Lane Lambert
Born (1964-11-18) November 18, 1964
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
Current NHL coach 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. He is the head coach for 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]

Awards

  • WHL Second All-Star Team – 1983

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1980–81 Swift Current Broncos SJHL 5543549763 —————
1981–82 Saskatoon Blades WHL 724569114111 511225
1982–83 Saskatoon Blades WHL 645960119126 64377
1983–84 Detroit Red Wings NHL 73201535115 400010
1984–85 Detroit Red Wings NHL 69141125104 —————
1985–86 Detroit Red Wings NHL 34235130 —————
1985–86 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 4516254169 1655109
1986–87 New York Rangers NHL 1822433 —————
1986–87 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 1133619 —————
1986–87 Quebec Nordiques NHL 15551018 1324630
1987–88 Quebec Nordiques NHL 6113284198 —————
1988–89 Quebec Nordiques NHL 1322423 —————
1988–89 Halifax Citadels AHL 59253560162 40222
1989–90 Düsseldorfer EG GER 62684 —————
1989–90 Canadian national team Intl 5428366448 —————
1990–91 HC Ajoie NLB 3640458582 101171830
1990–91 Canadian national team Intl 41010 —————
1991–92 HC Ajoie NLB 35513889125 91051514
1992–93 HC Ajoie NLA 2522163828 —————
1993–94 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds NLB 3639296862 55278
1994–95 SC Langnau NLB 3637448160 754933
1995–96 SC Langnau NLB 3339407964 8741114
1996–97 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 7524204494 1345921
1997–98 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 394101460 30000
1998–99 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 368101861 —————
1998–99 Houston Aeros IHL 92134 1941526
1999–00 Houston Aeros IHL 772193088 721310
2000–01 Houston Aeros IHL 6610122270 701111
NHL totals 2835866124521 1724640

Head coaching record

TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
GWLOTLPtsFinishWLWin %Result
NYI2022–23 8242319934th in Metropolitan24.333Lost in First Round (CAR)
Total8242319  24.3331 playoff appearance

Personal life

Lambert was born in Melfort, Saskatchewan. His wife died on September 16, 2015, from breast cancer.[6] They had one daughter together and Lambert has another daughter from a previous marriage.[7]

Lane and his third wife have four children.[8]

Lane has two brothers, Dale and Ross, who also played ice hockey.[9] His nephew Jimmy played for the University of Michigan,[10] 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 2007-09-03. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  2. ↑ "Admirals' Lambert gets the call to NHL's Nashville Predators". 9 June 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. ↑ Prewitt, Alex (September 27, 2015). "Andi Lambert, wife of Capitals assistant Lane Lambert, dies at 45". Washington Post. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  7. ↑ Bryan Mullen (October 26, 2011). "Hockey Fights Cancer Initiative Holds Special Meaning For Coach Lambert". NHL.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Former Caps assistant Lane Lambert celebrates with the Stanley Cup after wedding". washingtonpost.com. August 29, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Lane Lambert". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Meet the 2018 development camp invites". flamesnation.ca. July 3, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
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