A native of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Johnston played with three teams over four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and had 32 points in 44 games in his final junior season with Charlottetown in 2014-15. The 6-foot-5, 232-pound forward was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Islanders on March 31, 2015.
Johnston split the 2015-16 season between Bridgeport of the American Hockey League and Missouri of the ECHL, but received a one-game call-up by the Islanders and made his NHL debut on April 10, 2016.
A native of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Johnston played with three teams over four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and had 32 points in 44 games in his final junior season with Charlottetown in 2014-15. The 6-foot-5, 232-pound forward was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Islanders on March 31, 2015.
Johnston split the 2015-16 season between Bridgeport of the American Hockey League and Missouri of the ECHL, but received a one-game call-up by the Islanders and made his NHL debut on April 10, 2016.
Johnston played the next 1 ½ seasons with Bridgeport before being recalled by the Islanders on Jan. 19, 2018. He got his first NHL point the following day with an assist against the Chicago Blackhawks, then scored his first goal on Jan. 25 against the Vegas Golden Knights. He finished with six points (three goals, three assists) in 24 games.
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- Signed as a free agent by NY Islanders, March 31, 2015.
