Every once in a while in sports, a feel-good story will pop up that even Disney would pass on for being too far-fetched. Marc Johnstone getting the spotlight to take his “rookie lap” and first steps in the NHL would have made for an emotional climax of one of those improbable stories that is almost too good to dream up, let alone be true. Except in this case it is.
We love a success story: 27-year-old Marc Johnstone makes his NHL debut tonight!@penguins | #LetsGoPens pic.twitter.com/mNWh0Yjotm
— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) December 9, 2023
Johnstone, 27, is on the older side for a player to skate in their first NHL game.