John Markell

John Richard Markell (born March 10, 1956) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional player. Markell played 55 games in the National Hockey League and later coached Ohio State University.

John Markell
Born (1956-03-10) March 10, 1956
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Winnipeg Jets
St. Louis Blues
Minnesota North Stars
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19791992
Biographical details
Alma materBowling Green State University
Playing career
1973-1975Cornwall Royals
1975-1979Bowling Green
1979-1981Tulsa Oilers
1979-1981Winnipeg Jets
1981-1983Salt Lake Golden Eagles
1983-1984Montana Magic
1983-1984St. Louis Blues
1984-1985Schwenninger ERC
1984-1985Springfield Indians
1984-1985Minnesota North Stars
1985-1987EC Bad Nauheim
1987-1992EHC Wolfsburg
Position(s)Wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1992EHC Wolfsburg
1995–2010Ohio State
2012–2013Dallas Stars (Scout)
Head coaching record
Overall280–267–56 (.511)
Tournaments2–6 (.250)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2004 CCHA Tournament Champion
Awards
1998 CCHA Coach of the Year

Born in Cornwall, Ontario, Markell attended Bowling Green State University, where he was a four-year letter winner and served as an assistant captain as a senior on the Falcon hockey team that went 37-6-2. He was BG's leading scorer as a junior with 61 points after leading the team in goals as a sophomore with 26. Markell finished his career with 235 points, including 102 career goals. He also had 133 career assists. Markell was voted BG's outstanding forward in 1978 and 1979.[1] After going undrafted, Markell played 55 National Hockey League games: 52 with the Winnipeg Jets, two with the St. Louis Blues and one with the Minnesota North Stars. In his NHL career, Markell scored 11 goals and 10 assists.

Markell served as the head coach of the Ohio State University ice hockey team from 1995 until the end of the 2009-10 season. The seventh Buckeye head coach, he led the team to the NCAA tournament six times, marking the only appearances in program history, with an NCAA Frozen Four appearance in 1998.

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Ohio State Buckeyes (CCHA) (1995–2010)
1994–95 Ohio State 2-7-0†1-5-0†10thCCHA Quarterfinals
1995–96 Ohio State 10–19–58–17–58thCCHA Quarterfinals
1996–97 Ohio State 12–25–29–16–27thCCHA Quarterfinals
1997–98 Ohio State 27–13–219–10–13rdNCAA Frozen Four
1998–99 Ohio State 21–16–417–10–33rdNCAA East Regional Quarterfinals
1999–00 Ohio State 13–19–49–16–311th
2000–01 Ohio State 17–18–213–13–27thCCHA First Round
2001–02 Ohio State 20–16–412–12–4t-7thCCHA Semifinals
2002–03 Ohio State 25–13–516–8–4t-5thNCAA East Regional Semifinals
2003–04 Ohio State 26–16–016–12–04thNCAA East Regional Semifinal
2004–05 Ohio State 27–11–425–9–22ndNCAA West Regional Semifinal
2005–06 Ohio State 15–19–511–14–310thCCHA First Round
2006–07 Ohio State 15–17–512–12–47thCCHA First Round
2007–08 Ohio State 12–25–47–18–311thCCHA First Round
2008–09 Ohio State 23–15–413–11–4–35thNCAA Northeast Regional Semifinal
2009–10 Ohio State 15–18–610–12–6–48thCCHA Quarterfinals
Ohio State: 280–267–56198–195–47
Total:280–267–56

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Markell assumed the head coaching position when Jerry Welsh resigned midseason.

Awards and honours

Award Year
All-CCHA First Team 1976-77 [2]
All-CCHA First Team 1977-78 [2]
All-CCHA First Team 1978-79 [2]

References

  1. http://www.bgsufalcons.com/hof.aspx?hof=102&path=&kiosk=
  2. "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Mike Liut
CCHA Player of the Year
1977–78 (With Don Waddell)
Succeeded by
Ken Morrow
Preceded by
Mark Mazzoleni
CCHA Coach of the Year
1997–98
Succeeded by
Ron Mason
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