Dustin Johner (born March 6, 1983) is a

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former professional

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player. Johner was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 6th round (169th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Johner joined Stockholm-based

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for the 2012–13 season on a one-year contract. On April 11, 2013, Johner had extended his contract with Djurgården which would see him return to play with the team for the 2013–14 season. Djurgården was promoted to the Swedish Hockey League for the 2014–15 SHL season, and Johner's contract was not extended. He joined

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team

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in May 2014. After five seasons in Sweden, on April 28, 2015, Johner moved to the Austrian league as a free agent, signing a one-year contract with

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of the EBEL. In his second season with VSV in the 2016–17 season, Johner bettered is offensive production from the previous season with 39 points in 54 games. With Villach falling out of playoff contention, Johner was not tendered a contract to remain with the club. On July 20, 2017, Johner penned a deal with the

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of the UK's EIHL.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johner, Dustin 1983 births Living people Belfast Giants players Canadian ice hockey centres Djurgårdens IF Hockey players Florida Everblades players Florida Panthers draft picks GCK Lions players Heilbronner Falken players HC TWK Innsbruck players Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Ilves players Las Vegas Wranglers players Lowell Lock Monsters players Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights players People from Estevan Rochester Americans players Seattle Thunderbirds players South Carolina Stingrays players Tingsryds AIF players VIK Västerås HK players Växjö Lakers players EC VSV players ZSC Lions players