Mark Lamb

Mark Lamb
Born	August 3, 1964 (1964-08-03) (age 47) Ponteix, SK, CAN
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Calgary Flames Detroit Red Wings Edmonton Oilers Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers Montreal Canadiens
NHL Draft	72nd overall, 1982 Calgary Flames
Playing career	1984–2000

Mark W. Lamb (born August 3, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL).

Playing career

Lamb was drafted 72nd overall in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames. Lamb would go on to play just one game for the Flames before signing with the Detroit Red Wings in 1986. In his one season with Detroit, Lamb played 22 regular season games. Lamb was claimed by the Edmonton Oilers in 1987 where he spent a total of five seasons, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 1990. Lamb was then claimed in the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft by the Ottawa Senators and served as the team's co-captain alongside Brad Shaw during the 1993–94 NHL season. On March 5, 1994, Lamb was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for the Flyers' 1988 first round pick Claude Boivin and minor league goaltender Kirk Daubenspeck. He played play just 27 games for the Flyers before he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for cash. He finished his career with four seasons in the International Hockey League with the Houston Aeros and one in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany for Landshut EV. In total, Lamb played 403 regular season games in the National Hockey League, scoring 46 goals and 100 assists for 146 points.

Coaching career

Lamb retired as a player in 2000. A year later he returned to Edmonton as an assistant coach. In 2002, Lamb moved to the Dallas Stars under the same role. Following a season which saw the Stars finish out of the playoffs with a record of 36-35-11. Mark Lamb is now the head coach of the Swift Current Broncos.

Awards and achievements

• 1990 Stanley Cup championship (Edmonton).

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	Lge		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980–81	Billings Bighorns	WHL		24	1	8	9	12		3	0	1	1	0
1980–81	Swift Current Broncos	SJHL		0	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Billings Bighorns	WHL		72	45	56	101	46		5	4	6	10	4
1982–83	Colorado Flames	CHL		—	—	—	—	—		6	0	2	2	0
1982–83	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		46	22	43	65	33		5	3	2	5	4
1982–83	Nanaimo Islanders	WHL		30	14	37	51	16		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		72	59	77	136	30		14	12	11	23	6
1984–85	Moncton Golden Flames	AHL		80	23	49	72	53		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		—	—	—	—	—		6	3	2	5	2
1985–86	Calgary Flames	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Moncton Golden Flames	AHL		79	26	50	76	51		10	2	6	8	17
1986–87	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		49	14	36	50	45		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		22	2	1	3	8		11	0	0	0	11
1987–88	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Nova Scotia Oilers	AHL		69	27	61	88	45		5	0	5	5	6
1988–89	Cape Breton Oilers	AHL		54	33	49	82	29		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		20	2	8	10	14		6	0	2	2	8
1989–90	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		58	12	16	28	42		22	6	11	17	2
1990–91	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		37	4	8	12	25		15	0	5	5	20
1991–92	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		59	6	22	28	46		16	1	1	2	10
1992–93	Ottawa Senators	NHL		71	7	19	26	64		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		19	1	6	7	16		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Ottawa Senators	NHL		66	11	18	29	56		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		39	1	0	1	18		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		8	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Houston Aeros	IHL		67	17	60	77	65		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Houston Aeros	IHL		81	25	53	78	83		13	3	12	15	10
1997–98	Landshut EV	DEL		46	7	21	28	36		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Houston Aeros	IHL		79	21	49	70	72		19	1	10	11	12
1999–00	Houston Aeros	IHL		79	15	46	61	58		11	2	7	9	6
	NHL totals			403	46	100	146	291		70	7	19	26	51

Coaching statistics

Season	Team	League	Title
2001-02	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	Assistant Coach
2002-03	Dallas Stars	NHL	Assistant Coach
2003-04	Dallas Stars	NHL	Assistant Coach
2005-06	Dallas Stars	NHL	Assistant Coach
2006-07	Dallas Stars	NHL	Assistant Coach
2007-08	Dallas Stars	NHL	Assistant Coach
2008-09	Dallas Stars	NHL	Assistant Coach

External links

• Mark Lamb's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Mark Lamb's biography at Legends of Hockey

Preceded by Laurie Boschman

Ottawa Senators captain 1993–94 with Brad Shaw

Succeeded by Gord Dineen

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Name	Lamb, Mark
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Date of birth	August 3, 1964
Place of birth	Ponteix, SK, CAN
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