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Derek Laxdal
Derek Laxdal
Born	February 21, 1966 (age 58); Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs; New York Islanders
Current AHL coach	Coachella Valley Firebirds
Coached for	Idaho Steelheads; Edmonton Oil Kings; Texas Stars; Oshawa Generals
NHL draft	151st overall, 1984; Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1984–2001

Derek Laxdal (born February 21, 1966) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional right winger. On July 5, 2024, he departed from serving as Head Coach of the Oshawa Generals, where he had served since 2022, and joined the Coachella Valley Firebirds as head coach.^[1]^[2]

Playing career

Born and raised in Stonewall, Manitoba, Laxdal was drafted in the eighth round, 151st overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He played 67 games in the National Hockey League: 51 over four seasons with the Maple Leafs and 16 more over two seasons with the New York Islanders. In an almost 20-year career, he scored points at every level, including a successful four-year stint in the UK between 1995/96 and 1998/99, where he played for the Humberside Hawks, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers.

Coaching career

From December 10, 2019, until May 20, 2022, Laxdal was an assistant coach with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. From 2014 to 2019, he was the head coach of the American Hockey League affiliate of the Dallas Stars, the Texas Stars.^[3]^[4] Previously, he served as head coach of the WHL Edmonton Oil Kings and the ECHL Idaho Steelheads. In 2007, he was the ECHL John Brophy recipient of Coach of the Year. Laxdal led the Steelheads to the Kelly Cup championship in the 2006–07 season,^[5] and led the Edmonton Oil Kings to WHL titles in 2012 and 2014, winning the 2014 Memorial Cup with the Oil Kings. He is the first coach in the history of the WHL to have three 50 win seasons in a row.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982–83	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL	39	4	9	13	27	14	0	2	2	2
1983–84	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	70	23	20	43	86	12	0	4	4	10
1984–85	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	69	61	41	102	74	—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	3	0	0	0	6	—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	St. Catharines Saints	AHL	5	3	2	5	2	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	42	34	35	69	62	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	New Westminster Bruins	WHL	18	9	6	15	14	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	St. Catharines Saints	AHL	7	0	1	1	15	—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	2	0	0	0	7	—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Newmarket Saints	AHL	78	24	20	44	69	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	5	0	0	0	6	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Newmarket Saints	AHL	67	18	25	43	81	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	41	9	6	15	65	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Newmarket Saints	AHL	34	22	22	44	53	2	0	2	2	5
1989–90	Newmarket Saints	AHL	23	7	8	15	52	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	New York Islanders	NHL	12	3	1	4	4	1	0	2	2	2
1989–90	Springfield Indians	AHL	28	13	12	25	42	13	8	6	14	47
1990–91	New York Islanders	NHL	4	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Capital District Islanders	AHL	65	14	25	39	75	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Capital District Islanders	AHL	49	7	7	14	61	4	1	1	2	10
1993–94	Ilves	SM-l	17	6	5	11	20	3	1	0	1	4
1994–95	Roanoke Express	ECHL	66	32	24	56	144	8	2	4	6	25
1995–96	Humberside Hawks	BHL	33	29	29	58	163	7	9	4	13	16
1996–97	Nottingham Panthers	BISL	31	14	14	28	54	8	1	3	4	27
1997–98	Nottingham Panthers	BISL	44	24	23	47	103	6	1	3	4	10
1998–99	Sheffield Steelers	BISL	29	9	13	22	32	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Sheffield Steelers	BISL	18	3	3	6	20	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Odessa Jackalopes	WPHL	46	28	25	53	53	2	0	4	4	4
2000–01	Odessa Jackalopes	WPHL	65	21	23	44	103	11	5	3	8	31
AHL totals			356	108	122	230	450	31	10	10	20	86
NHL totals			67	12	7	19	88	1	0	2	2	2