Mark Johnson (ice hockey)

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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, leading the team in points with 11. As head coach of Wisconsin, he has led them to eight National Championships, the most for all NCAA Division I hockey teams (men or women's teams).

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 in Madison, Wisconsin, 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.Template:Citation needed

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.Template:Citation needed

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;<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> years later, when Johnson asked Soviet defenseman Slava Fetisov, now an NHL teammate, about the decision, he was simply told, "Coach crazy".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.Template:Citation needed

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.Template:Citation needed

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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

Personal life

Johnson has completed a B.A. degree in kinesiology at the University of Wisconsin in 1994.<ref>http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-hockey/mtt/johnson_mark00.html Template:Webarchive</ref> Johnson's son, Patrick, played for the men's hockey team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He coached his daughter, Mikayla, who played for the women's hockey team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 2013 to 2017.<ref>Mikayla Johnson | Women’s Hockey https://uwbadgers.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/mikayla-johnson/4256</ref> His 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 daughter, Meghan, played hockey for the women's team at Augsburg College from 2015 to 2019.<ref>Meghan Johnson Augsburg Athletics https://athletics.augsburg.edu/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/megan-johnson/22263</ref>

Michael Cummings played Johnson in the 1981 TV movie Miracle on Ice. Eric Peter-Kaiser portrayed him in the 2004 Disney film Miracle.Template:Citation needed

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
Other

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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, 2023, and 2025. 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.Template:Citation needed

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.<ref>Johnson to Coach US Women's Hockey in 2010 Olympics Yahoo Sports, January 27, 2009</ref>

Johnson coached the Madison Monsters minor league hockey team during their inaugural 1995–96 season.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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See also

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