MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin, announced on Monday the signing of free agent defenseman Ryan Johnston to a two-year, two-way contract (2015-16 to 2016-17).
In 38 regular season games with the Colgate University Raiders of the ECAC in 2014-15, the 5’10’’ and 177 lbs defenseman led all team defensemen in assists (14) and ranked tied for first in points (15). He registered 26 penalty minutes and displayed a +12 differential. Johnston registered 42 points (5 goals, 37 assists) in 110 regular season games in his three seasons with Colgate University, from 2012 to 2015.
A native of Sudbury, Ontario, Johnston played two seasons with the Nepean Raiders of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL).