Lane Lambert
Lane Lambert | |||
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Born |
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada | November 18, 1964||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Detroit Red Wings New York Rangers Quebec Nordiques Düsseldorfer EG HC Ajoie | ||
Coached for | New York Islanders | ||
NHL draft |
25th overall, 1983 Detroit Red Wings | ||
Playing career | 1983–2001 | ||
Coaching career | 2002–present |
Lane Douglas Lambert (born November 18, 1964) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who most recently served as the head coach of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Drafted 25th overall in the second round of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, Lambert played 283 games in the NHL for the Quebec Nordiques, New York Rangers, and Detroit Red Wings between 1983 and 1989.
Coaching career
Lambert was hired as the head coach of the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL) in July 2007,[1][2] a position he held until he was promoted as an assistant coach for the Nashville Predators on June 9, 2011.[3] He was also an assistant coach with the Washington Capitals during their 2018 Stanley Cup run, however he signed with the New York Islanders after head coach Barry Trotz signed with the team in 2018.[4]
After Trotz's firing following the 2021–22 season, on May 16, 2022, Lambert was promoted to head coach of the Islanders.[5]
On January 20, 2024, the Islanders fired Lambert.[6]
Awards
- WHL Second All-Star Team – 1983
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1980–81 | Swift Current Broncos | SJHL | 55 | 43 | 54 | 97 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 72 | 45 | 69 | 114 | 111 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | ||
1982–83 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 64 | 59 | 60 | 119 | 126 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | ||
1983–84 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 73 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 115 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
1984–85 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 45 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 69 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | ||
1986–87 | New York Rangers | NHL | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 30 | ||
1987–88 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 61 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 59 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
1989–90 | Düsseldorfer EG | GER | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Canadian national team | Intl | 54 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | HC Ajoie | NLB | 36 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 82 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 30 | ||
1990–91 | Canadian national team | Intl | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | HC Ajoie | NLB | 35 | 51 | 38 | 89 | 125 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 14 | ||
1992–93 | HC Ajoie | NLA | 25 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | NLB | 36 | 39 | 29 | 68 | 62 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||
1994–95 | SC Langnau | NLB | 36 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 60 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 33 | ||
1995–96 | SC Langnau | NLB | 33 | 39 | 40 | 79 | 64 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 14 | ||
1996–97 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 75 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 94 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | ||
1997–98 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 39 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 26 | ||
1999–00 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 77 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 88 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
2000–01 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 66 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
NHL totals | 283 | 58 | 66 | 124 | 521 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 40 |
Head coaching record
Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||||
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G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | W | L | Win % | Result | |||
NYI | 2022–23 | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 93 | 4th in Metropolitan | 2 | 4 | .333 | Lost in First Round (CAR) | |
NYI | 2023–24 | 45 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 49 | (fired) | — | — | — | — | |
Total | 127 | 61 | 46 | 20 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 playoff appearance |
Personal life
Lambert was born in Melfort, Saskatchewan. His wife died on September 16, 2015, from breast cancer.[7] They had one daughter together and Lambert has another daughter from a previous marriage.[8]
Lane and his third wife have four children.[9]
Lane has two brothers, Dale and Ross, who also played ice hockey.[10] His nephew Jimmy played for the University of Michigan,[11] while his other nephew, Brad, was selected 30th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
References
- ^ "Milwaukee Admirals - Lambert to Lead Admirals Ship". Archived from the original on 2007-09-03. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Admirals' Lambert gets the call to NHL's Nashville Predators". 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Lane Lambert Named New Preds Assistant Coach". NHL.com. June 9, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ Pat Pickens (November 26, 2018). "Trotz receives Stanley Cup ring from Capitals". NHL.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ "Lambert Named Head Coach". NHL.com. May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Islanders Name Roy Head Coach | New York Islanders". www.nhl.com. 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Prewitt, Alex (September 27, 2015). "Andi Lambert, wife of Capitals assistant Lane Lambert, dies at 45". Washington Post. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ Bryan Mullen (October 26, 2011). "Hockey Fights Cancer Initiative Holds Special Meaning For Coach Lambert". NHL.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ "Former Caps assistant Lane Lambert celebrates with the Stanley Cup after wedding". washingtonpost.com. August 29, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ^ "Lane Lambert". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ "Meet the 2018 development camp invites". flamesnation.ca. July 3, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Adirondack Red Wings players
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Canadian ice hockey forwards
- Cleveland Lumberjacks players
- Detroit Red Wings draft picks
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Düsseldorfer EG players
- Halifax Citadels players
- HC Ajoie players
- HC La Chaux-de-Fonds players
- Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
- Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
- Milwaukee Admirals coaches
- Nashville Predators coaches
- New Haven Nighthawks players
- New York Islanders coaches
- New York Rangers players
- People from Melfort, Saskatchewan
- Prince George Cougars coaches
- Quebec Nordiques players
- SC Langnau players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Saskatoon Blades players
- Swift Current Broncos players
- Washington Capitals coaches