- Denny Lambert
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Denny Lambert Born January 7, 1970
Wawa, Ontario, CanadaHeight 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) Position Left wing Shot Left Played for Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Ottawa Senators
Nashville Predators
Atlanta ThrashersNHL Draft Undrafted Playing career 1991–2003 Denny Lambert (born January 9, 1970) is a former professional Canadian ice hockey player. Lambert played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (twice), Ottawa Senators, Nashville Predators and the Atlanta Thrashers between 1995 and 2002. He has also coached the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League from 2008–2011.
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Playing career
Throughout his NHL career, Lambert's primary role was that of an enforcer. Undrafted, he was signed as a free agent by the expansion Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 1993. He would ultimately play in only 46 games with Anaheim, spending the majority of his time in their farm system. On July 29, 1996, he was signed by the Ottawa Senators, and was a regular in Ottawa lineup for two full seasons before being claimed by the Nashville Predators in the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft. After one full season in Nashville, Lambert was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for Randy Robitaille in 1999. He would return for a second stint in Anaheim in 2001–02 before officially announcing his retirement on July 11, 2003.
He would play in 487 regular season NHL games, scoring 27 goals and 66 assists for 93 points, while racking up 1391 penalty minutes. After retiring, he accepted a position as assistant coach with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League, where he began his career as a junior player. On June 24, 2008, Lambert was named head coach of the Greyhounds, replacing Craig Hartsburg who signed to coach the NHL's Ottawa Senators. [1]
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 61 14 15 29 203 – – – – – 1989–90 Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds OHL 61 23 29 52 276 – – – – – 1990–91 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 59 28 39 67 169 14 7 9 16 48 1991–92 San Diego Gulls IHL 71 17 14 31 229 3 0 0 0 10 1992–93 St. Thomas Wildcats COHL 5 2 6 8 9 – – – – – 1992–93 San Diego Gulls IHL 56 18 12 30 277 14 1 1 2 44 1993–94 San Diego Gulls IHL 79 13 14 27 314 6 1 0 1 45 1994–95 San Diego Gulls IHL 75 25 35 60 222 – – – – – 1994–95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 13 1 3 4 4 – – – – – 1995–96 Baltimore Bandits AHL 44 14 28 42 126 12 3 9 12 39 1995–96 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 33 0 8 8 55 – – – – – 1996–97 Ottawa Senators NHL 80 4 16 20 217 6 0 1 1 9 1997–98 Ottawa Senators NHL 72 9 10 19 250 11 0 0 0 19 1998–99 Nashville Predators NHL 76 5 11 16 218 – – – – – 1999–00 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 73 5 6 11 219 – – – – – 2000–01 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 67 1 7 8 215 – – – – – 2001–02 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 73 2 5 7 213 – – – – – 2002–03 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 39 12 12 24 132 6 2 2 4 42 OHL totals 181 65 83 148 648 14 2 9 11 35 COHL totals 5 2 6 8 9 – – – – – IHL totals 281 73 75 148 1042 23 2 1 3 99 AHL totals 83 26 40 66 258 18 5 11 16 81 NHL totals 487 27 66 93 1391 17 0 1 1 28 Coaching career
Lambert became the assistant coach of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in the 2004–05 season, and remained in that position with the club until the summer of 2008, when Greyhounds head coach Craig Hartsburg left the team to become the head coach of the Ottawa Senators. The Greyhounds promoted Lambert to the head coaching position.
In his first season as the head coach, Sault Ste. Marie failed to qualify for the post-season, as the young, rebuilding club finished with their fewest point total since the 1994–95 season, and finished in last place in the OHL.
The Greyhounds rebounded in Lambert's second season with the team, with the help of assistant coach Mike Stapleton, as the club with an impressive record of 36–27–1–4 to finish with 77 points, and fifth place in the Western Conference. The Greyhounds faced the Plymouth Whalers in the conference quarter-finals, and lost the series in five games.
Lambert returned to Sault Ste. Marie for a third season in 2010–11, however, the team fell back into last place in the Western Conference, and on January 11, 2011, the Greyhounds relieved Lambert from his duties. Sault Ste. Marie had a record of 14–21–5–0 at the time of his firing.
Coaching record
Team Year Regular season Post season G W L OTL SL Pts Finish Result SOO 2008–09 68 19 45 2 2 42 5th in West Missed playoffs SOO 2009–10 68 36 27 1 4 77 3rd in West Lost in First round SOO 2010–11 40 14 21 5 0 33 5th in West Fired References
- Soo Greyhounds official web site retrieved 2007-10-28
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Categories:- 1970 births
- Living people
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- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players
- Nashville Predators players
- Ottawa Senators players
- People from Algoma District, Ontario
- Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds alumni
- Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds coaches
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
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