Dustin Johner

Dustin Johner
Dustin Johner
Born	March 6, 1983 (age 41); Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
EIHL team; Former teams	Belfast Giants; Lowell Lock Monsters; Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights; Rochester Americans; ZSC Lions; HC TWK Innsbruck; Ilves Tampere; Heilbronner Falken; Växjö Lakers; Tingsryds AIF; Djurgårdens IF; VIK Västerås HK; EC VSV
NHL draft	169th overall, 2001; Florida Panthers
Playing career	2004–present

Dustin Johner (born March 6, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently with the Belfast Giants in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League. Johner had previously most recently played with EC VSV in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). Johner was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 6th round (169th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Johner joined Stockholm-based Djurgårdens IF for the 2012–13 season on a one-year contract. On April 11, 2013, Johner had extended his contract with Djurgården which would see him return to play with the team for the 2013–14 season.^[1] Djurgården was promoted to the Swedish Hockey League for the 2014–15 SHL season, and Johner's contract was not extended. He joined HockeyAllsvenskan team VIK Västerås HK in May 2014.^[2]

After five seasons in Sweden, on April 28, 2015, Johner moved to the Austrian league as a free agent, signing a one-year contract with EC VSV of the EBEL.^[3] In his second season with VSV in the 2016–17 season, Johner bettered is offensive production from the previous season with 39 points in 54 games. With Villach falling out of playoff contention, Johner was not tendered a contract to remain with the club.^[4]

On July 20, 2017, Johner penned a deal with the Belfast Giants of the UK's EIHL.^[5]

References

^ Peterson, Jimmy. "Bäste målskytten kvar i Djurgården". difhockey.se. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
^ Lagnelius, Emil K (May 13, 2014). "Ratades av Dif – klar för Vik". Aftonbladet. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
^ "Dustin Johner completes the attack" (in German). EC VSV. April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "First squad decisions" (in German). EC VSV. March 11, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Dustin Johner joins Giants". Belfast Giants. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] Peterson, Jimmy. "Bäste målskytten kvar i Djurgården". difhockey.se. Retrieved March 5, 2015.

[2] Lagnelius, Emil K (May 13, 2014). "Ratades av Dif – klar för Vik". Aftonbladet. Retrieved March 5, 2015.

[3] "Dustin Johner completes the attack" (in German). EC VSV. April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] "First squad decisions" (in German). EC VSV. March 11, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[5] "Dustin Johner joins Giants". Belfast Giants. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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