2002. Johnson became part of an anomaly during the 2005–06 season when he was credited with scoring a goal before the start of a game against the Detroit Red Wings. On November 21, 2005, he scored a goal during the first period of a game that was eventually postponed after Red Wings defender Jiri Fischer suffered a cardiac arrest. The game was replayed on January 23, 2006, and, while the full game was replayed, Johnson's goal was allowed to stand, thus giving Nashville a 1–0 lead before the opening faceoff. On August 14, 2006, Johnson signed a one-year contract to rejoin his former team, the Detroit Red Wings. In September 2006, during a routine preseason physical, an EKG test returned abnormal results. Johnson had further testing, and eventually decided to retire before training camp. International play Johnson earned a silver medal representing Canada at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics. He also played for the Canadian National Team in the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons. Personal life Johnson's brother Ryan was also a professional hockey player, playing for five teams over a fifteen-year NHL career. On July 7, 2019, Johnson's wife Kristin found him dead in the basement of their Detroit home. No cause of death has been given, but police reports concluded that it was suicide by firearm. Johnson was 48 and survived by his wife and their two daughters. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Awards and honours References External links 1971 births 2019 suicides Adirondack Red Wings players Canadian ice hockey centres Chicago Blackhawks players Detroit Red Wings players Ice hockey people from Ontario Sportspeople from Thunder Bay Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics Nashville Predators players Olympic ice hockey players of Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Canada Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Pittsburgh Penguins players Thunder Bay Flyers players North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey players Suicides by firearm in Michigan AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans 2019 deaths