John Marks (ice hockey)

John Marks
Marks in 1973
Born	(1948-03-22) March 22, 1948 Hamiota, MB, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Left Wing^[1]
Shot	Left
Played for	Chicago Black Hawks
NHL Draft	9th overall, 1968 Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career	1968–1988

John Garrison Marks^[2] (born March 22, 1948 in Hamiota, Manitoba and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a retired former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of the Fargo Force of USHL.^[3]

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 head coach/director of player personnel for the Dayton Gems.^[4] Until they folded midway through the 2008-09 season, Marks was the head coach of the Augusta (GA) Lynx of the ECHL. 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 only Head Coach of the now defunct Greenville Grrrowl of the ECHL. He guided the South Carolina-based team 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,^[5] 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.

On December 1, 2011, it was announced that Marks would be inducted into the 2012 Class of the ECHL Hall of Fame.

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1967-68	U. of North Dakota	WCHA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1969-70	U. of North Dakota	WCHA	30	5	14	19	34	—	—	—	—	—
1970-71	Dallas Black Hawks	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	NHL	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	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 honours

Award	Year
All-WCHA Second Team	1968–69
AHCA West All-American	1968–69
All-WCHA First Team	1969–70
AHCA West All-American	1969–70

CHL Championship (1972)
Played in NHL All-Star Game (1976)
NCAA Championship (1987)
Riley Cup winner (1996)
Kelly Cup winner (2002)
“Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
ECHL Hall of Fame (2012)

Awards and honours

Awards	Year
SPHL Coach of the Year	2006–07	^[6]

References

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Bob Tombari	Chicago Blackhawks first round draft pick 1968	Succeeded by J. P. Bordeleau

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