John Markell

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John Markell
Born (1956-03-10) March 10, 1956 (age 65)
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 1979–1992
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

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.

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.

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1973–74 Cornwall Royals QMJHL 18 4 1 5 0 4 1 3 4 0
1974–75 Cornwall Royals QMJHL 41 10 19 29 20 — — — — —
1975–76 Bowling Green State University CCHA 39 33 28 61 81 — — — — —
1976–77 Bowling Green State University CCHA 39 26 32 58 48 — — — — —
1977–78 Bowling Green State University CCHA 39 33 28 61 81 — — — — —
1978–79 Bowling Green State University CCHA 42 31 49 80 96 — — — — —
1979–80 Winnipeg Jets NHL 38 10 7 17 21 — — — — —
1979–80 Tulsa Oilers CHL 35 15 14 29 45 — — — — —
1980–81 Winnipeg Jets NHL 14 1 3 4 15 — — — — —
1980–81 Tulsa Oilers CHL 48 24 18 42 34 8 5 1 6 28
1981–82 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 69 19 53 72 33 10 4 11 15 2
1982–83 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 77 33 27 60 35 6 3 2 5 6
1983–84 Montana Magic CHL 69 44 40 84 61 — — — — —
1983–84 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1984–85 Schwenninger ERC GER 23 13 15 28 65 — — — — —
1984–85 Minnesota North Stars NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1984–85 Springfield Indians AHL 46 16 25 41 23 4 3 1 4 11
EC Bad Nauheim GER-2 43 37 74 111 78 10 12 30 42 28
EC Bad Nauheim GER-2 43 52 58 110 66 18 24 33 57 34
ESC Wolfsburg GER-2 35 36 62 98 100 20 26 52 78 59
ESC Wolfsburg GER-2 34 28 52 80 62 18 21 24 45 41
ESC Wolfsburg GER-2 33 39 43 82 42 19 8 16 24 —
ESC Wolfsburg GER-2 32 28 53 81 52 — — — — —
ESC Wolfsburg GER-2 — — — — — — — — — —
CHL totals 298 135 152 287 208 24 12 14 26 36
NHL totals 55 11 10 21 36 — — — — —

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† 10th CCHA Quarterfinals
1995–96 Ohio State 10–19–5 8–17–5 8th CCHA Quarterfinals
1996–97 Ohio State 12–25–2 9–16–2 7th CCHA Quarterfinals
1997–98 Ohio State 27–13–2 19–10–1 3rd NCAA Frozen Four
1998–99 Ohio State 21–16–4 17–10–3 3rd NCAA East Regional Quarterfinals
1999–00 Ohio State 13–19–4 9–16–3 11th
2000–01 Ohio State 17–18–2 13–13–2 7th CCHA First Round
2001–02 Ohio State 20–16–4 12–12–4 t-7th CCHA Semifinals
2002–03 Ohio State 25–13–5 16–8–4 t-5th NCAA East Regional Semifinals
2003–04 Ohio State 26–16–0 16–12–0 4th NCAA East Regional Semifinal
2004–05 Ohio State 27–11–4 25–9–2 2nd NCAA West Regional Semifinal
2005–06 Ohio State 15–19–5 11–14–3 10th CCHA First Round
2006–07 Ohio State 15–17–5 12–12–4 7th CCHA First Round
2007–08 Ohio State 12–25–4 7–18–3 11th CCHA First Round
2008–09 Ohio State 23–15–4 13–11–4–3 5th NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinal
2009–10 Ohio State 15–18–6 10–12–6–4 8th CCHA Quarterfinals
Ohio State: 280–267–56 198–195–47
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. ^ "John Markell (2000) - Hall of Fame".
  2. ^ a b c "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

External links[]

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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