Mike Johnson reflects on Bemidji's 180-degree turnaround during time at the helm
Mar. 24—BEMIDJI — Mike Johnson thought he had his trip to the state tournament all planned out. After helping the Bemidji High School girls hockey team get back to St.
Paul for the first time since 2007, Johnson, the Lumberjacks' head coach, planned to travel with the team down to Grand Casino Arena. However, on the day the state seedings were released, and just three days after BHS won its ...
Mar. 24—BEMIDJI — Mike Johnson thought he had his trip to the state tournament all planned out. After helping the Bemidji High School girls hockey team get back to St.
Paul for the first time since 2007, Johnson, the Lumberjacks' head coach, planned to travel with the team down to Grand Casino Arena. However, on the day the state seedings were released, and just three days after BHS won its second-ever Section 8AA championship, the Johnsons got an exciting phone call. One of their four daughters was going into labor in Madison, Wisconsin.
"It was a crazy week," Johnson said. "It starts with meeting your first grandchild and it ends at Grand Casino Arena at the state tournament. " While the due date wasn't for nearly two more weeks, Johnson became a grandpa on Feb.
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