Earl Johnson (ice hockey)

Earl "Ching" Oswald Johnson (born June 28, 1931) played one regular-season game for the Detroit Red Wings in 1953–54. His name somehow ended up on the Stanley Cup. When the Stanley Cup was redone during 1957–58 season, Johnson's name was left off the newer ring. Johnson played three years of Junior Hockey for Windsor: 1948–49, 1949–50, and 1950–51. He also played in the minors playing in six different leagues in 13 different cities in 15 professional seasons (1949–50 and 1951–52 to 1963–64).

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1948–49	Windsor Spitfires	OHA		54	39	29	68	—		—	—	—	—	—
1949–50	Windsor Spitfires	OHA		42	18	18	36	6		2	1	0	1	0
1949–50	Detroit Hetcche	PCHL		39	18	16	34	19		—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	Windsor Spitfires	OHA		54	39	29	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	8
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-Edmonton	WHL		42	15	10	25	6		3	0	1	1	2
1956–57	Vancouver Canucks	WHL		54	17	14	31	49		—	—	—	—	—
1956–57	Providence Red	AHL		9	2	4	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Trois Rivieres Lions	QHL		50	14	8	22	6		—	—	—	—	—
1958–59	Spokane Comets	WHL		67	40	32	72	30		4	0	1	1	4
1959–60	Spokane Comets	WHL		69	31	31	82	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	2		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	New Haven Blades	EHL		53	20	25	46	11		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Spoken Jets	WHL		38	41	30	71	4		12	8	8	16	0
NHL totals				1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—

&-name was engraved on the Stanley Cup

Personal life

He is the father of actor Paul Johansson, who plays Dan Scott in American TV show One Tree Hill, and comedian Pete Johansson.

References

• Total Hockey 2nd Edition, Dan Diamond; Scarborough, Ontario. Page 734.
• Earl Johnson's profile at Hockey Reference.com