Rebecca Johnston

For those of a similar name, see Rebecca Johnson (disambiguation).
Rebecca Johnston
Johnston in 2016
Born September 24, 1989
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 148 lb (67 kg; 10 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
PWHPA team
Former teams		 Calgary
Calgary Inferno
Toronto Furies
Cornell Big Red
National team Canada
Playing career 2007–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 United States
Gold medal – first place 2021 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2008 China
Silver medal – second place 2009 Finland
Silver medal – second place 2011 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place 2013 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2015 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2016 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2017 United States
Silver medal – second place 2023 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Finland

Rebecca Anne Johnston (born September 24, 1989) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the Calgary section of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association and, since 2007, the Canadian national team. She played four seasons at Cornell University and was selected second overall in the 2012 CWHL Draft by the Calgary Inferno. As of 2022, she has three Winter Olympic gold medals, one silver, and two world championship titles.

Playing career

Canada Winter Games

Johnston (and future Cornell teammate Catherine White) represented Ontario at the 2007 Canada Winter Games. In the gold medal match versus Manitoba, Johnston and White each had one goal and two assists, as Ontario won by a score of 6–3 and finished the tournament undefeated. In a game versus Newfoundland at the Canada Winter Games (March 5, 2007), Johnston was on a line with Mallory Deluce and Jenn Wakefield. The three combined for 12 points in a 19–0 victory.

Cornell University

Johnston was Cornell's first player to be named first-team ECAC Hockey and receive rookie of the year honours. She was also named first-team All-Ivy and Ivy League Rookie of the Year. In the 2008–09 season, Johnston's 37-point total (by mid-February) was the most points in a season for Cornell since the 1991–92 campaign (Kim Ratushny with 21 goals and 17 assists). Johnston's 37-point total in mid-February led the entire ECAC league in overall points. She was also second in the league and sixth in the NCAA in points per game with 1.85. She was selected for membership in the Quill and Dagger society.

Hockey Canada

Johnston won two gold medals with the National Women's Under-22 Team at the Air Canada Cup. Rebecca made her debut at the 2008 IIHF World Women's Championship, playing in all five games as Canada won silver. Rebecca Johnston was a member of Canada's Under-22 Team. The U-22 participated in the MLP Cup, held in Ravensburg, Germany, from Jan. 2–6, 2009. Johnston was part of the silver medal-winning team. In the tournament, Johnston accumulated seven points (3 goals, 4 assists). Her best game was in an 11–0 victory over Russia. Johnston scored a hat trick and added an assist. In addition to the MLP Cup, Johnston played with the Canadian Senior Team in the Four Nations Cup between November 4 and 9, 2009. Johnston was part of the silver medal-winning team. In the gold medal game of the 2010 Four Nations Cup, Rebecca Johnston's second goal of the game clinched the gold medal for Canada. Said goal came on a power play 6:21 into overtime. The goal gave Canada a 3–2 win over the United States. It was Hockey Canada's 12th championship in the tournament's 15-year history. She would lead all Canadian scorers in the tournament with four goals. In a game versus Russia at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, Johnston registered a five-point game (one goal, four assists) in a 14–1 victory. In December 2013, Johnston was named to 2014 Olympic roster for Canada.

On January 11, 2022, Johnston was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team for the Beijing Winter Olympics, where she won her third Olympic gold medal.

CWHL

In her first season with the Calgary Inferno, Johnston broke Danny Stone's franchise record for most points scored in one season. In addition, she clinched the Angela James Bowl, awarded to the league's scoring leader.

Johnston helped the Calgary Inferno capture their first-ever Clarkson Cup championship in 2016. Contested at Ottawa's Canadian Tire Centre, she scored twice in an 8–3 victory over Les Canadiennes de Montreal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Cornell University ECAC 26 16 16 32 12 — — — — —
2008–09 Cornell University ECAC 26 25 20 45 16 — — — — —
2010–11 Cornell University ECAC 33 26 24 50 8 — — — — —
2011–12 Cornell University ECAC 34 30 31 61 12 — — — — —
2012–13 Toronto Furies CWHL 24 8 17 25 4 3 2 0 2 2
2014–15 Calgary Inferno CWHL 24 17 20 37 10 2 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Calgary Inferno CWHL 4 4 2 6 2 3 4 4 8 2
2016–17 Calgary Inferno CWHL 20 7 15 22 2 — — — — —
2017–18 Calgary Inferno CWHL — — — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Calgary Inferno CWHL 27 15 24 39 8 4 2 2 4 0
2019–20 Calgary PWHPA — — — — — — — — — —
2020–21 Calgary PWHPA — — — — — — — — — —
CWHL totals 99 51 78 129 26 12 8 6 14 4

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 0
2009 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 3 2 5 0
2010 Canada OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 1 5 6 2
2011 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4 2 6 0
2012 Canada WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 1 6 7 0
2013 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 3 2 5 2
2014 Canada OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 2 3 5 2
2015 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 2 3 5 0
2016 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 2 5 7 0
2017 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 2 3 5 2
2018 Canada OG 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 3 2 5 2
2019 Canada WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 3 1 4 2
2021 Canada WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 2 0 2 2
2022 Canada OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 2 8 10 2
Senior totals 76 30 42 72 16

Awards and honours

NCAA

  • 2008 ECAC Women's Hockey Preseason All-League team
  • First Team All-Ivy League, 2007–08, Forward
  • Ivy League Rookie of the Year 2007–08, Unanimous selection
  • First-team ECAC Hockey (2008)
  • ECAC rookie of the year honour (2008)
  • 2009 First Team All-ECAC
  • ECAC Player of the Week (Week of January 11, 2011)
  • ECAC Player of the Week (Week of March 1, 2011)
  • 2011 Patty Kazmaier Award Nominee
  • 2010–11 All-ECAC First Team
  • 2011 Second Team All-America selection
  • 2010–11 First Team All-Ivy
  • ECAC Player of the Year (2011–12)
  • ECAC First Team All-Star (2011–12)
  • 2012 winner, Cornell women's hockey Bob Brunet '41 Most Valuable Player

CWHL