Player » Tyler Johnson

Tyler Johnson is a right-shooting center for the Tampa Bay Lightning (?Bolts?), and is part of the feared second front line of the ?Bolts? team. He is a huge cog in the wheel of a team that will likely be in the Stanley Cup playoffs this year (2017) and hopefully win it. From 2005-2011, Tyler Johnson played for the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League. In his last year (2010-11), he led the WHL in goals and was 2nd in total points. He was voted Top Defensive Forward, Best Skater and Top Face Off Player. Yet in 2011, he went undrafted despite all of his accolades including winning the Memorial Cup in 2008 with the Chiefs, winning a gold medal with the United States in the 2010 World Junior Championships, and being named the WHL's playoff MVP. Johnson eventually signed a three-year entry contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning in March 2011. Observers said that Johnson's small size (5'8?) is why wasn't drafted.

After signing with the ?Bolts,? Johnson played in the American Hockey League (AHL) with a Lightning affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch from 2011 until the Lightning called him up in March of 2013, when he had a decent first partial year. However, in the breakout 2014-15 season, Johnson had 29 goals and 43 assists for a total of 72 points. In 2017, Tyler Johnson signed a $35 million contract extension with the Lightning, worth about $5 million per annum. Also in 2017, Johnson recorded his 95th goal for the Lightning, which made him 10th on the all-time Bolts goal list. Take a look at these 3 outstanding signed and certified hockey collectibles below and then peruse our vault for other outstanding Tyler Johnson autographed memorabilia.