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Johnson Tabbed to Lead U.S. Under-22 Women’s Team
4/29/2019 2:02:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Gophers associate head coach Joel Johnson will serve as head coach for the U.S. Under-22 Women’s Select Team for the 2019-20 season.
MINNEAPOLIS -- University of Minnesota women's hockey associate head coach Joel Johnson will serve as head coach for the U.S. Under-22 Women's Select Team during the 2019-20 season, USA Hockey announced Monday.
Joining Johnson as Under-22 team assistant coaches will be Gophers alumna Courtney Kennedy, associate head women's ice hockey coach at Boston College, and Katie Lachapelle, head women's ice hockey coach at the College of the Holy Cross. The staff will lead the U.S. Under-22 Women's Select Team at the 2019 Under-22 Series vs. Canada, which will be held Aug. 15-18 in Lake Placid, New York.
"We're excited to have Maura and Joel at the helm of our U18 and U22 teams again for the upcoming season," said Katie Million, director of women's national team programs at USA Hockey. "We've got a fantastic coaching staff here that brings vast experience. We're looking forward to getting a new season underway this summer in Lake Placid."
Johnson makes his return as head coach of the U.S. Under-22 Women's Select Team this season after having led Team USA to a three-game sweep of its northern rival at the 2018 U22 Series vs. Canada in Calgary, Alberta.
Johnson also served as assistant coach of the U.S. Women's National Team during the 2018-19 season, his first year in that role. He made his debut at the 2018 Four Nations Cup in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where the U.S. won four games in a row on the way to winning its fourth consecutive tournament championship, and he also helped guide the U.S. to its fifth straight gold medal at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship in Espoo, Finland.
A long-time contributor to USA Hockey's women's national team program, he also previously served as head coach of the U.S. Under-18 Women's National Team from 2015-2018, helping the U.S. capture four consecutive gold medals at the IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship.
Entering in his 15th season on the University of Minnesota coaching staff in 2019-20, Johnson has helped the Golden Gophers claim six national titles (2000, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016). He previously spent six seasons coaching at Bethel University from 2004-10, including three years as the men's hockey head coach.
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Joining Johnson as Under-22 team assistant coaches will be Gophers alumna Courtney Kennedy, associate head women's ice hockey coach at Boston College, and Katie Lachapelle, head women's ice hockey coach at the College of the Holy Cross. The staff will lead the U.S. Under-22 Women's Select Team at the 2019 Under-22 Series vs. Canada, which will be held Aug. 15-18 in Lake Placid, New York.
"We're excited to have Maura and Joel at the helm of our U18 and U22 teams again for the upcoming season," said Katie Million, director of women's national team programs at USA Hockey. "We've got a fantastic coaching staff here that brings vast experience. We're looking forward to getting a new season underway this summer in Lake Placid."
Johnson makes his return as head coach of the U.S. Under-22 Women's Select Team this season after having led Team USA to a three-game sweep of its northern rival at the 2018 U22 Series vs. Canada in Calgary, Alberta.
Johnson also served as assistant coach of the U.S. Women's National Team during the 2018-19 season, his first year in that role. He made his debut at the 2018 Four Nations Cup in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where the U.S. won four games in a row on the way to winning its fourth consecutive tournament championship, and he also helped guide the U.S. to its fifth straight gold medal at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship in Espoo, Finland.
A long-time contributor to USA Hockey's women's national team program, he also previously served as head coach of the U.S. Under-18 Women's National Team from 2015-2018, helping the U.S. capture four consecutive gold medals at the IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship.
Entering in his 15th season on the University of Minnesota coaching staff in 2019-20, Johnson has helped the Golden Gophers claim six national titles (2000, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016). He previously spent six seasons coaching at Bethel University from 2004-10, including three years as the men's hockey head coach.
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