John Marks

John Garrison Marks (b. March 22 1948 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a former professional defenceman and actual head coach who played in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Marks was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft from the University of North Dakota. He would go on to play 657 NHL games, all of them with the Hawks, where he left his mark as a very consistant and reliable player. On two distinct occasions, he reached a career-high of 21 goals.

A year after his retirement in 1982, Marks took on coaching duties with the University of Notre Dame. In 1987, he took the job as head coach of the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL. Marks joined the Indianapolis Ice in 1991; two seasons later, it was the Charlotte Checkers, whom he lead to the ECHL championship in 1996. He did the feat again in 2002, this time with the Greenville Grrrowl. In 2006, Marks joined the Fayetteville FireAntz as head coach.

Son Logan Marks

Career Statistics

Playing

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1966-67	St. James Braves	MJHL		6	1	3	4	0		--	--	--	--	--
1967-68	North Dakota Fighting Sioux	WCHA		33	3	6	9	16
1968-69	North Dakota Fighting Sioux	WCHA		29	6	26	32	38
1969-70	North Dakota Fighting Sioux	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 Blackhawks	NHL
1973-74	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL
1974-75	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL
1975-76	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL
1976-77	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL
1977-78	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL
1978-79	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL
1979-80	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL
1980-81	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL
1981-82	Indianapolis Checkers	CHL
1981-82	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL
1987-88	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL
NHL Totals				657	112	163	275	330		57	5	9	14	60

Coaching

					Regular Season								Playoffs
Season	Team	League	Type		GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish		GP	W	L	Results
1982-83	North Dakota	WCHA	Asst								2nd					Lost Semi
1983-84	North Dakota	WCHA	Asst								2nd					Lost Final
		NCAA	Asst		--	--	--	--	--	--	--					Lost Semi
1984-85	North Dakota	WCHA	Asst								4th					Lost Semi
1985-86	North Dakota	WCHA	Asst								6th					Lost Qtr Final
1986-87	North Dakota	WCHA	Asst								1st					Won League
		NCAA	Asst		--	--	--	--	--	--	--					Won National
1987-88	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL	Head		82	37	33	-	12	86	5th East		13	7	6	Lost Semi
1988-89	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL	Head		82	39	36	-	7	85	4th East		6	2	4	Lost Qtr Final
1989-90	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL	Head		82	53	23	-	6	112	2nd East		10	6	4	Lost Div Final
1990-91	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL	Head		82	52	29	-	1	105	1st East		11	6	5	Lost Div Final
1991-92	Indianapolis Ice	IHL	Head		82	31	41	-	10	72	5th East		DNQ
1992-93	Indianapolis Ice	IHL	Head		66	28	34	-	4	60	-		-
1993-94	Charlotte Checkers	ECHL	Head		68	39	25	-	4	82	4th East		3	1	2	Lost Round 1
1994-95	Charlotte Checkers	ECHL	Head		68	37	22	-	9	83	3rd East		3	0	3	Lost Round 1
1995-96	Charlotte Checkers	ECHL	Head		70	45	21	-	4	94	2nd East		16	13	3	Won League
1996-97	Charlotte Checkers	ECHL	Head		70	35	28	-	7	77	5th East		3	0	3	Lost Round 1
1997-98	Charlotte Checkers	ECHL	Head		70	35	24	-	11	81	2nd SE		7	3	4	Lost Conf Semi
1993-94	Indianapolis Ice	ECHL	Head					-			th

Head Coach

					Regular Season								Playoffs
Season	Team	League	Type		GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish		GP	W	L	Results
2010-11	Winkler Flyers	MJHL	Head		62	38	17	-	7	83	1st Addison		12	6	6	Lost Div Final

Managing

				Regular Season								Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish		GP	W	L	Results
2010-11	Winkler Flyers	MJHL		62	38	17	-	7	83	1st Addison		12	6	6	Lost Div Final

Awards & Achievements

• Western Collegiate Hockey Association (1987)
• NCAA Division I National Hockey Championship (1987)
• “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

External links

John Marks's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database