Mark Major was one of the toughest players to ever dawn a Kingston jersey, playing two seasons in Kingston for both the Frontenacs and Raiders. Major was arguably the heavyweight champ of the league during his time in the OHL and went toe to toe several times with Peterborough and future NHL tough guy Tim Domi. Major played 115 games in Kingston, scoring 51 goals and adding 61 assists for 112 career Kingston points and 361 penalty minutes. Major also added three goals and three assists for six points and 12 penalty minutes in six playoff games. Upon leaving Kingston, Mark went on to play 14 seasons of pro hockey in the AHL, IHL, UHL, ECHL, QSMHL and two games for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League, picking up a fight against his old arch rival from Peterborough, Tie Domi.  

Today Mark Major still resides in the Kingston area, living in Bath, On with his wife of 15 years Nicole and their kids Hayden(13) and Jarred (10). Mark currently works for a plumbing wholesaler and is also the Vice-President of hockey with the Kingston Ice Wolves. He is also the Head Coach of his daughter Hayden’s Bantam BB hockey team.

“My greatest hockey memory hearing my name called at the Montreal Forum in 1988 and being selected 25th overall to Pittsburgh,” said Major. “I will also never forget Saturday November 2, 1996, when I played my 2nd NHL game for Detroit at Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens,” said Major.

“My favorite Kingston hockey memory is those old time classic hockey games between our arch rivals, the Belleville Bulls. Kingston and Belleville back then, was old time hockey at its best,” said Major.

“The best team I was ever apart of was the 1999/2000 Flint Generals of the UHL, where I won my first and only championship. You never forget the championships,” said Major.

“I don't necessarily have one favorite coach, but I do have three of them; Burt Templeton, Larry Mavety and John Brophy. All three had very similar coaching styles, which fit my style of play perfectly. They were the type of coach that told it like it was and pushed me to be what I became as a player and I’m proud to have played hard for all three of them,” said Major.  

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“The Kingston fans were great, when you played 14 years away in the United States and people still remember you when you walk down the streets of the city you played in; it shows exactly what kind of loyalty they have for their team and players and I loved played for them,” finished up #88 Mark Major.