| Stories | Awards | History | Scout Comments | Strengths | Weaknesses | Projection | Statistics |
| STEPHEN JOHNSTON | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| STORIES |
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| AWARDS |
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| None Listed |
| HISTORY |
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2007-08:
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2008-09:
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| SCOUT COMMENTS |
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| "His skating ability is probably his No. 1 asset. He's got a real good head for the game and he's a very good playmaker. He's not afraid to stick his nose in, but that's not his game, going out and running people. He's just a competitive player." — Red Wings director of amateur scouting Joe McDonnell (June 2008) ... "He's a lot like (Shawn) Matthias and we're just hoping we get lucky with him." — Red Wings assistant general manager Jim Nill (June 2008) ... "He has a ways to go as far as his ability to develop, but that's a good thing. He's just starting to get a real feel for the game, and I think he's got a lot of upside." — Red Wings scout Mark Leach (January 2009). |
| STRENGTHS |
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| Excellent skater ... Savvy playmaker ... Flashes skill with the puck when given an opportunity to play on a top line ... Smart two-way player .... Hard worker ... Former rugby player who is willing to go into traffic to get the job done ... Will have good size when he fills out. |
| WEAKNESSES |
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| Puck skills have been questioned, though he hasn't had much of an opportunity to show them off ... Still a raw project with pieces that have yet to come together ... One of those risky picks who will either pay off (Shawn Matthias, Darren Helm) or silently fade away (Steve Covington). |
| PROJECTION |
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| Johnston made some small strides toward breaking out in 2008-09, but didn't quite get there. He is entering a critical season — the Red Wings have to sign him by June 1, 2010, or let him go back into the draft — and the hope is he can take the next step offensively. |
| STATISTICS | ||||||||||||
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| REGULAR SEASON | PLAYOFFS | |||||||||||
| SEASON | TEAM | LEAGUE | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 2007-08 | Belleville | OHL | 56 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Memorial Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2008-09 | Belleville | OHL | 58 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
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