John Marks (hockey player)
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John Garrison Marks is a retired former professional ice hockey
player. He is currently the head coach of the Winkler Flyers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. He was head coach/director of player personnel for the Dayton Gems.
Marks served his 657-game NHL
career with the Chicago Black Hawks
, recording 112 goals and 163 assists for 275 points as well as 330 penalty minutes.
He was the head coach of the Augusta (GA) Lynx
of the ECHL
until they folded midway through the 2008-09 season. In the 2006–2007 season he was the head coach of the Fayetteville FireAntz
of the SPHL
and under Marks, the team won the President's Cup
taking 1st place in the playoffs. The first for the FireAntz, the championship was the first for the city of Fayetteville
in 51 years. From 1998-2006 he was the first and only Head Coach of the now defunct Greenville (S.C.) Grrrowl of the ECHL. He guided them to their only league championship in 2002 when the Grrrowl swept the Dayton Bombers in 4 games, and still the only ECHL team to sweep the Kelly Cup finals. He became the first coach in ECHL history to win two ECHL championships with two different teams. He has two children, daughter Tricia and son Logan, who is an up-and-coming hockey goalie.
On May 10, 2010 Marks was announced as the new head coach of the Winkler Flyers of the Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League.
Marks became the head coach of the USHL's Fargo Force
on July 18, 2011.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. He is currently the head coach of the Winkler Flyers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. He was head coach/director of player personnel for the Dayton Gems.
Marks served his 657-game NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
career with the Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
, recording 112 goals and 163 assists for 275 points as well as 330 penalty minutes.
He was the head coach of the Augusta (GA) Lynx
Augusta Lynx
The Augusta Lynx were a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Augusta, Georgia. The Lynx played their home games at the James Brown Arena...
of the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
until they folded midway through the 2008-09 season. In the 2006–2007 season he was the head coach of the Fayetteville FireAntz
Fayetteville FireAntz
The Fayetteville FireAntz are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. They currently play in the Southern Professional Hockey League . They play their home games in the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum....
of the SPHL
Southern Professional Hockey League
The Southern Professional Hockey League is a low-level professional ice hockey league based in Charlotte, North Carolina, with teams located in the southeastern United States.- History :...
and under Marks, the team won the President's Cup
President's Cup (SPHL)
The President's Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champions of the Southern Professional Hockey League.-Winners:...
taking 1st place in the playoffs. The first for the FireAntz, the championship was the first for the city of Fayetteville
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city....
in 51 years. From 1998-2006 he was the first and only Head Coach of the now defunct Greenville (S.C.) Grrrowl of the ECHL. He guided them to their only league championship in 2002 when the Grrrowl swept the Dayton Bombers in 4 games, and still the only ECHL team to sweep the Kelly Cup finals. He became the first coach in ECHL history to win two ECHL championships with two different teams. He has two children, daughter Tricia and son Logan, who is an up-and-coming hockey goalie.
On May 10, 2010 Marks was announced as the new head coach of the Winkler Flyers of the Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League.
Marks became the head coach of the USHL's Fargo Force
Fargo Force
The Fargo Force is a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team in the Western Conference of the United States Hockey League .-History:In early 2007, Fargo was granted a USHL team, intended as an anchor tenant for the then-under-construction Urban Plains Center, which is now called Scheels Arena...
on July 18, 2011.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1967-68 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA Western Collegiate Hockey Association The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference.... |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969-70 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 30 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970-71 | Dallas Black Hawks Dallas Black Hawks The Dallas Black Hawks were a minor-league professional ice hockey team in Dallas, Texas. They were a member of the Central Hockey League and played home games at State Fair Coliseum.... |
CHL | 66 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 1971-72 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 72 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 105 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1972-73 | Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
55 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1973-74 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 76 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1974-75 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 34 | ||
| 1975-76 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1976-77 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1977-78 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1978-79 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1979-80 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 74 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980-81 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 39 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981-82 | Indianapolis Checkers Indianapolis Checkers The Indianapolis Checkers were a minor league professional ice hockey team from Indianapolis, Indiana. The Checkers' home arena was the Pepsi Coliseum. The team originated in the Central Hockey League where they played from 1979 to 1984. The Checkers filled a void left by the departed Indianapolis... |
CHL | 53 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981-82 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987-88 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 657 | 112 | 163 | 275 | 330 | 57 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 60 | ||||
Awards and achievements
- WCHAWestern Collegiate Hockey AssociationThe Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference....
Second All-Star Team (1969) - NCAA West First All-American Team (1969 & 1970)
- WCHAWestern Collegiate Hockey AssociationThe Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference....
First All-Star Team (1970) - CHL Championship (1972)
- Played in NHLNational Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
All-Star Game (1976) - NCAA Championship (1987)
- ECHLECHLThe ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
Championships (1996 & 2002) - “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of FameManitoba Hockey Hall of FameThe Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum was established in 1985 when the first honoured members were named and plaques were erected in their honour. The first group of inductees was large in order to recognize the accomplishments of Manitoba players, coaches, builders and teams at the...