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Career Notes: CAN/AM Challenge Cup Championship Team (2008) 

Congratulations to Ted Markos who completed his graduate school studies this past semester which included an internship with the Illinois State Police.
 

Great defensemen are hard to find.  So when Ted Markos called in August of 2006, Coach Corley was all smiles.  Ted had a great record of playing solid defense in high school and with the Chicago Flames of the CSDHL at his home rink, Center Ice DuPage.

After taking time off from hockey, Ted was ready for a return as a college senior.  "Ted did not let himself go with his time off from hockey, in fact he may have been the strongest athlete on the roster last year", said Coach Corley.

The IceBirds were in need of help on the blue line so Ted fit in great with a team poised to make a big splash in the ACHA last year.  Ted ended up playing most of the season partnered with follow senior Bill Bush.  The two had grow up in the same area and had been teammates in the past.

Ted was a big, physical, dominate defensemen who took control of his defensive zone and rarely gave up a scoring chance to an opponent.  "We really relied on Ted last year.  He was a stopper who was consistent."  Ted was a big part of the reason why the IceBirds (ISU's only team at the time) went 31-2-4 in his first year with the team.

While Ted is a big tough guy, he was one of the nicest, most mature players you could find off the ice.  "He reminded me of former Chicago Bears linebacker Mike Singletary.  He played like he was going to kill someone, yet off the ice he was the nicest guy you could find in the arena", related Coach Corley.

In Ted's first year with ISU hockey, Ted played in 27 games scoring 1 goal, 12 assists and 93 penalty minutes.  This season Ted's internship interferred with his participation, so he played just 5 of the team's 21 games with 23 penalty minutes.

While Ted was as tough as they come, he was his mother's "teddy bear".  After a fight at Johnny's Ice House vs. University of Illinois - Chicago last year, Ted came off the ice saying, "My mom is going to kill me!"  No one enjoyed watching Ted play more than his mother.

The Illinois State Hockey family will miss Ted.  We look forward to seeing him at the upcoming Alumni Game this spring.  Now he will be playing for the old veterans.

Ted, ISU Hockey thanks you for your huge contributions to the success and growth of this program!