Tom Johnson (born November 18, 1985, in

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), is a professional

lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensively ...

forward for the

Edmonton Rush The Edmonton Rush were a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) that played from 2006 NLL season to 2015. The team announced on July 20, 2015, that they would be relocating to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, for the 2016 sea ...

of the

National Lacrosse League The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United Stat ...

and the

Burnaby Lakers The Burnaby Lakers are a Senior "A" box lacrosse club based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada that play in the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA). Team history Burnaby Lakers * 1991 Richmond Outlaws (''transferred to Burnaby'') * 1990–prese ...

of the

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(WLA).

NLL career

Johnson was elected in the first round (seventh overall) in the 2007 National Lacrosse League entry draft out of

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. 2008 Season: Johnson played in eight regular season games in his rookie season scoring eight goals and adding seven assists for 15 points. He was named NLL Rookie of the Week for his five-point performance (two goals, three assists) in a 14–6 win over Edmonton on April 11. He scored a goal and added an assist against Portland in the first round of the playoffs. 2009 Season: He scored two goals and one assist in the season opening 12–10 loss to the Calgary Roughnecks on January 9.

WLA career

Johnson currently plays for the Maple Ridge Burrards of the WLA in the summer after being released from the Langley Thunder. He was awarded the Ed Bayley Trophy as the 2007 WLA Rookie of the Year in 2007 after scoring 27 goals and 27 assists for 54 points. Johnson was the Thunder's first round WLA draft pick out of the Junior A lacrosse Delta Islanders where he holds the all-time scoring record.

Statistics

NLL

References

1985 births Living people Bellarmine Knights men's lacrosse players Canadian lacrosse players Edmonton Rush players San Jose Stealth players Lacrosse people from Vancouver UBC Thunderbirds football players University of British Columbia alumni Washington Stealth players {{Louisville-stub