Mark Johnson
Johnson at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Born (1957-09-22) September 22, 1957
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Minnesota North Stars
Hartford Whalers
St. Louis Blues
New Jersey Devils
National team  United States
NHL Draft 66th overall, 1977
Pittsburgh Penguins
WHA Draft 22nd overall, 1977
Birmingham Bulls
Playing career 1979–1992
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Men's ice hockey
Gold medal – first place 1980 Lake Placid Team competition
Coach for women's ice hockey
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Team competition

Mark Einar Johnson (born September 22, 1957) is an American ice hockey coach for the University of Wisconsin–Madison women's ice hockey team. He is a former National Hockey League (NHL) player who appeared in 669 NHL regular season games between 1980 and 1990. He also played for the gold medal-winning 1980 U.S. Olympic team.

Johnson was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999, the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001, the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003, and the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004. He received the Lester Patrick Trophy in 2011, for outstanding service to hockey in the United States.

Playing career

Amateur career

As a teenager, Johnson attended James Madison Memorial High School, where he was on the hockey team. He then played for the University of Wisconsin–Madison ice hockey team for three years under his father, legendary coach Bob Johnson. In 1977, during his first year at the university, he helped the Badgers win the NCAA national championship. He was the first Badger to win the WCHA Rookie of the year. He went on to become the school's leading goal scorer and second all-time scorer. Johnson was also a two time All-American. His younger brother, Peter, also played at the university.

International and professional career

Johnson made his international debut with the United States national team as an 18-year-old in 1976, when he played in 11 training games for the 1976 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team coached by his father. He represented the United States in 13 international tournaments (including the 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments and the 1981, 1984 and 1987 Canada Cup). He was a star player on the "Miracle on Ice" U.S. Olympic Hockey team at the 1980 Lake Placid winter games.

Playing for the United States against the Soviet Union, Johnson scored two of the four goals in the Team USA 4–3 victory. His first goal, scored with one second left in the game's first period, led to the Soviet coach taking out his goalie, Vladislav Tretiak, who was considered the best goalie in the world at the time;[1] years later, when Johnson asked Soviet defenseman Slava Fetisov, now an NHL teammate, about the decision, he was simply told, "Coach crazy".[2] He also scored in the third period to tie the game at 3–3. The team then defeated Finland to capture the gold medal, with Johnson assisting on the game-winning goal and scoring the insurance goal with less than four minutes remaining in the game. Johnson was named team MVP.

Johnson went on to play professional hockey in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota North Stars, Hartford Whalers, St. Louis Blues, and New Jersey Devils. He played in the 1984 NHL All Star game as the Whalers representative and served as the Whalers' captain in 1983–85. He also played two seasons with Milan Saima SG in Italy and a final season in Austria before retiring in 1992. He briefly came out of retirement to play two games for Team USA in the 1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships qualifying tournament at the age of 41, where he helped Team USA retain its position in the World Championships' Pool A.

In 2010, thirty years after winning the Olympic gold medal as a player, Johnson coached the United States women's national ice hockey team, which won a silver medal in the Vancouver games.

On February 9, 2019, the University of Wisconsin retired #10 during a pre-game presentation at the Kohl Center. Johnson was the first player to have his number retired.

Personal life

Johnson has completed a B.A. degree in kinesiology at the University of Wisconsin in 1994.[3] Johnson's son, Patrick Johnson, played for the men's hockey team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He coaches his daughter, Mikayla, who plays for the women's hockey team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His other son, Chris Johnson, played for the men's hockey team at Augsburg College, and now serves as an assistant coach on the Augsburg men's ice hockey team. His other daughter, Megan, also plays hockey for the women's team at Augsburg College.

Michael Cummings played Johnson in the 1981 TV movie Miracle on Ice. Eric Peter-Kaiser portrayed him in the 2004 Disney film Miracle. Peter-Kaiser was playing college ice hockey for SUNY Potsdam when he got the part.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1975–76 Madison Memorial High HS-WI 30 65 56 121 — — — — — —
1975–76 United States Intl 11 5 6 11 0 — — — — —
1976–77 University of Wisconsin–Madison WCHA 43 36 44 80 16 — — — — —
1977–78 University of Wisconsin–Madison WCHA 42 48 38 86 24 — — — — —
1978–79 University of Wisconsin–Madison WCHA 40 41 49 90 34 — — — — —
1979–80 United States Intl 53 33 48 81 25 — — — — —
1979–80 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 17 3 5 8 4 5 2 2 4 0
1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 73 10 23 33 50 5 2 1 3 6
1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 46 10 11 21 30 — — — — —
1981–82 Minnesota North Stars NHL 10 2 2 4 10 4 2 0 2 0
1982–83 Hartford Whalers NHL 73 31 38 69 28 — — — — —
1983–84 Hartford Whalers NHL 79 35 52 87 27 — — — — —
1984–85 Hartford Whalers NHL 49 19 28 47 21 — — — — —
1984–85 St. Louis Blues NHL 17 4 6 10 2 3 0 1 1 0
1985–86 New Jersey Devils NHL 80 21 41 62 16 — — — — —
1986–87 New Jersey Devils NHL 68 25 26 51 22 — — — — —
1987–88 New Jersey Devils NHL 54 14 19 33 14 18 10 8 18 4
1988–89 New Jersey Devils NHL 40 13 25 38 24 — — — — —
1989–90 New Jersey Devils NHL 63 16 29 45 12 2 0 0 0 0
1990–91 Milan Saima SG ITA 36 32 45 77 15 10 7 16 23 6
1991–92 Milan Saima SG ITA 2 1 3 4 0 — — — — —
1991–92 Zell am See EK Alpenliga 18 13 28 41 8 — — — — —
1991–92 Zell am See EK AUT 15 10 21 31 6 — — — — —
NHL totals 669 203 305 508 260 37 16 12 28 10

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1978 United States WC 10 0 2 2 0
1979 United States WC 2 0 0 0 0
1980 United States OG 7 5 6 11 6
1981 United States WC 5 0 2 2 2
1981 United States CC 6 1 3 4 2
1982 United States WC 7 1 1 2 6
1984 United States CC 6 2 3 5 0
1985 United States WC 10 4 1 5 6
1986 United States WC 10 5 3 8 10
1987 United States WC 10 3 6 9 8
1987 United States CC 5 0 1 1 0
1990 United States WC 9 2 3 5 2
Senior totals 87 23 31 54 42

Awards and achievements

College
NHL
  • Played in NHL All-Star Game (1984)
Other

Coaching career

Johnson is the head coach of the University of Wisconsin–Madison women's ice hockey team, a position he has held since 2002. The team won its first NCAA national championship on March 26, 2006. They repeated as national champions in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2019, 2021, and 2023. Prior to coaching the women's team, Johnson was an assistant coach for the Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team from 1996 until 2002.

Johnson has won the following awards and championships as head coach:

  • 7× national champion – 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2022–23
  • 8× WCHA regular season champion – 2005–06, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
  • 8× WCHA tournament champion – 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018-19
  • 4× AHCA Coach of the Year – 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011

He served as an assistant coach for the American national men's hockey team in 2000 and 2002. On July 6, 2006, he was named head coach of the American women's team as part of a general reorganization of the program, leading the women's hockey team to a silver medal at the 2010 Olympics.[9]

Johnson coached the Madison Monsters minor league hockey team during their inaugural 1995–96 season.[10]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA) (2002–present)
2002–03 Wisconsin 22–8–514–6–43rd
2003–04 Wisconsin 25–6–318–5–12nd
2004–05 Wisconsin 28–9–120–7–13rdNCAA Quarterfinals
2005–06 Wisconsin 36–4–124–3–11stNCAA Champion
2006–07 Wisconsin 36–1–423–1–41stNCAA Champion
2007–08 Wisconsin 29–9–320–5–33rdNCAA Runner-Up
2008–09 Wisconsin 34–2–521–2–52ndNCAA Champion
2009–10* Wisconsin 18–15–315–12–14th
2010–11 Wisconsin 37–2–224–2–21stNCAA Champion
2011–12 Wisconsin 33–5–223–3–21stNCAA Runner-Up
2012–13 Wisconsin 23–10–217–9–23rd
2013–14 Wisconsin 28–8–221–5–22ndNCAA Frozen Four
2014–15 Wisconsin 29–7–419–6–32ndNCAA Frozen Four
2015–16 Wisconsin 35–4–124–3–11stNCAA Frozen Four
2016–17 Wisconsin 33–3–422–2–41stNCAA Runner-Up
2017–18 Wisconsin 31–5–220–2–21stNCAA Frozen Four
2018–19 Wisconsin 35–4–218–4–22ndNCAA Champion
2019–20 Wisconsin 28–5–317–4–31stCancelled due to pandemic
2020–21 Wisconsin 17–3–112–3–11stNCAA Champion
2021–22 Wisconsin 26–8–418–6–33rdNCAA Quarterfinals
2022–23 Wisconsin 29–10–219–7–23rdNCAA Champion
Wisconsin: 577–110–52382–82–47
Total:577–110–52

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

*Johnson spent the 2009–10 season coaching the US Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team, finishing with a silver medal at XXI Winter Games.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cart, Julie (February 13, 1987). "Soviet Master: Tretiak May Have Been Greatest Goaltender in History of Hockey". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ "How the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team Pulled Off the Miracle on Ice". about.com.
  3. ↑ http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-hockey/mtt/johnson_mark00.html Archived 2010-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Eric Peter-Kaiser biography at the Internet Movie Database https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1371703/
  5. ↑ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Hockey: 5 picked for hall". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. September 23, 1999. p. 29. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Wisconsin duo named Lester Patrick award winners :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". Archived from the original on September 25, 2011.
  9. ↑ Johnson to Coach US Women's Hockey in 2010 Olympics Yahoo Sports, January 27, 2009
  10. ↑ "Mark Johnson (b.1957) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com".
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