8 Tom Johnson

Height: 6'2" Weight: 205 Position: Forward

Birthdate: Nov 28, 1985

Hometown: Delta, BC, Canada

Years in NLL: 4th

How Acquired:

07/28/08: Traded from Boston along with Travis Gillespie and a third round pick in the 2010 NLL Entry Draft for Sean Morris, Steve Panarelli and a second round selection in the 2010 NLL Entry Draft.

2009 Season: Recorded career-highs in goals (20), assists (13), points (33) and loose balls (64)… Set a career-high with five goals against the Minnesota Swarm on 04/03/09. 2008 Season: Played in eight regular season games in his rookie season, recording 15 points (8g, 7a). … Was named NLL Rookie of the Week for his five-point performance (2g, 3a) in a 14–6 win over Edmonton on 04/11/08. Scored a goal and added an assist against Portland in the first round of the playoffs. Lacrosse Career: Currently plays for the Burnaby Lakers of the WLA in the summer. … Recorded 40 points (23g, 17a) in 13 games in 2009. … Scored 33 goals and added 15 assists in 2008. Was awarded the Ed Bayley Trophy as the 2007 WLA Rookie of the Year in 2007 after recording 54 points (27g, 27a) … Played Junior A lacrosse for the Delta Islanders where he holds the all-time scoring record. … Was the first overall selection in the 2007 WLA draft. Personal: Currently attending school at the University of British Columbia where he plays on the football team. … Was a provincial all-star quarterback in football and team Most Valuable Player in rugby in high school. … Was invited to participate on Team Canada’s Rugby junior team.