1963-64 Topps 4 Tom Johnson Hockey Card (Front)
1963-64 Topps 4 Tom Johnson Hockey Card (Back)
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Veteran of 13 seasons on Montreal defense, he was drafted last June. Tom suffered severe skate cut which sidelined him much of past year. Won Norris Trophy in 1958-59.
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Vétéran de 13 saisons avec le Canadien de Montréal, il fut échangé en juin dernier. Tom a subit plusieurs coupures de patin qui le ralentirent au cours des dernières années. De plus il a gagné le trophé Norris en 1958-59.
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Tom Johnson recuperated nicely for the 1963-64 NHL season and appeared in all 70 regular season games for the Boston Bruins. It would be his last full season in the league, playing 51 games for Boston in 1964-65 before hanging up the blades.
1958-59 was definitely a career year for Johnson. The blue liner scored ten goals and assisted on 29 for 39 points for the Montreal Canadiens, all career highs. Tom took home the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenseman, edging out Bill Gadsby with Marcel Pronovost, Doug Harvey and Fern Flaman also in the running. He was considered for the award the following year but teammate Harvey was the runaway winner.
His only time as a First Team All-Star also came in 1958-59. He was selected to the Second Team in 1955-56, along with Red Kelly with Harvey and Gadsby taking First Team honours. He was certainly selected on his defensive merits, putting in some of the lowest offensive numbers of his NHL career.
Between 1947-48 and 1964-65, Tom Johnson appeared in 979 regular season and 111 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Canadiens and Bruins. He was part of six Stanley Cup championship teams in Montreal as a player and two as head coach / assistant GM with Boston. Johnson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1970.