Mark Johnson (ice hockey)
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Ice Hockey | |||
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| Gold | 1980 Lake Placid | Team | |
| Position | Forward |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg/11 st 6 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Retired Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota North Stars Hartford Whalers St. Louis Blues New Jersey Devils |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | September 22, 1957 , Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| NHL Draft | NHL, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Pro career | 1979 – 1990 |
Mark Johnson (b. September 22, 1957 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in Madison, Wisconsin) is a former United States ice hockey player who appeared in 669 NHL regular season games between 1980 and 1990 after playing for the Gold medal winning 1980 US Olympic Hockey team.
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[edit] Amateur career
Johnson 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 ever to win WCHA Rookie of the year. He went on to become the school's second all-time scorer. Johnson was also a two time All-American.
[edit] 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 US Olympic ice hockey team coached by his father. He would represent the United States in 13 international tournaments (including the 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments as well as the 1981,1984 and 1987 Canada Cup). He is most famous for being a star player on the US Olympic Hockey team at the 1980 Lake Placid winter games. Playing for the United States Of America against the Soviet Union. Johnson scored in the first period of the game, which directly led to the Soviet coach taking out his goalie Vladislav Tretiak, a questionable move because the United States defeated them. He also scored in the third period to tie the game at 3–3. The team would then go on to defeat Finland to capture the gold medal.
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. His NHL accomplishments include playing in the 1984 NHL All Star game as the Whalers representative as well as serving as the Whalers team captain in 1983–85. He also played two seasons with Milan Saima SG in Italy and a final season in Austria before retiring from the game 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.
[edit] Post Playing Career
Johnson is currently the head coach of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's women's hockey team, a position he has held since 2002. The team won its first NCAA national championship on March 26, 2006 and became repeat winners on March 18, 2007. Prior to coaching the women's team, Johnson was an assistant coach for the Wisconsin Badgers Men's hockey team from 1996 until 2002.
He was inducted into the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001 and the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004.
On July 6, 2006, he was named head coach of the American women's team as part of a general reorganization of the program. His previous international coaching experience was as an assistant coach for the men's team in 2000 and 2002.
[edit] Awards and Achievements
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1984)
- WCHA Freshman of the Year (1977)
- WCHA First All-Star Team (1978, 1979)
- NCAA West First All-American Team (1978, 1979)
- WCHA Most Valuable Player (1979)
[edit] Career Statistics
Regular Season
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM
1979-80 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 17 3 5 8 4
1980-81 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 73 10 23 33 50
1981-82 Pittsburgh/Minnesota NHL 56 12 13 25 40
1982-83 Hartford Whalers NHL 73 31 38 69 28
1983-84 Hartford Whalers NHL 79 35 52 87 27
1984-85 Hartford/St. Louis NHL 66 23 34 57 23
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
1988-89 New Jersey Devils NHL 40 13 25 38 24
1989-90 New Jersey Devils NHL 63 16 29 45 12
NHL Totals 669 203 305 508 260
[edit] Links
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Mark Johnson's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Mark Johnson's hockeydraftcentral.com profile
- Mark Johnson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame
| Preceded by Russ Anderson |
Hartford Whalers captains 1983-85 |
Succeeded by Ron Francis |
| Preceded by Trish Millines Dziko Bruce Furniss Virginia Gilder Stacey Johnson Gregory Kelser Kellen Winslow |
Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) Class of 2005 Mark Johnson Gary Lawrence Paul McDonald Greg Meredith Joan Benoit Samuelson Dave Stoldt |
Succeeded by Valerie Ackerman Danny Ainge Charles Davis Terry Schroeder Mike Singletary Susan Wellington |
| Preceded by Ben Smith |
American women's hockey team head coach 2006-present |
Succeeded by Current |
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