George Johnson
Calgary Herald
George Johnson has covered the NHL as a beat writer and columnist for the past three decades, beginning with the Winnipeg Jets, through the Edmonton Oilers and onto the Calgary Flames. He has written hockey for a variety of publications, including the NHL All-Star Game Program and ESPN The Magazine and has collaborated on two books, Quest For The Cup and Hockey Dynasties.
Recent posts
- Flames try to take it one game at a time
- Flames sink Sharks to stay in playoff hunt
- Flames not feeling The Love
- Time to build on winning foundation
- 'Secret' push propels skaters to pursuit gold
- Skaters suffer 'system failure'
- Hughes snares bronze in Olympic swan song
- Hughes will battle in final Olympic race
- A silver lining, thanks to Groves
- Morrison struggles to explain failure
- Morrison seeking fairy-tale ending
- Sideshow smacked of necessity
- Eyes On The Prize
- Adulation soothes the Spoon after Olympic swan song
- Nesbitt shows punch ahead of main event
- Wotherspoon's final 500 falls short of golden goals
- Spoon's gutsy effort fails to yield golden goodbye
- Inspired skate earns bronze for Groves
- Dutch king of speedskating completes golden collection
- Defeat not an option for flying Dutchman
What do you think of Ryan Kesler's six-year, $30-million contract?
past head2head
Was Cooke decision a surprise...
Pat Hickey and Cam Cole go head2head.
Why Habs, Canucks stood pat...
Pat Hickey and Ed Willes go head2head.
Who is Canada's biggest threat...
Dave Waddell and Elliott Pap go head2head.
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