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Mark Johnson was repeatedly passed over for the head coaching position of the Wisconsin men's hockey team.

Instead, he became the highly successful coach of the women's team, winning eight NCAA titles in 22 seasons.

Johnson believes that not getting the men's coaching job allowed for other significant opportunities in his life.

MADISON – For all his victories and championships and awards as the most-decorated coach in women’s college hockey, Mark Johnson may forever be followed by a two-word question:

What if?

What if Wisconsin had hired Johnson as its men’s hockey coach in 2002 after Jeff Sauer stepped down, rather than Mike Eaves ?

Or what if he’d gotten that job instead of Tony Granato in 2016 ? Or instead of Mike Hastings in 2023 ?

Johnson was inte

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