06/28/2000
KINGS SIGN WINGER CRAIG JOHNSON TO MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Kings have re-signed restricted free agent left winger Craig Johnson to a multi-year contract, Senior Vice President and General Manager Dave Taylor announced today. Per club policy, terms and conditions of the contract were not announced.Johnson, 28, played in a career-high 76 games for the Kings last season and registered 23 points (9-14=23) and 28 penalty minutes. The 6-2, 197-pounder from St. Paul, Minnesota - who was acquired by the Kings on Feb. 27, 1996, from the St. Louis Blues with Patrice Tardif, Roman Vopat and the Blues first-round choice (Matt Zultek) in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft for Wayne Gretzky - has played in 261 career games with the Kings and has 96 points (42-54=96) and 134 penalty minutes.
In 325 career NHL games with the Kings and Blues, Johnson, who was originally St. Louis` second-round choice (33rd overall) in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, has 117 points (53-64=117) and 170 penalty minutes.