In addition to developing dozens of players than moved on to play college hockey, Marks coached and developed multiple NHL Draft picks during his time in Fargo, University of North Dakota, and the ECHL, including Brian Cooper (Anaheim Ducks, 2012), Colton Hargrove (Boston Bruins, 2012), Dominic Toninato (Toronto Maple Leafs, 2012), Jonny Brodzinski (Los Angeles Kings, 2013), and Teemu Kivihalme (Nashville Predators, 2013), to name a few.
Marks coached at multiple levels of hockey, including college, junior, and professional. He twice won championships as a head coach in the ECHL (Charlotte Checkers, 1995-96 and Greenville Growl, 2001-02) and won a title in the SPHL (Fayetteville FireAntz, 2006-07).
His coaching career began as an assistant in 1982 with the University of North Dakota and he helped the school win a NCAA Championship in 1987.
Marks had a lengthy playing career which included being a two-time All-American at the University of North Dakota. He was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round (9th overall) of the 1968 NHL Draft, and the defenseman went on to play 10 seasons with the club, totaling 275 points (112g, 163a) in 657 career games.
John Marks is in three Hockey Hall of Fames. As a player John has been inducted into the University of North Dakota, and the Manitoba Halls. Marks is in the ECHL Hall of Fame as a Coach.
