Who is Chad Johnson?

Team Canada's number-two goaltender is someone called Chad Johnson. Who? I found out.

Born in 1980 in the southern United States to Canadian parents, Chad Johnson studied physics at the University of Minnesota and played college hockey there. In 2000, he served as the principal gay and lesbian issues adviser to the Gore/Lieberman campaign, and was nominated for two Grabby Awards for his work in gay pornography.

In 2001, he was nominated for another Grabby for "best three-way sex scene", and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals. However, he went on to get his Ph.D in high energy physics at Columbia. His work centered around a theoretical particle created as the Higgs boson decays, and took place at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. While studying at Columbia, he was inducted into the GayVN Awards Hall of Fame, and made the NFL First All-Star Team twice, in 2005 and 2006. He's received a total of 62 touchdowns, and holds several Bengals franchise records.

He appeared on the cover of EA's NFL Street 3 in 2006, and was drafted 125th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. In 2007, the Minnesota Vikings signed him as a free agent cornerback, and two years later he made his AHL debut with the Hartford Wolfpack. He played five NHL games last season, with a record of 1-2-1, save percentage of 91,9% and a goals-against average of 2.35. This is his first national team appearance.

He's also employed as a professional photographer in the New York area, and has his own segment on the TV show Sports Soup. He's a soccer fan and supports Arsenal FC, and is still active in the Democratic party.

That's some goaltender!