John Markell

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.

John Markell
Born	(1956-03-10) March 10, 1956 (age 69) 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
Overall	280–267–56 (.511)
Tournaments	2–6 (.250)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2004 CCHA Tournament champion
Awards
1998 CCHA Coach of the Year

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	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
1985–86	EC Bad Nauheim	GER-2		43	37	74	111	78		10	12	30	42	28
1986–87	EC Bad Nauheim	GER-2		43	52	58	110	66		18	24	33	57	34
1987–88	ESC Wolfsburg	GER-2		35	36	62	98	100		20	26	52	78	59
1988–89	ESC Wolfsburg	GER-2		34	28	52	80	62		18	21	24	45	41
1989–90	ESC Wolfsburg	GER-2		33	39	43	82	42		19	8	16	24	—
1990–91	ESC Wolfsburg	GER-2		32	28	53	81	52		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	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	[4]
All-CCHA First Team	1977-78	[4]
All-CCHA First Team	1978-79	[4]