Marks reaches coaching milestone
December 20, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Greenville Grrrowl News Release
GREENVILLE, SC â The Greenville Grrrowl of the ECHL, proud affiliates of the Chicago Blackhawks and Edmonton Oilers have announced that HEAD COACH JOHN MARKS will reach a professional coaching milestone when the Grrrowl take the ice in Florence, SC against the Pee Dee Pride on Sunday, December 26, 2004. Marks will coach his 1,400th game as a professional head coach, which solidifies his spot as the leading active head coach (in terms of games coached) in all of professional hockey.
Now, in his 18th season as a head coach, Marks' overall record is currently 697-578-124. Coach Marks has two ECHL Championships (1994-95 with Charlotte; 2001-02 with Greenville) and has competed in the playoffs on 11 occasions during his first 17 years. Second behind Marks is Bryan Murray of the NHL Ottawa Senators (currently on lockout). Leading the all-time list is Scotty Bowman with 2,571 games. With three wins, Marks will also hit the 700-win plateau.
A special recognition of his accomplishments will be presented in Greenville on December 28th when the Grrrowl host the Augusta Lynx at the BI-LO Center (7:05pm start).
ALL-TIME LIST COACH G W L T/OTL Bowman, Scotty$ 2571 1511 729 359 Arbour, Al 1815 904 663 248 Brophy, John# 1739 846 738 155 McVie, Tommy* 1708 708 824 176 Keenan, Mike 1602 792 623 187 Muckler, John@ 1567 726 678 163 Marks, John 1399 697 578 124 Mather, Frank 1384 670 580 134 Quinn, Pat 1337 665 513 159 Kelly, Patrick 1277 584 563 130 Paddock, John 1205 607 477 121 Cook, Fred "Bun"% 1183 648 422 113 Murray, Bryan 1159 575 454 130 Sauter, Doug 1068 640 348 80 *Totals do not include playoff games with Johnstown in 1972-73; @Totals do not include playoff games with Dallas (1978-79), Memphis (1067-68, 1968-69), or Long Island (1964-65, 1965-66); #Totals do not include playoff games from Birmingham (1979-80), Hampton (1975-76), or Long Island (1968-69); $Totals do not include playoff games with Hull-Ottawa (1962-63); %Totals do not include playoff games
GREENVILLE GRRROWL HISTORY SEASON G W L T PLAYOFF W T 1998-99 70 26 33 11 0 0 1999-00 85 46 18 6 8 7 2000-01 72 34 33 5 0 0 2001-02 89 43 23 6 13 4 (Kelly Cup Champions) 2002-03 76 28 36 8 1 3 2003-04 72 14 53 5 0 0 2004-05 25 11 11 3 TBD TOTALS 490 203 207 44 22 14
The Grrrowl (12-11-3 = 27 points) will play again after the Christmas holidays in Florence against the Pee Dee Pride on 12/26, and return home on 12/28 to face the Augusta Lynx. Mini-plans and flex packs are available now by contacting the Grrrowl office. Please call 467-4777 for additional ticket information. All games are broadcast through TEAMLINE on www.grrrowl.com.
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