Mark Vermette was born in 1967 in Cochenour. Growing up, he played youth hockey in Cochenour until age 15. Mark then headed to Athol Murray College of Notre Dame to play for the Notre Dame Hounds. Mark's hockey career took off while playing for Lake Superior State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) National Championships. After this, he continued to lead the Nation in goals and was named the Hockey News US College Hockey Payer of the Year for 1987-88. Mark went on to play seven years of professional hockey including 67 NHL games with the Quebec Nordiques.
