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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Tyler Johnson
| image = Tyler Johnson Lightning.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Johnson with the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] in October 2013
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|7|29}}
| birth_place = [[Liberty Lake, Washington]], U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8<ref name="Tyler Johnson Stats and News">{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8474870 |title=Tyler Johnson Stats and News |website=NHL.com |date=1990-07-29 |access-date=2017-05-04}}</ref><ref name="hockeydb1">{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=107053 |title=Tyler Johnson (b. 1990) |website=Hockeydb.com |date=1990-07-29 |access-date=2017-05-04}}</ref>
| weight_lb = 185 <ref name="Tyler Johnson Stats and News"/><ref name="hockeydb1"/>
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]]
| shoots = Right
| league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
|
| former_teams = [[Tampa Bay Lightning]]<br>[[Chicago Blackhawks]]
| ntl_team = USA
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 2011
}}
'''Tyler Johnson''' (born July 29, 1990) is an American professional [[ice hockey]] player who is currently an [[unrestricted free agent]]. He most recently played with the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). Johnson won back-to-back [[Stanley Cup]] championships with the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] in [[2020 Stanley Cup Finals|2020]] and [[2021 Stanley Cup Finals|2021]].
==Playing career==
[[File:TylerJohnson.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Johnson in February 2011. He played with the [[Western Hockey League|WHL]]'s [[Spokane Chiefs]] for his major-[[junior ice hockey]] career.]]
===Junior===
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In the [[2008–09 WHL season|2008–09 season]], he played in 62 games, scoring 26 goals and 35 assists for 61 points and adding another five goals and three assists in 12 playoff games. The [[2009–10 WHL season|2009–10 season]] saw Johnson's numbers improve, as he tallied 36 goals and 35 assists in 64 games. He also added three goals and five assists in seven playoff games.
Johnson's [[2010–11 WHL season|2010–11 season]] proved to be his best yet as he became the 15th Chiefs' member of all-time to hit the century mark (100 points), with 53 goals and 62 assists, making him the leading goal scorer and second-leading points scorer in the WHL. He ultimately finished the season with career highs in goals (53), assists (62) and points (115), while also leading the team in power play and shorthanded goals and ranking third with a plus-27 ranking.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chiefs Win – Johnson Hits Century Mark |url=http://www.spokanechiefs.com/article/chiefs-win-johnson-hits-century-mark/93364|work=[[Spokane Chiefs]] |date=February 25, 2011}}</ref> He was named Player of the Month for the WHL for December 2010. He was also voted as the Best Overage Player, Top Defensive Forward, Best Skater, and Top Faceoff Man, second in Most Valuable to Team, and third in Most Accurate Shot in the Best of the West 2011 poll.<ref>{{cite news |first=Annie |last=Fowler |title=Best of the West 2011
===
Johnson signed a three-year entry-level contract with the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] in March 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Johnson Signs with Tampa Bay |url=http://www.spokanechiefs.com/article/johnson-signs-with-tampa-bay/94171|work=[[Spokane Chiefs]] |date=March 7, 2011}}</ref> Johnson's smaller size is known to be the reason he went undrafted.<ref>{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Conday |title=Little Man, Big Winner |url=http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=534577 |work=[[Minnesota Wild]] |date=July 17, 2010}}</ref>
Johnson played the [[2011–12 AHL season|2011–12 season]] with the [[Norfolk Admirals (AHL)|Norfolk Admirals]], the Lightning's top [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) affiliate. In March, he went on a 13-game scoring streak, including back-to-back two goal games, the longest streak by an AHL rookie in more than six years. This streak helped him earn the Reebok/AHL Player of the Month award for March 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Johnson named Player of the Month
In the [[2012–13 AHL season|2012–13 season]], Johnson would play the majority his time with Lightning's new AHL affiliate, the [[Syracuse Crunch]]. He would go on to lead the AHL in goals scored and named the [[Les Cunningham Award|regular season MVP]]. At the end of the season he was awarded the [[President's Awards|President's Award]] for outstanding accomplishments on the ice. Johnson and the [[Syracuse Crunch]] went on to go to the finals and would eventually lose to the [[Grand Rapids Griffins]]<ref name="2013 President's Award">{{cite web |url=http://www.syracusecrunch.com/news/2013/7/11/MHOCKEY_0711132129.aspx |title=Crunch forward Tyler Johnson named President's Award Winner |publisher=Syracuse Crunch |date=July 11, 2013}}</ref> On March 14, 2013, he was called up by the Lightning and made his NHL debut against the [[New York Islanders]]. He would score his first NHL goal in his second game on March 16 against the [[Carolina Hurricanes]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lightning.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2012020411 |title=Lightning 4, Hurricanes 1 – 03/16/13 |publisher=Tampa Bay Lightning |date=March 16, 2013}}</ref>
In his rookie NHL season with the Lightning in [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14]], Johnson established himself on Tampa Bay's top offensive line and finished the season with 24 goals and 26 assists for 50 points in 82 games. He was selected as an NHL [[Calder Memorial Trophy]] nominee for the league's top rookie. The trophy, however, eventually went to [[Nathan MacKinnon]] of the [[Colorado Avalanche]],<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=723668| title = Avalanche's MacKinnon wins Calder Trophy | publisher = [[National Hockey League]] | date = 2014-06-24 | access-date = 2014-06-27}}</ref> though Johnson was named to the [[NHL All-Rookie Team]].<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=723753| title = NHL announces 2013–14 All-Rookie Team | publisher = [[National Hockey League]] | date = 2014-06-24 | access-date = 2014-06-27}}</ref>
The following season, [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15]], Johnson followed up his breakout season in the NHL by scoring 29 goals and 43 assists for a total of 72 points in 77 games with the Lightning, finishing 15th overall in points in the League and playing on the second line with [[Nikita Kucherov]] and [[Ondrej Palat]] which was called “The Triplets” line by Lightning head coach [[Jon Cooper (ice hockey) |Jon Cooper]] and the media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nhl/post/_/id/37343/tampa-bays-triplets-line-a-rare-dynamic-unit-in-todays-playoffs |title=Tampa Bay's Triplets Line a rare dynamic unit in today's playoffs |website=espn.com |publisher=ESPN |author=Joe McDonald |date=May 18, 2015 |access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref> He also finished third in the NHL in plus-minus rating of +33 for the season, also being chosen for the [[60th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2014–15 NHL All-Star Game]]. On April 27, 2015, during the [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs]], Johnson became the first player in Lightning history to record three multi-goal games in a single playoff series. He also tied [[Ruslan Fedotenko]] for the Lightning single series goals record, with six. On May 20, 2015, Johnson tied [[Ruslan Fedotenko]] for most post-season goals in Lightning history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lightning.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2014030126|title=Lightning force Game 7 with 5–2 win in Detroit|first=Bryan|last=Burns|work=Tampa Bay Lightning Beat Writer|date= April 27, 2015|access-date=April 27, 2015}}</ref> On May 18, Johnson became the first Lightning player to score a [[hat-trick]] in the playoffs, as well as the first to score a [[short-handed]] and [[power play (sporting term)|power play]] goal in a single playoff period. He also set the Lightning multi-goal game record for the playoffs with his fourth of the 2015 playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lightning.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2014030312|title=Lightning level series with 6–2 win over Rangers|first=Bryan|last=Burns|work=Tampa Bay Lightning Beat Writer|date= May 18, 2015|access-date=May 18, 2015}}</ref> On June 6, Johnson scored his 13th goal of the playoffs, the highest output in a single playoff year by a Tampa Bay player.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lightning.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2014030412|title=Bolts even up Stanley Cup Final with 4–3 win over Blackhawks|first=Bryan|last=Burns|work=Tampa Bay Lightning Beat Writer|date= June 6, 2015|access-date=June 6, 2015}}</ref> Early in the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Johnson suffered a broken wrist, but he continued to play through the injury. However, this prevented him from taking faceoffs, and limited his production to just one goal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/15/bishop-reveals-his-injury-after-such-a-close-series/|title=Injuries revealed: Johnson's wrist was broken, Bishop played through groin tear|first=James|last=O'Brien|work=NBCSports ProHockeyTalk|date= June 15, 2015|access-date=June 16, 2015}}</ref>
On November 15, 2016, Johnson recorded his 100th career NHL assist on a goal scored by Nikita Kucherov.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=TBLightning |number=798737783644966912 |date = November 15, 2016 |title=Johnson's 100th career NHL assist}}</ref> The assist came in a 4–3 Lightning win against the [[Detroit Red Wings]] at [[Joe Louis Arena]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/tampa-bay-lightning-detroit-red-wings-game-recap/c-283772026|title=Nikita Kucherov sends Lightning past Red Wing|last=Hogg|first=Dave|date=November 15, 2016|work=NHL.com|access-date=November 15, 2016}}</ref> On February 19, 2017, Johnson recorded his 200th career NHL point against the [[Dallas Stars]] at [[American Airlines Center]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=BBurnsNHL |number=833126861509107712 |date = 18 February 2017 |title=Johnson records 200th NHL point}}</ref> On February 23, 2017, Johnson played in his 300th career NHL game.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=TBLightning |number=834932370759385090 |date = 23 February 2017 |title=Johnson plays in 300th career NHL game}}</ref>
On July 10, 2017, Johnson signed a seven-year, $35 million contract extension with the Lightning, worth $5 million annually.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/tampa-bay-lightning-re-sign-forward-tyler-johnson-to-seven-year-extension/c-290351492 |title=Lightning re-sign forward Tyler Johnson to seven-year extension |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=July 10, 2017 |website=NHL.com |publisher=[[Tampa Bay Lightning]] |access-date=July 11, 2017 }}</ref> On October 24, 2017, Johnson recorded his 93rd career goal in a Lightning uniform, which moved him past [[Ryan Malone]] for 10th most goals in franchise history. The goal came in a 5–1 Lightning win over the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] at [[PNC Arena]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/hockey/lightning/lightning-defense-steps-up-in-win-over-hurricanes-wvideo/2342249|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026042557/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/hockey/lightning/lightning-defense-steps-up-in-win-over-hurricanes-wvideo/2342249|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 26, 2017|title=Lightning defense steps up in win over Hurricanes (w/video)|first=Greg|last=Auman|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|date=October 25, 2017|access-date=October 24, 2017}}</ref> On December 29, 2017, Johnson recorded his 99th career NHL goal, which moved him past [[Chris Gratton]] for 9th most goals in Lightning history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/philadelphia-flyers-tampa-bay-lightning-game-recap/c-294468092|title=Flyers end Lightning home winning streak at eight|first=Corey|last=Long|work=[[National Hockey League]]|date=December 30, 2017|access-date=January 1, 2018}}</ref> On December 31, 2017, Johnson recorded his 100th career NHL goal in a 5–0 win over the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] at [[Nationwide Arena]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/burns-3-things-we-learned-from-shutting-out-the-blue-jackets/c-294541098|title=Burns: 3 Things we learned from shutting out the Blue Jackets|first=Bryan|last=Burns|work=[[Tampa Bay Lightning]]|date=December 31, 2017|access-date=January 1, 2018}}</ref> On March 22, 2018, Johnson recorded his 260th career NHL point. The point moved Johnson past Chris Gratton for 10th most points in Lightning history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-nyi/2018/03/22/2017021136#game=2017021136,game_state=final,game_tab=stats |title=Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Islanders game stats |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=March 22, 2018 |website=NHL.com |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=March 27, 2018 }}</ref> On October 16, 2018, Johnson recorded his 4th career regular season hat trick to help the Lightning to a 4–2 win over the visiting [[Carolina Hurricanes]]. Johnson's second goal of the night moved him past [[Brian Bradley (ice hockey, born 1965)|Brian Bradley]] for 8th most goals in franchise history with 112.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/blogs/lightning/2018/10/16/tyler-johnson-hat-trick-sends-lightning-past-hurricanes/|title=Tyler Johnson hat trick sends Lightning past Hurricanes|first=Nick|last=Kelly|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|date=October 16, 2018|access-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=BBurnsNHL |number=1052361440387055616 |date = 17 October 2018 |title=With that goal, Johnson (112 career goals) moves past Brian Bradley (111) and into sole possession of 8th place among Tampa Bay's all-time goal scorers.}}</ref> On December 29, 2018, Johnson scored his 128th goal to move past [[Václav Prospal|Vaclav Prospal]] for 7th most goals in Lightning history.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=StatsCentre |number=1079201962661462017 |date = 29 December 2018 |title=Tyler Johnson's goal tonight (that gave his team a temporary 4–3 lead vs the Habs) put him past Vinny Prospal for 7th all-time on the @TBLightning career goals list (128).}}</ref>
On December 28, 2019, Johnson skated in his 500th career NHL game against the [[Montreal Canadiens]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.foxsports.com/florida/story/tampa-bay-lightning-montreal-canadiens-score-recap-122819 | title = Steven Stamkos notches 800th career point as Lightning overcome slow start to top Canadiens | work = [[Fox Sports]] | date = 2019-12-28 | access-date = 2020-01-01}}</ref> On January 29, 2020, Johnson recorded his 151st career NHL goal to move past [[Brad Richards]] for 5th all time in Lightning history.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=BBurnsNHL |number=1222740741543399424 |date = 30 January 2020 |title=That goal was the 151st of Tyler Johnson's career, moving him past Brad Richards and into 5th place among Tampa Bay's all-time leading goal scorers.}}</ref>
On September 28, 2020, Johnson became the first [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]] area native to win the Stanley Cup, as the Lightning defeated the [[Dallas Stars]] 4-2 in the Stanley Cup Finals.<ref name="Spokane native Tyler Johnson, Tampa Bay Lightning win Stanley Cup Final">{{cite web|url=https://www.krem.com/article/sports/spokane-native-tyler-johnson-tampa-bay-lightning-win-stanley-cup-final/293-e0995606-8c47-4a62-a344-946fe9cec831/|title= Spokane native Tyler Johnson, Tampa Bay Lightning win Stanley Cup Final| publisher=KREM.com| date=2020-09-28|access-date=2020-09-28}}</ref> Johnson and the Lightning would repeat as Stanley Cup Champions in 2021 after defeating the Montreal Canadiens in five games.
===Chicago Blackhawks===
On July 27, 2021, Johnson was traded to the [[Chicago Blackhawks]], along with a second-round pick in [[2023 NHL Entry Draft|2023]], in exchange for the contract of [[Brent Seabrook]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/lightning-trade-tyler-johnson-to-blackhawks-for-brent-seabrook/c-325832626?tid=278542340|title=Johnson, pick traded to Blackhawks by Lightning for Seabrook|website=NHL.com|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}</ref> Johnson missed much of [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22 campaign]] after sustaining a neck injury that required surgery and later suffering a concussion.<ref name="blackhawksgrades"/> He appeared in only 26 games for the Blackhawks, tallying only three goals and four assists, while maintaining a 60.8 faceoff percentage.<ref name="blackhawksgrades">{{cite news |last=Kauchak |first=Gail |url=https://thehockeywriters.com/chicago-blackhawks-2021-22-player-grades-forwards/ |title=Chicago Blackhawks' 2021-22 Player Grades: Forwards |work=The Hockey Writers |date=2022-05-01 |accessdate=2022-05-01 }}</ref>
==International play==
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Johnson has also excelled in international competition, helping the [[United States men's national junior ice hockey team|United States]] to the gold medal at the [[2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2010 World Junior Championships]] in Canada, recording three goals and five points with a plus-4 rating in seven games. He was named player of the game in their first-round game against [[Canada men's national junior ice hockey team|Canada]].<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. National Junior Team Falls in a Shootout, 5–4, to Canada |url=http://www.usahockey.com/world_junior_championships_2010/default.aspx?NAV=AF_01&id=277204&DetailedNews=yes |work=[[USA Hockey]] |date=December 31, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717181705/http://www.usahockey.com/world_junior_championships_2010/default.aspx?NAV=AF_01&id=277204&DetailedNews=yes |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
==Personal life==
Tyler Johnson grew up in the Spokane suburb of [[Liberty Lake, Washington]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inlander.com/spokane/locally-grown/Content?oid=2133171|title=Locally Grown}}</ref> where he graduated from [[Central Valley High School (Spokane Valley, Washington)|Central Valley High School]] with honors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportspressnw.com/2203500/2015/spokanes-johnson-becomes-nhl-playoffs-star|title = Spokane's Johnson becomes NHL playoffs star – Sportspress Northwest| date=May 20, 2015 }}</ref> His parents, Ken and Debbie Johnson, met playing a rec-league hockey game at Spokane’s Eagle’s Ice-A-Rena. His mother Debbie was a skating coach who taught Tyler how to skate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nhltoseattle.com/2020/09/23/spokane-native-tampa-bay-lightning-f-tyler-johnson-was-frequently-overlooked-but-he-was-always-a-natural/|title=Spokane native, Tampa Bay Lightning F Tyler Johnson was frequently overlooked, but he was always a natural|date=September 23, 2020}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
<small>'''Bold''' indicates led league</small>
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
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| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 75
|
| 37
|
| 28
| 14
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| 7
| 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2021–22 NHL season|2021–22]]
| [[Chicago Blackhawks]]
| NHL
| 26
| 3
| 4
| 7
| 12
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23]]
| Chicago Blackhawks
| NHL
| 56
| 12
| 20
| 32
| 16
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2023–24 NHL season|2023–24]]
| Chicago Blackhawks
| NHL
| 67
| 17
| 14
| 31
| 26
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals
!
!
!
!
!
! 116
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| United States
| WJC
| {{
| 7
| 3
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! Year
! Ref
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! colspan="3"
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| Playoff MVP
| [[2007–08 WHL season|2008]]
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|-
| WHL
| 2008
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| [[Memorial Cup]]
| 2008
|
|-
| West First All-Star Team
| [[2010–11 WHL season|2011]]
|
|-
| Most Goals (53)
| 2011
|
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| [[Brad Hornung Trophy]]
| 2011
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| West Player of the Year
| 2011
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Five Chiefs earn post season honors |url=http://www.spokanechiefs.com/article/five-chiefs-earn-post-season-honors |website=Spokanechiefs.com |date=March 23, 2011}}</ref>
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! colspan="3"
|-
| All-Rookie Team
| [[2011–12 AHL season|2012]]
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| [[Calder Cup]]
| 2012
|
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| First All-Star Team
| [[2012–13 AHL season|2013]]
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| [[AHL All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]
| 2013
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| [[Willie Marshall Award]]
| 2013
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| [[Les Cunningham Award]]
| 2013
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| [[President's Awards|President's Award]]
| 2013
| <ref name="2013 President's Award"/>
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! colspan="3"
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| [[NHL All-Rookie Team]]
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| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/24/lightning-forwards-johnson-palat-named-to-nhl-2014-all-rookie-team/|title=Lightning forwards Johnson, Palat named to NHL 2014 All-Rookie team|first=Cam|last=Tucker|work=NBC ProHockeyTalk|date= June 24, 2014|access-date=January 21, 2015}}</ref>
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| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=748093|title=Steven Stamkos, Tyler Johnson Named NHL All-Stars; Drouin to Compete in Skills Competition|first=Bryan|last=Burns|work=Tampa Bay Lightning Beat Writer|date= January 10, 2015|access-date=January 21, 2015}}</ref>
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==References==
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