Steve Johnson

Steve Johnson (born March 3, 1966) is an American ice hockey coach and former wing who was an All-American for North Dakota. He was an All-American and led UND to a third-place finish in the conference tournament.

After graduating, Johnson played two seasons of professional hockey. Though his numbers improved after a trade to the Phoenix Roadrunners, Johnson decided to retire in 1990.

Johnson transitioned into coaching and got his first prominent role as the head coach for the expansion Fargo-Moorhead Bears in the USHL. The team finished well, ending the season 10 game above .500, but the franchise was dissolved after the season. Johnson didn't remain out of a job for long as he was brought in on another expansion team, the Lincoln Stars, the very next year. In the team's inaugural season, Johnson led them to league championship. He kept the Stars near the top of the league for much of his eleven seasons, winning a second Clark Cup in 2003 and finishing as runner-up in 2000. He resigned after the 2007 season but returned with a third USHL team two years later, taking the Fargo Force to a runner-up finish in 2010.

After a sterling career in junior hockey, Johnson returned to the college ranks as an assistant first for St. Cloud State and then Nebraska–Omaha. Afterwards, he returned home to Grand Forks as the director of youth hockey in the area. In January 2020, Johnson was brought in as the head coach for Minnesota–Crookston when the team revived its dormant program as a club team and mulled over bringing it back to varsity status.

Statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1983–84 St. Albert Saints AJHL 583760970————— 1984–85 North Dakota WCHA 2526815————— 1985–86 North Dakota WCHA 388202818————— 1986–87 North Dakota WCHA 4826447038————— 1987–88 North Dakota WCHA 4234518528————— 1988–89 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 641834523720000 1989–90 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 50220————— 1989–90 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 6521497031————— NCAA totals 153 70 121 191 99 — — — — — IHL totals 134 39 85 124 68 2 0 0 0 0

Coaching Record USHL

Awards and honors Award Year All-WCHA First Team 1987–88 AHCA West First-Team All-American 1987–88