| Position: | Right wing |
| Played For: | New York Rangers |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lb: | 170 |
| Birth Date: | 1924 2, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1944 |
| Career End: | 1962 |
Joseph Gabriel Jean-Paul "Johnny" Denis (February 28, 1924 – January 3, 1989) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played ten games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1946–47 and 1949–50 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1944 to 1962, was spent in the minor leagues. Denis was born in Montreal, Quebec.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1941–42 | Montreal Concordia Civics | MMJHL | 12 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1942–43 | Montreal Concordia Civics | MMJHL | 20 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1943–44 | Montreal Concordia Civics | QJHL | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1943–44 | University of Montreal | QSHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Montreal Junior Royals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1944–45 | Hull Volants | QSHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Montreal Army | QSHL | 9 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 69 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 1946–47 | New York Rangers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | New Haven Ramblers | AHL | 26 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | New York Rovers | EAHL | 16 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947–48 | New Haven Ramblers | AHL | 65 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1948–49 | New Haven Ramblers | AHL | 63 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | New Haven Ramblers | AHL | 65 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Cincinnati Mohawks | AHL | 61 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Cincinnati Mohawks | AHL | 35 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Providence Reds | AHL | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 1952–53 | Providence Reds | AHL | 57 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Quebec Aces | QSHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Providence Reds | AHL | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Shawinigan Falls Catractes | QSHL | 42 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | ||
| 1955–56 | Shawinigan Falls Catractes | QSHL | 59 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1956–57 | Shawinigan Falls Catractes | QSHL | 62 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Shawinigan Falls Catractes | QSHL | 64 | 39 | 50 | 89 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1958–59 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 48 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 69 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1959–60 | Trois-Rivières Lions | EPHL | 69 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 51 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1960–61 | St. Paul Saints | IHL | 67 | 41 | 52 | 93 | 52 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 9 | ||
| 1961–62 | St. Paul Saints | IHL | 64 | 32 | 56 | 88 | 49 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | ||
| AHL totals | 391 | 135 | 141 | 276 | 478 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | ||||
| QSHL totals | 296 | 133 | 184 | 317 | 312 | 39 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 34 | ||||
| NHL totals | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||