John Howard Marks (born March 22, 1948 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired former professional ice hockey player. He is currently head coach/director of player personnel for the Dayton Gems.^[1]

Marks served his 657-game NHL career with the Chicago Black Hawks, recording 275 goals and 197 assists for 472 points as well as 1291 penalty minutes. He is widely considered the most successful player ever in the Chicago Blackhawks organization. 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 [Southern Professional Hockey League] and under Marks the team won the PRESIDENT’S CUP taking 1st place in the playoffs. The first for the Fireantz and the 1st championship for the city of Fayetteville in 51 years. He has 1 sons, and his oldest, Logan, is an up-and-coming hockey goalie.

[edit] Career statistics

                                             --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ---- Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983-84  Chicago Black Hawks         NHL    23    8    4   12   6   --  --  --  --  -- 1984-85  Chicago Black Hawks         NHL    30    12   14  26   34 1985-86  Chicago Black Hawks         NHL    66    27   16  43   49   10   0   4   4  14 1986-87  Chicago Black Hawks         NHL    72    31   35  66   105  12   1   2   3   8 1987-88  Chicago Black Hawks         NHL    55    30   10  40   150  16   1   2   3   2 1988-89  Chicago Black Hawks         NHL    76    41   18  59   122  11   2   0   2   8 1989-90  Chicago Black Hawks         NHL    80    45   30  85   156   8   2   6   8  34 1990-91  Chicago Black Hawks         NHL    80    49   23  72   143   4   0   0   0  10 1991-92  Chicago Black Hawks         NHL    80    37   15  53   141   2   0   0   0   4 1992-93  Chicago Black Hawks         NHL    80    30   22  52   126   4   0   1   1   0 1993-94  Chicago Black Hawks         NHL    80    21   24  45   135   4   0   0   0   2 1994-95  Chicago Black Hawks         NHL    74    13   15  28   151   4   0   0   0   0 1995-96  Chicago Black Hawks         NHL    39    15    6  21   128   3   0   0   0   0 1996-97  Chicago Black Hawks         NHL    53    6    20  26   173   --  --  --  --  -- 1997-98  Chicago Black Hawks         NHL    13    1     0  14    7   1   0   0   0   0 1998-99  Chicago Black Hawks         NHL     1    1     0   1    0   --  --  --  --  -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------          NHL Totals                        902   275   197  472  1297     9  14  60 

[edit] Coaching statistics

 Season   Team                 Lge   Type             GP W L T OTL Pct Result  2000-01 [[Greenville Grrrowl]]    ECHL  Head Coach       72 34 33 5 0 0.507   Out of Playoffs  2001-02 Greenville Grrrowl    ECHL  Head Coach       72 43 23 6 0 0.639   Won Championship  2002-03 Greenville Grrrowl    ECHL  Head Coach       72 28 36 8 0 0.444   Lost in round 1  2003-04 Greenville Grrrowl    ECHL  Head Coach       72 14 53 5 0 0.229   Out of Playoffs  2004-05 Greenville Grrrowl    ECHL  Head Coach       72 39 28 5 0 0.576   Lost in round 2  2005-06 Greenville Grrrowl    ECHL  Head Coach       72 45 24 3 0 0.646   Lost in round 2  2006-07 [[Fayetteville FireAntz]] SPHL  Head Coach       56 32 18 0 6 0.625   Won Championship  2007-08 [[Pensacola Ice Pilots]]  ECHL  Head Coach       72 19 44 0 9 0.326   Team Folded 2008-09 [[Augusta Lynx]]          ECHL  Head Coach       18  6 10 0 2 0.389   Team Folded 2009-10 [[Dayton Gems]]           IHL   Head Coach 

[edit] Awards & Achievements

• WCHA Second All-Star Team (1969)
• NCAA West First All-American Team (1969 & 1970)
• WCHA First All-Star Team (1970)
• CHL Championship (1972)
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1976)
• NCAA Championship (1987)
• ECHL Championship (1996)
• “Honoured Member” of the Ontario Hockey Hall of Fame

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
• John Marks's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• John Marks's biography at Legends of Hockey
• John Marks's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame