John Garrison Marks (born March 22, 1948) is a Canadian former professional

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player. He most recently worked as the head coach of the

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of the

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Career

Marks spent his 657-game

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career with the

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, recording 112 goals and 163 assists for 275 points, as well as accumulating 330 penalty minutes. From 1998 to 2006, he was the only head coach of the now-defunct

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of the ECHL. In 2002, he guided the South Carolina-based team to their only league championship in a four-game sweep of the Dayton Bombers; this was the first (and currently only) time an ECHL team has swept the Kelly Cup finals. With the victory, Marks also became the first coach in ECHL history to win two championships with two different teams. For the 2006–07 season he was the head coach of the

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of the

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, leading the team to the

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by taking first place in the playoffs. The championship was the first for the FireAntz as well as the first for the city of Fayetteville in 51 years. Until they folded midway through the 2008–09 season, Marks was the head coach of the

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of the

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. He was also the head coach and director of player personnel for the

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of the International Hockey League for the 2008–09 season. On May 10, 2010, Marks was announced as the new head coach of the Winkler Flyers of the Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League. Marks became the head coach of the USHL's Fargo Force on July 18, 2011. On December 1, 2011, it was announced that Marks would be inducted into the 2012 Class of the ECHL Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Marks has two children.

Career statistics

Awards and honours as player

* CHL Championship (1972) *Played in

All-Star Game (1976) *

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Championship (1987) *

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winner (1996) *

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winner (2002) *"Honoured Member" of the

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* ECHL Hall of Fame (2012)

Awards and honours as coach

References

External links

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Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marks, John 1948 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Blackhawks draft picks Chicago Blackhawks players Dallas Black Hawks players ECHL coaches Ice hockey people from Manitoba Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players National Hockey League first-round draft picks North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey players St. James Braves players Ice hockey in Dayton, Ohio Canadian ice hockey coaches AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans