Lane Lambert

Lane Lambert
Born (1964-11-18) November 18, 1964 (age 60)
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
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 is an associate coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs 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] The Islanders fired Lambert on January 20, 2024, after the team started the 2023–24 season with a 19–15–11 record and were out of playoff contention at that time.[6][7]

On June 5, 2024, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that Lambert had been hired as an associate coach.[8]

Awards

  • WHL Second All-Star Team – 1983

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
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
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.[9] They had one daughter together and Lambert has another daughter from a previous marriage.[10]

Lambert and his third wife have four children.[11]

Lambert has two brothers, Dale and Ross, who also played ice hockey.[12] His nephew Jimmy played for the University of Michigan,[13] while his other nephew, Brad, was selected 30th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.

References

  1. ^ "Milwaukee Admirals - Lambert to Lead Admirals Ship". Archived from the original on September 3, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Admirals' Lambert gets the call to NHL's Nashville Predators". June 9, 2011.
  3. ^ "Lane Lambert Named New Preds Assistant Coach". NHL.com. June 9, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Pat Pickens (November 26, 2018). "Trotz receives Stanley Cup ring from Capitals". NHL.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "Lambert Named Head Coach". NHL.com. May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Roy hired as Islanders coach, replaces Lambert". NHl.com. January 20, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  7. ^ Clark, Ryan S. (January 20, 2024). "Islanders fire Lane Lambert, hire Patrick Roy as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "Maple Leafs Add Lane Lambert To Coaching Staff". NHL.com. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  9. ^ Prewitt, Alex (September 27, 2015). "Andi Lambert, wife of Capitals assistant Lane Lambert, dies at 45". Washington Post. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  10. ^ Bryan Mullen (October 26, 2011). "Hockey Fights Cancer Initiative Holds Special Meaning For Coach Lambert". NHL.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  11. ^ "Former Caps assistant Lane Lambert celebrates with the Stanley Cup after wedding". washingtonpost.com. August 29, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  12. ^ "Lane Lambert". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  13. ^ "Meet the 2018 development camp invites". flamesnation.ca. July 3, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Head coach of the New York Islanders
2022–2024 		Succeeded by