Mark Johnson

Biography

Wisconsin head coach Mark Johnson has established the Badgers as one of the nation’s elite programs during his 22 years in Madison. Under his direction, Wisconsin has compiled eight NCAA titles, 11 Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff titles and 10 WCHA regular season crowns. With a career record of 667-120-55, Johnson is the winningest coach not only in Wisconsin history, but is the winningest coach in NCAA collegiate women's hockey history. Six Badgers have won the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, awarded to the nation's top NCAA Division I women's hockey player, under Johnson. Sara Bauer was UW's first winner in 2006, Jessie Vetter won the award in 2009, Meghan Duggan took home the honor in 2011 before Brianna Decker won the award in 2012. Ann-Renee Desbiens won the honor in 2017 while Casey O'Brien won the 2025 award. No stranger to the Wisconsin program, Johnson stepped into the role of head women's ice hockey coach at UW beginning with the 2002-03 season, becoming the third coach in program history. Since taking over the program, Johnson and the Badgers have continued to shatter both school and national records while leading the program to the pinnacle of women's college hockey. The Mark Johnson File Hometown Madison, Wis. Education University of Wisconsin, 1994 B.S. in Kinesiology Family Wife, Leslie Children, Doug, Chris, Patrick, Mikayla and Megan NCAA National Championships 2025 2023 2021 2019 2011 2009 2007 2006 Coach of the Year 2025 AHCA Division I Coach o