Bob Johnson (ice hockey, born 1931)
Robert " Bob" Johnson ( born March 4, 1931 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, † November 26, 1991 in Colorado Springs, Colorado ) was an American ice hockey coach.
Career
As a player, Johnson was responsible for the team of the Minneapolis Central High School, the University of North Dakota and the University of Minnesota, where he was coached by the legendary John Mariucci, active.
After serving as a medic in the Korean War, he trained initially different high school teams in Minnesota. In 1963 he became coach at Colorado College before he moved to the University of Wisconsin- Madison in 1966. At the same time he also oversaw often the U.S. Hockey team in international tournaments. So he stood at the World Championships in 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1981, the Canada Cup in 1981, 1984 and 1987 and at the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck in 1976 behind the gang. For the Olympic Games he even interrupted his coaching job at the University of Wisconsin -Madison for one year. After that, he had, among other things his son Mark to the team of Badgers, as the university team was called in Wisconsin -Madison. Mark then was also in the squad of the American team, the Lake Placid won the gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Games.
For the 1982/83 season Bob Jonson took over the Calgary Flames for the first time an NHL team. He oversaw the Flames five years until 1987. Season For 1990/91, he took over the Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Mario Lemieux. He led the team to its first Stanley Cup victory. After this great success, followed the great disillusionment for Johnson. The following summer, the doctors diagnosed him with a brain tumor, he died three months later.
His often made statement, " It's a great day for hockey! " Which was mounted after his death also on the blue lines of the Civic Arena was known. The team of the Penguins played in the 1991/92 season with a badge with the word Badger and his dates, reminiscent of his nickname " Badger Bob".
In 1991 he was admitted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992 and into the Hockey Hall of Fame.