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.

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 first appearances in program history, with an NCAA Frozen Four appearance in 1998. His contract was not renewed following the 2010 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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

† 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