‘Incident’ prompts Joel Johnson to resign as St. Thomas women’s hockey coach

Joel Johnson exits as St. Thomas women’s hockey coach after incident

In a statement, St. Thomas athletic director Phil Esten says, “I can confirm we immediately started an investigation after concerns were brought to our attention following Friday night’s game.”

‘Incident’ prompts Joel Johnson to resign as St. Thomas women’s hockey coach

Joel Johnson, the former U.S. Olympics head coach from White Bear Lake, has resigned abruptly as St. Thomas’ women’s hockey coach in the wake of an incident with his team following a 4-1 loss Friday at Bemidji State. Johnson did not coach the Saturday game and resigned on Tuesday evening. St. Thomas vice president and director of athletics declined to reveal the nature of the incident but sources said it was a postgame tirade from Johnson in the…