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) |
| 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 (age 49), Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| NHL Draft | NHL, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Pro Career | 1979 – 1990 |
Mark Johnson (b. September 22, 1957 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a former United States Olympic ice hockey player.
Johnson played for the University of Wisconsin 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.
Johnson represented the United States in 13 international tournaments. 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 forced the Soviet coach to take out his goalie Vladislav Tretiak, a mistake because the United States defeated them, taking the gold medal. He also scored in the third period to tie the game at 3-3.
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 also played a season or two with Milan Saima SG in Italy.
Johnson is currently the head coach of the University of Wisconsin'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.
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.
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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
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| 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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