games, scoring five goals and adding three assists. As a 17-year-old rookie, he was named the Most Valuable Player in the WHL playoffs.
He appeared in 62 games, scoring 26 goals and 35 assists for 61 points, as well as adding another five goals and three assists in 12 playoff games in 2008. Johnson's numbers increased in 2009-2010, when he scored 36 goals and 35 assists in 64 games. In seven playoff games, he has scored three goals and five assists.
Johnson's 2010–11 season was his best to date, scoring 53 goals and 62 assists, making him the leading goal scorer and second-leading points scorer in the WHL. He ended the season with career highs in goals (53), assists (62) and points (115), while still leading the team in power play and shorthanded goals and finishing third with a plus-27 ranking. In December 2010, he was named Player of the Month for the WHL. In the Most Accurate Shot in the Best of the West 2011, he was also named as the Best Overage Player, Top Defensive Forward, Best Skater, and Top Faceoff Man.
In March 2011, Johnson agreed to a three-year entry-level deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Johnson's shorter stature is believed to be the reason he was drafted undrafted.
Johnson spent the 2011-2012 season with the Norfolk Admirals, the Lightning's top American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. He went on a 13-game scoring streak in March, including back-to-back two goal games, the longest streak by an AHL rookie in more than six years. He received the Reebok/AHL Player of the Month award for March 2012. Tyler Johnson was a key player in the Norfolk Admirals' undefeated streak of 28 games, which is a personal hockey league record. In Norfolk's first-ever Calder Cup, he was also a key player.
Johnson will spend the bulk of his time with the Syracuse Crunch, Lightning's latest AHL affiliate. He'll continue to lead the AHL in goals scored and was named MVP of the regular season. He was honoured with the President's Award at the end of the season for his outstanding on the ice accomplishments. Johnson and the Syracuse Crunch advanced to the finals and then fell to the Grand Rapids Griffins on March 14, 2013, his first appearance against the New York Islanders on March 14, 2013. In his second game against the Carolina Hurricanes on March 16, he would score his first NHL goal in his second game.
Johnson spent his rookie NHL season with Tampa Bay in 2013–14 and ended the season with 24 goals and 26 assists for 50 points in 82 games. He was selected as a top rookie for the league's top rookie. The trophy was eventually awarded to Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche, but Johnson was not named to the NHL All-Rookie Team.
Johnson continued his breakout season in the NHL by scoring 29 goals and 43 assists in 77 games with the Lightning, finishing 15th overall in points in the league. He also finished third in the NHL with a plus-minus rating of +33 for the season, while others were selected for the 2014–15 NHL All-Star Game. During the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, Johnson became the first Lightning player to play three multi-goal games in a single playoff series on April 27, 2015. With six goals, he tied Ruslan Fedotenko for the Lightning single series goals record. Johnson tied Ruslan Fedotenko for the most post-season goals in Lightning history on May 20, 2015. On May 18, Johnson became the first Lightning player to score a hat-trick in the playoffs as well as the first to score a short-handed and power play goal in a single playoff season. With his fourth game of the 2015 playoffs, he tied for the longest multi-goal game record in the playoffs. Johnson scored his 13th goal of the playoffs on June 6, the most productive in a single playoff year for a Tampa Bay player. Johnson sustained a fractured wrist early in the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals, but he kept playing through the injury. However, this prevented him from playing faceoffs and limiting his output to only one goal.
Johnson scored his 100th appearance in the NHL on November 15, 2016. In a 4–3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena, the assistant provided the assistance. Johnson scored his 200th NHL point against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on February 19, 2017. Johnson appeared in his 300th NHL game on February 23, 2017.
Johnson signed a seven-year, $35 million contract extension with the Lightning, worth $5 million annually on July 10, 2017. Johnson's 93rd career goal in a Lightning uniform pushed him past Ryan Malone for his 10th most franchise goals. At PNC Arena, the goal was scored in a 5–1 Lightning victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Johnson achieved his 99th NHL goal on December 29, 2017 putting him ahead of Chris Gratton for his ninth most goals in Lightning history. In a 5–0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on December 31, 2017, Johnson scored his 100th NHL goal in his career. Johnson scored his 260th career point on March 22, 2018. Johnson jumped past Chris Gratton for the 10th most points in Lightning history. On October 16, 2018, Johnson scored his fourth straight season hat trick to help the Lightning beat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes by 4–2. With 112. Johnson's second goal of the night moved him over Brian Bradley for his eighth most franchise goals. Johnson scored his 128th goal on December 29, 2018 to defeat Vaclav Prospal for the seventh most goals in Lightning history.
Johnson played in his 500th game in his career on December 28, 2019. Johnson made his 151st appearance in the NHL on January 29, 2020, his fifth straight NHL goal in all time, beating Brad Richards for fifth time in Lightning history.
The Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars 4-2 in the Stanley Cup Finals on September 28, 2020, making Johnson the first Spokane area native to win the Stanley Cup.
Johnson and a second-round pick in 2023 were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Brent Seabrook's employment, which was on July 27, 2021. Johnson missed a substantial portion of his 2021-21-22 campaign after suffering a neck injury that necessitated surgery and later suffered a concussion. He appeared in only 26 games for the Blackhawks, tallying only three goals and four assists while still maintaining a 60.8 faceoff percentage.