Johnny was born Canadian and grew up playing hockey and eating Tim Horton donuts. His first hockey equipment consisted of a few telephone books and some duct tape.

As the smallest player on his childhood teams, his official position was wallpaper paste. During college in the corn fields of central Canada, Johnny was a regular at the Thursday midnight faculty shinny but hadn't touched a hockey stick since then. He was thrilled to discover the NYCGHA after a 19 year hiatus. With regular practice, Johnny is, "slowly remembering the rules of the game."