{"id":2505,"date":"2012-09-19T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/?p=2505"},"modified":"2015-01-08T13:40:50","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T18:40:50","slug":"badger-bob-the-penguins-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/09\/19\/badger-bob-the-penguins-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBadger\u201d Bob, the Penguins coach"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

April 20, 1991:<\/strong><\/em> If the NHL lockout has you a bit depressed and anxious, remember the attitude of the always-optimistic Bob Johnson. In this picture, Johnson \u201ccontemplates injuries and lineups as he views an off-day skate at the Civic Arena,\u201d according to the published caption.<\/p>\n

\u201cBadger\u201d Bob, as he was known, coached the Penguins for one season (1990-91) and led the team to its first Stanley Cup Championship. At times during the playoffs, things looked bleak for the Pens. They faced the seemingly impossible task of overcoming a three-games-to-two deficit against the New Jersey Devils in the first round playoff series that year. In an amazing comeback, the Mario Lemieux-led Penguins won the series, and eventually claimed the Stanley Cup by defeating the North Stars in Johnson\u2019s hometown of Minneapolis.<\/p>\n

Johson died of brain cancer on Nov. 26, 1991, about six months after hoisting the Stanley Cup. It was a sad day for Pittsburgh. Still, we smile when remembering Badger Bob\u2019s slogan: \u201cIt\u2019s a great day for hockey.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Photo by Vince Musi, Pittsburgh Press)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We smile when remembering Badger Bob\u2019s slogan: \u201cIt\u2019s a great day for hockey.\u201d<\/p>\n

Look at the pictures\u201cBadger\u201d Bob, the Penguins coach<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[944],"tags":[964,965,971,981,1256,1182,1036,1244],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_mak6rdRqCO1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C862&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":137,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2014\/10\/24\/the-civic-arenas-milestone-guests\/","url_meta":{"origin":2505,"position":0},"title":"The Civic Arena\u2019s milestone guests","date":"October 24, 2014","format":"gallery","excerpt":"Besides thoroughly mediocre Penguins hockey, the 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