Mark Taylor
U18 Female Prep Green Head Coach
Mark has a long history of coaching female hockey, most recently with the Greater Vancouver Comets Major Midget female program, where he led the team to 5 straight league titles. In 1976, Mark was named MVP in the BCHL at the age of 17 with 49 goals and 79 assists. He won a national championship with the University of North Dakota in 1980; that season Mark was named to the NCAA all-American team and won MVP (now called the Hobey Baker award). Mark is the second all-time leading scorer in UND history. Following his university career, Mark went on to play 12 years of professional hockey with the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals. In his 1983-84 season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mark scored 24 goals and 31 assists in 59 games. Following his career in the NHL, Mark dedicated himself to coaching and to building the business once owned by his grandfather – Hockey Hall of Famer Cyclone Taylor. Mark is a Certified Hockey Canada High Performance Coach.