Wyatt Johnston (born May 14, 2003) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who plays for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Johnston was selected in the first round of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft by the Stars with the 23rd overall pick.
Johnston was born in Toronto, Ontario on May 14, 2003, to Margot Fulcher and Chuck Johnston.
He has two older siblings, Austin and Quinn.
During his rookie season with the Dallas Stars, Johnston lived in the house of teammate Joe Pavelski.
Bold indicates led league
2018
Johnston finished his career with the Toronto Marlboros in the GTHL in 2018–19.
He put up 48 goals and 46 assists for 94 points during his final year with the team.
He became the first teenager to play for the Stars since Miro Heiskanen in 2018 and the first North American teenager to do so since 1994 (Jamie Langenbrunner and Todd Harvey).
Johnston scored his first NHL goal in his first NHL game against Juuse Saros.
On March 4, 2023, Johnston broke the record for most goals by a teenager in Stars' history when he scored his 15th goal of the season (and his career) against the Colorado Avalanche.
Johnston finished the season with 24 goals and 17 assists for 41 points in 82 games.
On March 5, 2024, Johnston scored his first career hat-trick in a 7-6 win against the San Jose Sharks.
2019
He was drafted sixth overall by the Windsor Spitfires during the 2019 OHL Priority Selection draft.
In his rookie season in 2019–20, Johnston scored his first OHL goal on September 21, 2019 against the Peterborough Petes in a 9–6 victory.
Johnston went on to score 12 goals and 18 assists for 30 points in 53 games in his rookie year before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In returning to the Windsor Spitfires for the 2021–22 season, Johnston led the league and the entire CHL in scoring in the regular season with 124 points in 68 regular season games.
He also led the OHL in playoff points, registering 41 through 25 games, before losing in the finals in a game 7 defeat to the Hamilton Bulldogs.
Johnston was drafted 23rd overall in the first round by the Dallas Stars during the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.
He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Stars on September 28, 2021.
He put up 2 goals and 1 assist in the Dallas Stars Prospects Tournament.
Johnston made his NHL debut in the Stars' first game of the season on October 13, 2022, against the Nashville Predators.
