Wyatt Johnston

Wyatt Johnston (born May 14, 2003) is a Canadian ice hockey centre who plays for the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. Johnston was selected in the first round of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars with the 23rd overall pick in the draft.

Wyatt Johnston
Born (2003-05-14) May 14, 2003
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
OHL team Windsor Spitfires
NHL Draft 23rd overall, 2021
Dallas Stars
Playing career TBD–present

Personal life

Johnston was born in Toronto, Ontario on May 14, 2003, to Margot and Chuck Johnston. Wyatt grew up in the Lawrence Park area and has an older sister named Quinn. He attended Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute from ages 14–16 where in his freshmen year he was named "The Future Of LP Hockey". But losing out on "panther of the week" to Oleg Yurchenko that same year. He was also a prolific track and field and cross country athlete winning multiple city championships.

Playing career

Toronto Marlboros

Wyatt finished his career with the Toronto Marlboros in the GTHL in 2018–19. He put up 48 goals and 46 assists for 94 points during his final year with the team.

Windsor Spitfires

Wyatt was drafted sixth overall by the Windsor Spitfires during the 2019 Priority Selection draft. He scored his first OHL goal on September 21, 2019 against the Peterborough Petes in a 9–6 victory. Johnston went on to score 12 goals and 18 assists for 30 points in 53 games in his rookie year before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dallas Stars

Wyatt Johnston was drafted 23rd overall in the first round by the Dallas Stars during the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. He signed his Entry Level Contract on September 28, 2021. He put up 2 goals and 1 assist in the Dallas Stars Prospects Tournament.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2018–19 Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA 73 48 46 94 8 — — — — —
2018–19 Toronto Marlboros GTHL U16 33 23 13 36 4 — — — — —
2019–20 Windsor Spitfires OHL 53 12 18 30 8 — — — — —
OHL totals 531218308 —————

International
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2020 Canada Red U17 5 2 3 5 14
2021 Canada U18 7 2 2 4 4
Junior totals 12 4 5 9 18

References


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