Mark Cornforth

Mark Cornforth (born November 13, 1972) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenseman who played six regular season games for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League, during the 1995–96 season. He scored no points and collected four penalty minutes.

He later became an educator and coaches high school ice hockey and tennis.

Biography

Early life and education Cornforth was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on November 13, 1972. He attended Lower Canada College, a private all boys' school in Montreal. He then played in the Canadian Junior Hockey League for two years before attending Merrimack College, where he was captain of both the varsity tennis and ice hockey teams. He returned to the Providence Bruins after that, and stayed in the minors for the rest of his career. He split his time between the American Hockey League and the now-defunct International Hockey League. He played on the Cleveland Lumberjacks 1997–1998, the Grand Rapids Griffins 1998, and the Providence Bruins and Springfield Falcons 1998–1999. In the 1999–2000 season, he played just two games, one for the Lowell Lock Monsters and one for the Springfield Falcons, and retired in 2000.

Post-hockey career After retiring from hockey, he attended Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. He earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA), and graduated Magna Cum Laude. While studying at Olin, he worked at Citizens Schools, part of Boston Public Schools, teaching Entrepreneurship. He later worked as an accountant with Antiss & Company and as a Finance Project Manager at Fidelity Investments.

In 2015, Cornforth was hired as the new boys' varsity hockey coach by Catholic Memorial School in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, in an "extremely competitive process." He would also be working as the Assistant Director of Admissions. CM President Peter F. Folan commented on the hiring:"Mark Cornforth is a great educator who believes deeply in the mission of Catholic education. He brings great and diverse talents to the CM community. He has great hockey knowledge and experience at all levels of the game. We are thrilled to have Mark mentor and guide students both on and off of the ice. His professional experience, educational background, and athletic knowledge will have a positive impact on all CM students."

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 Montreal Bourassa QAAA 36 4 11 15 16 7 0 8 8 8 1989–90 Pembroke Lumber Kings CCHL 56 17 25 42 104 4 0 1 1 25 1990–91 Pembroke Lumber Kings CCHL 17 9 11 20 52 — — — — — 1990–91 Brockville Braves CCJL 36 12 23 35 84 — — — — — 1991–92 Merrimack College HE 23 1 9 10 40 — — — — — 1992–93 Merrimack College HE 36 3 18 21 75 — — — — — 1993–94 Merrimack College HE 37 5 13 18 58 — — — — — 1994–95 Merrimack College HE 30 8 20 28 93 — — — — — 1994–95 Syracuse Crunch AHL 2 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1995–96 Boston Bruins NHL 6 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1995–96 Providence Bruins AHL 65 5 10 15 117 4 0 0 0 4 1996–97 Providence Bruins AHL 61 8 12 20 47 — — — — — 1996–97 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 13 1 4 5 25 14 1 3 4 29 1997–98 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 68 5 15 20 146 — — — — — 1997–98 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 8 1 2 3 20 3 0 0 0 17 1998–99 Providence Bruins AHL 15 1 1 2 16 — — — — — 1998–99 Springfield Falcons AHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1999–00 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1999–00 Springfield Falcons AHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — AHL totals 150 14 24 38 188 4 0 0 0 4 NHL totals 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

Personal life Cornforth is married to Stacey and has three children, Ava, Meredith, and Gavin. He is fluent in French.

He is a practicing Roman Catholic and is a member of St. Elizabeth's Parish in Milton, Massachusetts, and a former parishioner of Holy Name Church in West Roxbury.