Mark Johnson
Mark Johnson
Ice hockey coach and former NHL forward who won a gold medal in 1980 with the U.S. Olympic hockey team.
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth22 September 1957
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It isn't easy to stay here today. I am happy to be here and I will continue to work hard. I am playing in each tournament, because I want to stay in that category.
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Part of our message to the players is putting individual egos aside, and playing for the team. At the end of the day, if you win something, it's because everybody was able to sacrifice.
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We are in good shape, but I probably need one more good check. Not having to go back to Q-school would be really big. Q-school is a one-time thing. If you are not playing your best at that time, you're down the road doing something else.
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They've been pretty good about it, and have been very supportive of one another. I know all three want to play and all three are capable of playing ... we'll try to decide who best fits us against St. Lawrence. We're confident in all three.
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My dad played here in the '50s, I spent a lot of time in this area, my grandparents lived here, I played for the (Minnesota) North Stars for a short time and my dad won a Stanley Cup in this state. It's a place I'm very familiar with and that's why playing against Minnesota in Minneapolis makes the afternoon very special.
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I have been given the opportunity now. It is so fortunate. It is like a last chance. ... Hopefully you're playing the best golf at the right time. There are so many guys in the same shoes that have the same abilities. Sometimes it is all about getting the breaks at the right time. Mine came at Q-school.
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Watching it all come together was pretty amazing, I thought. The first three to four minutes, you are kind of like, 'Dude, what are you doing?' and then in the last minute, it all came together. I've heard of finger painting, but only in the first grade. This was just amazing.
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We're just really excited to get an opportunity to play for a national championship on Sunday.
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We're real excited about the opportunity this upcoming weekend. The game last night was very intense and certainly nerve-racking.
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We're gonna stay with what we normally do. We're gonna try not to confuse our kids. This is one ballgame; we want to be solid in what we're doing defensively. It's probably the only time we're going to face this type of offense all year.
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Our running backs ran hard. Solomon did a good job. I thought Andre (Smith) did a good job of running our offense.
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Our summers are so precious. Are we really prepared to say that part of this park is now a commercial music venue and off-limits to the nonpaying public?
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Our whole history has been an abundance of game and fish. If you don't manage it right, you won't have abundance. That's what hunters are worried about.
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I was there holding his jacket, ... We hotfooted after him for about six blocks and then got into a little wrestling match in the middle of an intersection.