Thousands of Wisconsin fans packed the Kohl Center last Saturday night as the University of Wisconsin’s men’s hockey team was set to square off against No. 2 The Ohio State.
As the Badger men’s hockey team has played inconsistently through the season, a near sold-out Kohl Center was something they weren’t always used to.
But there was no surprise in the number of fans that poured into Madison to witness the retirement of Johnson’s number — arguably one of the most remarkable moments in the history of the University of Wisconsin Athletics Program.
There is no doubt that Johnson, the greatest goal scorer in Wisconsin history, a national Olympic hockey hero and currently the winningest coach in the history of Wisconsin women’s hockey, has set the bar to unimaginable heights for the program and its players.