De Marco, from Bolton, Ontario, joins the Smoke Eaters ahead of the 2021/22 season. Prior to making a move across the country to Trail, he worked at various levels of hockey in the Toronto area. First with the Toronto Nationals AAA from 2011-2016.

While he was working with the Nationals, we also worked with the Caledon Golden Hawks Jr. C team from 2012-2014. De Marco also worked with the Barrie Colts of the OHL in 2016/17 and a strength and conditioning coach at Milo Athletics in Toronto over the last year.