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Coach of Fargo's USHL team named St. Cloud State assistant
Posted by: Roman Augustoviz under St. Cloud State Updated: September 7, 2010 - 7:05 PM
A slightly edited St. Cloud State news release:
Steve Johnson, head coach of the Fargo Force of the USHL last season, has been named an assistant coach for the St. Cloud State men’s hockey team.
Johnson will replace Eric Rud, recently named the head coach for the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL. Rud had served as an assistant coach at SCSU since the 2005-06 season.
“Steve (Johnson) has been one of the most successful coaches in the history of the USHL and he is one of the great players in the history of the WCHA. His experiences as a player and a coach will be a huge asset for our program,” SCSU head coach Bob Motzko said.
“I am very excited to be coming to St. Cloud State and getting back into the WCHA,” Johnson said. “I’ve gotten to know coach Motzko and [assistant] coach (Mike) Gibbons very well over THE years, and I am looking forward to becoming a part of the program at St. Cloud State.”
At Fargo, Johnson’s team charted a 45-22 overall record and a second place finish in the 2010 Clark Cup finals after replacing former Fargo coach Dean Blais in 2009.
Johnson began coaching in the USHL with a stop at Fargo-Moorhead in 1995-96. He was then named the head coach of the Lincoln Stars the next season.
In his first season at Lincoln, Johnson guided his club to a 40-13-1 record and a Clark Cup championship. This would mark the start of a decade long run at Lincoln, which saw Johnson’s teams win 30-plus games nine times.
He was named the USHL Coach of the Year in 1996, 2000 and 2001, and he led the Stars to a second Clark Cup title (USHL postseason championship) in 2003. Johnson also guided Lincoln to Anderson Cups (USHL regular season champions) in 2003, 2001 and 2000.
Johnson’s USHL coaching record stands at 470-223-54, and his 470 victories ranks fourth in the league records for most career wins. Johnson’s career win percentage of .665 ranks fifth in league history.
A Grand Forks, N.D. native, Johnson played for North Dakota from 1984 to 1988. He earned All-WCHA and All-America status during his collegiate career, and was on UND's national championship team in 1987. In his senior season, Johnson was a Hobey Baker Award finalist and was named the WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year in 1988.
In his four years at UND, Johnson recorded 191 points (70 goals, 121 assists) in 153 games. As a senior, Johnson posted 85 points (34 goals, 51 assists).
A 1987 draft pick of the Vancouver Canucks, Johnson played professionally for two seasons in the IHL with the Milwaukee Admirals and the Phoenix Roadrunners.
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