Marc Johnstone
| Marc Johnstone | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Johnstone in 2023 | |||
| Born |
June 19, 1996 Cranford, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| AHL team Former teams |
Toronto Marlies Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Marc Johnstone (born June 19, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL).[1]
Early life
[edit]Johnstone was born on June 19, 1996, in Cranford, New Jersey to parents Thomas and Robin.[1] He began playing at age five in the Cranford Hockey Club.[2] He then went on to play AAA hockey with the New Jersey Rockets and North Jersey Avalanche organizations.[3][better source needed] Johnstone would play youth and high school hockey at St. Joseph High School in his home state of New Jersey.[4][5]
Playing career
[edit]After competing in four seasons at Sacred Heart University, Johnstone signed a contract with the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL on March 25, 2021.[6] Johnstone would finish out the season, playing in five game with the Stingrays.
On September 2, 2021, the Newfoundland Growlers of the ECHL signed Johnstone to a standard, one-year contract.[7] Johnstone also appeared in four games with the Growlers' AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, of the American Hockey League (AHL).
On June 19, 2022, the Marlies signed Johnstone to a standard, one-year contract.[8] Johnston spent the entirety of the season with the Marlies, playing 69 of 72 possible regular season games, whilst appearing in all seven of the Marlies' postseason games.
On July 2, 2023, the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Johnstone to a two-year, entry-level contract.[9] On December 8, 2023, Johnstone made his NHL debut with the Penguins.[10]
After two seasons within the Penguins organization, Johnstone left as a free agent and returned to the Toronto Marlies on a two-year AHL contract on July 7, 2025.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2013–14 | Kenai River Brown Bears | NAHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Kenai River Brown Bears | NAHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 57 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 59 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 81 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Sacred Heart University | NCAA | 39 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Sacred Heart University | NCAA | 37 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Sacred Heart University | NCAA | 34 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Sacred Heart University | NCAA | 16 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Newfoundland Growlers | ECHL | 58 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 2022–23 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 69 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 41 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 51 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 57 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 52 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 34 | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
[edit]| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup champion | 2026 | [12] |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Perseverance Pays Off: Marc Johnstone's Unconventional Path to the NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins". www.nhl.com. December 9, 2023. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ↑ Tantillo, Rebecca (December 10, 2023). "Marc Johnstone's Journey from the Cranford Hockey Club to the National Hockey League". TAPintoCranford. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ↑ Marc Johnstone Shares His Journey And What Black Excellence Means To Him., retrieved December 18, 2023
- ↑ Orpik, Hooks (December 9, 2023). "Marc Johnstone, the underdog longshot who made it to the NHL". PensBurgh. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Marc Johnstone completes improbable rise to the NHL as the Penguins fall to the Panthers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ↑ "South Carolina Signs Forward Marc Johnstone". South Carolina Stingrays. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Growlers sign seven". ECHL. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Toronto Marlies Sign Forwards Orrin Centazzo, Marc Johnstone and Keenan Suthers". Our Sports Central. June 18, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Penguins Sign Three Players". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 2, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Penguins forward Marc Johnstone has 'the greatest job in the world'". December 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Marlies sign Appleby, Johnstone and Johnson". Toronto Marlies. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ↑ Hains, Karine (June 20, 2026). "Former Canadiens Are Calder Cup Champions With The Marlies". The Hockey News. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Marc Johnstone profile and statistics at TheAHL.com
- 1996 births
- Living people
- African-American ice hockey players
- American men's ice hockey forwards
- Chicago Steel players
- Ice hockey players from New Jersey
- Kenai River Brown Bears players
- Newfoundland Growlers players
- Sportspeople from Cranford, New Jersey
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Sacred Heart Pioneers men's ice hockey players
- South Carolina Stingrays players
- St. Joseph High School (Metuchen, New Jersey) alumni
- Toronto Marlies players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
- 21st-century American sportsmen