Career
Before playing in the NHL, Dafoe played parts of three seasons with the Portland Winter Hawks and one season with the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
He was drafted 35th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1989 NHL entry draft. After finishing his junior career, he was sent down to play for the Capitals's ECHL and AHL-affiliates Hampton Roads Admirals, Baltimore Skipjacks, and New Haven Nighthawks.
On November 11, 1992, the Capitals called him up and Johnson made his NHL debut, in relief of Jim Hrivnak in a 7–4 win against the New York Rangers. He played 11 regular season games over three seasons with the Capitals.
On July 8, 1995, the Capitals traded Dafoe along with Dmitri Khristich to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a 1996 first- and fourth round draft pick. He played parts of two seasons with the Kings.
On August 29, 1997, the Kings traded Dafoe along with Dmitri Khristich again to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Jozef Stümpel, Sandy Moger, and a 1998 fourth-round draft pick. Dafoe had a very productive 1998–99 season. He finished the season by posting a 32–23–11 record with a 2.00 goals against average and a .926 save percentage. For his efforts, the NHL named him the Player of the Month for the month of April and also named him to the Second All-Star Team. The next season, Dafoe had a falling out with Bruins general manager Harry Sinden over his contract, with Dafoe holding out from playing games until it was settled. On October 29, 1999, Dafoe signed a three-year, $9.4 million contract to end his holdout and stay with the Bruins.
On November 19, 2002, Dafoe signed a two-year contract to join the Atlanta Thrashers. On June 18, 2003, the Thrashers exercised their option on Dafoe's contract. On July 1, 2004, the Thrashers left Dafoe's contract run out and he became a free agent.
Dafoe retired from playing professional ice hockey in 2004.
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