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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I was as nervous as a cat. We had a really wonderful meal, and before dessert, there was sort of an awkward silence while I got up my nerve.
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Well, we've been pretty consistent with our statements and what we want to do as a group, and that gets better each weekend. We've certainly made some strides in the early part of September to where we are now, but now it's time to elevate the bar a little bit more. The team has done some real nice things up to this point, and we've won a lot of hockey games, but now you got to keep watering it and put a little fertilizer on it and grow with it.
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It has been a good year. One of our goals was to win a league championship. These players are very committed and very passionate. They won the first league championship for our young program. This is their moment.
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That was a close call, but it was the right one. There was never any doubt that (Byrd) won that match.
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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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When people leave Minneapolis on Sunday, they'll only remember the team that won. You only remember the team that won it. That's the mission. We're a part of it, and why not go win it?
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I don't get tired of telling my story, because I am so happy to be here, but I wonder if the other guys on the Tour are getting tired of hearing about the Beer Man.
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I hope it means a lot to the team. It's the first time in the history of our program that we've won a championship. It's a credit to our players and a credit to the players that have been here in the past. ... It's a nice piece of hardware to have, but the prize at the end of the journey is bigger than that.
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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?