Alain Nasreddine

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Alain Nasreddine
Alain Nasreddine 2008.jpg
Nasreddine with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2008
Born (1975-07-10) July 10, 1975 (age 48)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Blackhawks
Montreal Canadiens
New York Islanders
Pittsburgh Penguins
Coached for New Jersey Devils
NHL Draft 135th overall, 1993
Florida Panthers
Playing career 1995–2010
Coaching career 2010–present

Alain Jean-Paul Mohammed Nasreddine (born July 10, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played as a defenceman in the NHL.

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Playing career

Nasreddine played junior ice hockey with the Drummondville Voltigeurs and Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He was selected in the sixth round, 135th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

Nasreddine has played for six different NHL organizations, but mostly played in the minor leagues. He saw very limited NHL duty: he played fewer than 10 games each for the Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, and New York Islanders, but played most of his time in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins, totaling 74 career NHL games. He scored his first and only NHL goal on December 16, 2006, as the Penguins fell 6-3 to the Canadiens in Montreal. [1] In 2008, he signed with the Sinupret Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, [2] and after two seasons in the DEL was released on June 12, 2010, following the 2009–10 season.[ citation needed ]

Coaching career

On August 20, 2010, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) named Nasreddine their new assistant coach. [3]

On June 17, 2015, Nasreddine was named an assistant coach for the New Jersey Devils. [4] On December 3, 2019, he was named interim head coach of the Devils. [5] On October 2, 2020, he was retained as an assistant coach of the Devils after the hiring of Lindy Ruff as head coach on July 9, [6] [7] and served as assistant coach until his contract was not renewed on May 4, 2022. [8]

On July 1, 2022, Nasreddine was named as assistant coach under head coach Peter DeBoer of the Dallas Stars. [9]

Personal life

Nasreddine grew up in Saint-Leonard, Quebec, the son of Akram, a Lebanese Muslim immigrant, and Francine, a French-Canadian Catholic. He has one younger brother, Samy, who was also an ice hockey player. Akram owns a pizza chain in Montreal, Pizza Madonna, and has previously owned other restaurants and a convenience store. [10] He is one of four NHL players of Lebanese descent, along with John Hanna, Ed Hatoum, and Nazem Kadri. [11]

Career statistics

Nasreddine in 2006 Alain Nasreddine.jpg
Nasreddine in 2006
Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1990–91Montréal–Bourassa CanadienQMAAA3510253550—————
1991–92 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 61191078400017
1992–93 Drummondville VoltigeursQMJHL64014141371001136
1993–94 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL60324272182621012118
1994–95 Chicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHL67831393421335840
1995–96 Carolina Monarchs AHL 63055245—————
1996–97 Carolina MonarchsAHL26044109—————
1996–97 Indianapolis Ice IHL 49022248411227
1997–98 Indianapolis IceIHL7511213258502212
1998–99 Portland Pirates AHL701136—————
1998–99 Fredericton Canadiens AHL38010101081503339
1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 700019—————
1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL800033—————
1999–2000 Quebec Citadelles AHL59167178—————
1999–2000 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL11000121011214
2000–01 Hamilton BulldogsAHL7441418164—————
2001–02 Hamilton BulldogsAHL79710171541213422
2002–03 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL673912114900027
2002–03 New York Islanders NHL30002—————
2003–04 Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL5316770—————
2003–04 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL1711216241014
2004–05 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL75314171291101118
2005–06 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL710121271—————
2005–06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL60008—————
2006–07 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL1935825—————
2006–07 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL4414518—————
2007–08 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL60004—————
2007–08 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL6761016612223516
2008–09 Sinupret Ice Tigers DEL 38281064401116
2009–10 Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL5519108250448
AHL totals72629107136149210451116184
NHL totals7414584—————

Head coaching record

NHL

TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
GWLOTLPtsFinishWLWin%Result
NJD 2019–20 4319168(46)8th in Metropolitan ———Missed playoffs
Total4319168  ——— 

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References

  1. ↑ "Alain Nasreddine Stats and News". National Hockey League . Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Alain Nasreddine vom Pinguin zum Eistiger". eishockey.info (in German). June 13, 2008. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Nasreddine returns to WBS as asst. coach". theahl.com. August 20, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Devils name Geoff Ward, Alain Nasreddine as assistant coaches". NHL.com. June 17, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ "RELEASE: Devils Name Nasreddine Interim Head Coach". NHL.com. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  6. ↑ Bogart, Catherine (October 2, 2020). "BLOG: Fitzgerald Gives Devils Coaching Staff Updates". NHL.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020. Fitzgerald confirmed that Alain Nasreddine will remain on staff as an Assistant Coach. Nasreddine served as the Interim Head Coach from December 2019 until the hiring of Head Coach Lindy Ruff in July 2020.
  7. ↑ "RELEASE: Devils Name Lindy Ruff Head Coach". NHL.com. July 9, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Nasreddine, Recchi Will Not Return". NHL.com. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Stars name Steve Spott and Alain Nasreddine as assistant coaches". NHL.com. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  10. ↑ Masisak, Corey (March 23, 2020). "A 'real hustler,' Alain Nasreddine earned his chance with..." The Athletic. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  11. ↑ Diab, Jasmin Lilian (October 12, 2019). "Meet a Lebanese-Canadian Hockey Player Who Made it to the NHL". The961. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins captain
2004–06		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head coach of the New Jersey Devils
(interim)
2019–20 		Succeeded by


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