John Johannson

{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1961)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| position = Center

| shoots = Left

| played_for = New Jersey Devils

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 175

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|10|18}}

| birth_place = Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.

| ntl_team = USA

| draft = 192d overall

| draft_year = 1981

| draft_team = Colorado Rockies

| career_start = 1983

| career_end = 1985

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John Joseph Johannson (born October 18, 1961) is a retired American ice hockey center. He played for the United States at the 1981 World Junior Championships. Johannson was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 10th round, 192nd overall in the 1981 NHL entry draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81192.html|title=1981 NHL Entry Draft – John Johannson|website=Hockey Draft Central|access-date=December 21, 2021}} Following his senior year at the University of Wisconsin, his second consecutive 20 goal season, Johannson played 5 games with the New Jersey Devils in the NHL. The following season Johannson played for Wiener EV in Austria's second tier Nationalliga scoring 84 points in 23 games.{{cite web |url= http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13106 |title = John Johannson |publisher = Legends of Hockey.net| accessdate =2010-05-20}} Johannson retired after playing one year in Austria and went into the real estate business.

Johannson was the oldest of three children to Ken Johannson and Marietta Sand. His father and his younger brother Jim Johannson, both served terms as general manager of the United States men's national ice hockey team.{{cite news|title=Hockey: Johannson lived to give back to the game he loved|last=Feldman|first=Jason|date=December 5, 2018|work=Associated Press News|url=https://apnews.com/article/03a2a7c50e374bda9a679251ef730c3e|access-date=December 21, 2021}}