John Markell

John Markell
Born	(1956-03-10) March 10, 1956 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 mater	Bowling Green State University
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
Overall	280–267–56 (.511)
Tournaments	2–6 (.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. 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.

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
All-CCHA First Team	1977-78
All-CCHA First Team	1978-79

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database