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
afternoon against cup dad familiar lived minnesota north played playing short spent stanley stars time won
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.
best breaks came given golf guys hopefully last mine opportunity playing shoes
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.
best good playing road
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.
against best capable confident decide fits good playing supportive three
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.
continue easy happy playing stay work
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.
egos everybody individual message players playing putting win
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.
decided gets pavement sealed
When it got colder, we decided to wait, because they can't be sealed if the pavement is too cold. We'll have them sealed when it gets warmer.
avoid local until whenever
We are urging local residents to avoid U.S. 69 whenever possible, ... It's a bottleneck right now and will be until probably the weekend.
building continue four growth last past seen support three year
I've seen growth every year on our side. We've done things this year that we didn't do last year. It's building ... we'll just keep doing the things we're doing. If we do that, the support will continue to improve, as it has in the past three or four years.
allowed humanity people
These were people much like you and I. What is it in humanity that allowed it to happen?
challenged game linger period second team wrap
The second period was real big for us, because it kind of put the game out of reach. I challenged the team to come out and play like we wanted to win. It was kind of an 'eye of the tiger'-type thing where we ... let the other team know that we wanted to wrap it up and not let this thing linger on.
face girl
The wonderment in her face is the wonderment of the little girl herself.
cheese piece
The workmanship that had to go into that piece of cheese was outstanding.
entering
Entering the 18th hole, anything could have happened.