John Markell

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John Markell
Born (1956-03-10) March 10, 1956 (age 68)
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1979–1992
Coaching career
Biographical details
Alma mater Bowling Green State
Playing career
1973-1975 Cornwall Royals
1975-1979 Bowling Green
1979-1981 Tulsa Oilers
1979-1981 Winnipeg Jets
1981-1983 Salt Lake Golden Eagles
1983-1984 Montana Magic
1983-1984 St. Louis Blues
1984-1985 Schwenninger ERC
1984-1985 Springfield Indians
1984-1985 Minnesota North Stars
1985-1987 EC Bad Nauheim
1987-1992 EHC Wolfsburg
Position(s) Wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1992 EHC Wolfsburg
1995–2010 Ohio State
2012–2013 Dallas 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

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.

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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. [2]

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 first appearances in program history, with an NCAA Frozen Four appearance in 1998. His contract was not renewed following the 2010 season. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1973–74 Cornwall Royals QMJHL 18415041340
1974–75 Cornwall RoyalsQMJHL4110192920—————
1975–76 Bowling Green State University CCHA 3933286181—————
1976–77 Bowling Green State UniversityCCHA3926325848—————
1977–78 Bowling Green State UniversityCCHA3933286181—————
1978–79 Bowling Green State UniversityCCHA4231498096—————
1979–80 Winnipeg Jets NHL 381071721—————
1979–80 Tulsa Oilers CHL 3515142945—————
1980–81 Winnipeg JetsNHL1413415—————
1980–81 Tulsa OilersCHL4824184234851628
1981–82 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL691953723310411152
1982–83 Salt Lake Golden EaglesCHL773327603563256
1983–84 Montana Magic CHL6944408461—————
1983–84 St. Louis Blues NHL20000—————
1984–85 Schwenninger ERC GER 2313152865—————
1984–85 Minnesota North Stars NHL10000—————
1984–85 Springfield Indians AHL 4616254123431411
1985–86 EC Bad Nauheim GER-2 433774111781012304228
1986–87 EC Bad NauheimGER-2435258110661824335734
1987–88 ESC Wolfsburg GER-2353662981002026527859
1988–89 ESC WolfsburgGER-234285280621821244541
1989–90 ESC WolfsburgGER-233394382421981624—
1990–91 ESC WolfsburgGER-23228538152—————
1991–92 ESC WolfsburgGER-2——————————
CHL totals2981351522872082412142636
NHL totals5511102136—————

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Ohio State Buckeyes (CCHA)(1995–2010)
1994–95 Ohio State 2-7-0†1-5-0†10th CCHA quarterfinals
1995–96 Ohio State 10–19–58–17–58th CCHA quarterfinals
1996–97 Ohio State 12–25–29–16–27th CCHA quarterfinals
1997–98 Ohio State 27–13–219–10–13rd NCAA Frozen Four
1998–99 Ohio State 21–16–417–10–33rd NCAA East Regional Quarterfinals
1999–00 Ohio State 13–19–49–16–311th
2000–01 Ohio State 17–18–213–13–27th CCHA first round
2001–02 Ohio State 20–16–412–12–4t-7th CCHA semifinals
2002–03 Ohio State 25–13–516–8–4t-5th NCAA East Regional semifinals
2003–04 Ohio State 26–16–016–12–04th NCAA East Regional semifinal
2004–05 Ohio State 27–11–425–9–22nd NCAA West Regional semifinal
2005–06 Ohio State 15–19–511–14–310th CCHA first round
2006–07 Ohio State 15–17–512–12–47th CCHA first round
2007–08 Ohio State 12–25–47–18–311th CCHA first round
2008–09 Ohio State 23–15–413–11–4–35th NCAA Northeast Regional semifinal
2009–10 Ohio State 15–18–610–12–6–48th CCHA 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

AwardYear
All-CCHA First Team 1976-77 [4]
All-CCHA First Team 1977-78 [4]
All-CCHA First Team 1978-79 [4]

References

  1. ↑ "John Markell (2000) - Hall of Fame". Bowling Green State University.
  2. ↑ https://www.nhl.com/player/john-markell-8449164
  3. ↑ https://www.thelantern.com/2010/03/buckeyes-part-ways-with-head-coach-john-markell/
  4. 1 2 3 "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by CCHA Player of the Year
1977–78 (With Don Waddell)		Succeeded by
Preceded by CCHA Coach of the Year
1997–98 		Succeeded by
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