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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mark Johnson
Selected in fourth round
No.
66 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born
September 22, 1957
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Center
Height: 5-9 Weight: 160
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Wisconsin (WCHA)
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
Madison, Wisconsin |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Madison Memorial | Wis. HS |
30 | 65 |
56 | 121 |
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Team USA | Int'l |
11 | 5 |
6 | 11 |
0 | | 1976-77 |
Wisconsin | WCHA |
43 | 36 |
44 | 80 |
16 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 1977 (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin High School
Championship: 1976 (Madison Memorial)
WCHA Freshman of the Year: 1976-77 (Wisconsin)
Miscellaneous: Played 11 games for U.S. national team during its
pre-Olympic tour as an 18 year-old in
1975-76. ... Wore No. 10 for Wisconsin. ... Set Wisconsin record (since tied)
with 17 power-play goals in 1976-77. ... Set Wisconsin records for goals (36)
and points (80) by a freshman in 1976-77. ... Scored two goals and had one
assist in Wisconsin's 1977 NCAA title-game victory over Michigan, which the
Badgers won 6-5 in overtime. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 2, 1980 (N.Y. Islanders at
Pittsburgh)
Numbers: 9 (Pittsburgh); 9 (Minnesota); 12
(Hartford); 10 (St. Louis); 12 (New Jersey)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980-1990 |
PIT, MIN, HAR, STL, NJ | 669 |
203 | 305 | 508 |
260 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980-1990 |
PIT, MIN, STL, NJ | 37 |
16 | 12 | 28 |
10 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1984 (Hartford)
Pittsburgh Briere Trophy (Rookie of Year): 1980-81
Hartford
Booster Club Award (MVP): 1983-84
Hartford Emery Edge Award (+/- Leader): 1982-83 (minus-5)
Hartford Captain:
Oct. 5, 1983, until Feb. 21, 1985
Hartford Points Leader: 1983-84 (87)
New Jersey Playoffs Goals
Leader: 1988 (10)
Miscellaneous: Signed first pro contract with Pittsburgh after the 1980 Winter Olympics and made NHL debut one week after winning
gold medal in Lake Placid. ... Suffered 20-stitch cut near right eye during a
Pittsburgh preseason game in September 1980. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season
with wrist injury suffered in November 1980. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season
with knee injury. ... Nominated by Hartford for 1982-83 Masterton Trophy. ...
Played on a line with Sylvain Turgeon and Ray Neufeld for Hartford in 1982-83
and 1983-84. ... Tied NHL All-Star Game record (since broken) with three assists in All-Star
Game on Jan. 31, 1984. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with rib injury
suffered in February 1985. ... Tied New Jersey single-season record (since
broken) with two hat tricks in 1985-86. ... Missed start of 1986-87 season
with right shoulder injury. ... Played on line with Patrik Sundstrom and John
MacLean for New Jersey in 1988-89. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season with
broken jaw, an injury suffered during New Jersey's Nov. 11, 1988, game vs.
N.Y. Islanders, with strained left knee, an injury suffered during New
Jersey's Dec. 3, 1988 game vs. Philadelphia, and with severely pulled right
hamstring, an injury suffered during New Jersey's Jan. 13, 1989, game vs. N.Y.
Islanders. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Wisconsin (WCHA); Team USA;
Milan (Italy); Zell am See (Austria)
Olympics: 1980
(gold medal)
Canada Cup: 1981 (fourth), 1984 (fourth), 1987 (fifth)
World Championships: 1978
(sixth), 1979 (seventh), 1981 (fifth), 1982 (eighth), 1985 (fourth), 1986
(sixth), 1987 (seventh), 1990 (fifth), 2000 (5-8 place) (assistant coach),
2002 (seventh) (assistant coach)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IIHF Hall of Fame: Inducted 1999
United States Hockey Hall of Fame:
Inducted as an individual in 2004 and as a member of 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team
in 2003
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame: Inducted in 1983
as member of 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team.
Sports Illustrated Sportsman
of Year: 1980 (as member of 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team)
Italian Championship: 1991 (Milan)
ColHL
Coach of Year: 1995-96 (Madison)
NCAA
All-America West First Team: 1977-78, 1978-79 (Wisconsin)
NCAA Player of Year: 1978-79
(Wisconsin)
Balmer Award (Contribution to U.S. Hockey): 1979-80
(Team USA)
Big Ten Athlete of the Year: 1980
WCHA MVP: 1978-79
(Wisconsin)
WCHA All-Star First Team: 1977-78, 1978-79 (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin Coyne Award (Most Consistent): 1977-78
Wisconsin
Athletic Hall of Fame: Inducted 1991 (inaugural inductee)
WHA Draft Pick: 1977 (by
Birmingham, No. 22 overall in Round 3)
WCHA Records: Most career
power-play goals (47), most career game-winning goals (20)
Wisconsin
Records: Most career goals (125), most points in one season (90 in
1978-79), most goals in one season (48 in 1977-78), most career WCHA goals
(91), most points in one WCHA season (70 in 1977-78, shares record), most
goals in one WCHA season (39 in 1977-78), most points by a freshman (80 in
1976-77), most goals by a freshman (36 in 1976-77), most goals by a sophomore
(48 in 1977-78), most goals by a junior (41 in 1978-79), most career
power-play goals (47), most power-play goals in one season (17 in 1976-77,
shares record), most career WCHA power-play goals (33), most power-play goals
in one WCHA season (14 in 1977-78, shares record), most career game-winning
goals (20), most career WCHA game-winning goals (16), most game-winning goals
in one WCHA season (7 in 1978-79, shares record)
WCHA Points Leader: 1977-78 (Wisconsin) (86, tie), 1978-79 (Wisconsin)
(90)
WCHA Goals
Leader: 1977-78 (Wisconsin) (48 goals), 1978-79 (Wisconsin) (41 goals)
Coaching Career: Named Madison Memorial (Wisconsin H.S.) head coach
prior to 1992-93 season and remained in that position through 1993-94 season.
... Named Verona (Wisconsin H.S.) head coach prior to 1994-95 season and
remained in that position through 1994-95 season. ... Named Madison (ColHL) head coach prior to 1995-96
season and remained in that position through 1995-96 season. ... Named
Wisconsin (WCHA) assistant coach prior to 1996-97 season and remained in that
position through 2001-02 season. ... Named Wisconsin (WCHA) women's hockey
head coach on May 23, 2002, season and remained in that position into 2003-04
season.
Education: Earned B.S. in kinesiology from U. of
Wisconsin in 1994.
Miscellaneous: Led Wisconsin in
goals during all three of his years in Badgers program. ... Was fifth member of
1980 USA "Miracle on Ice" team to be drafted by an NHL team. ... Led
Team USA with 33 goals, 48 assists and 81 points during 1979-80 pre-Olympic
tour. ... Led
Team USA in scoring at 1980 Olympics with 11 points. ... Scored twice in Team
USA's 4-3 win over Soviet Union. His first goal tied the game at 2-2 with just
one second left in the first period, and his second goal tied the game at 3-3
midway through the third period, setting the stage for Mike Eruzione's
game-winner. ... Had game-winning goal in team's 4-2 win over Finland in 1980
Olympic gold-medal game. ... Was coached by his
father throughout his college career and at 1981 Canada Cup tournament. ...
Was active in charitable events during his years in Hartford. ... Came out of
retirement to play two games for Team USA in 1998 World Championships
qualifying tournament at the age of 41, helping USA retain its position in the
World Championships' Pool A. ... Served as on-ice assistant coach at 2001 pre-Olympic
training camp for members of 2002 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team. ... Was
finalist for men's head coaching position at Wisconsin in 2002, but lost out
to former teammate Mike Eaves. ... Named
one of WCHA's all-time Top 50 players by conference on Nov. 28, 2001.
Personal:
Nicknamed "Magic." ...
Full name is Mark E. Johnson. ... Son of former NHL, U.S. Olympic and college hockey coach
Bob Johnson, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. ... Older brother of former college hockey player Pete Johnson.
... Father of U.S. Junior B player Doug Johnson. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Pittsburgh traded Johnson to Minnesota
in exchange for 1982 second-round pick (Tim Hrynewich) on March 2, 1982. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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