Daniel Lacroix | |||
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Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | March 11, 1969||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | New York Rangers Boston Bruins Philadelphia Flyers Edmonton Oilers New York Islanders | ||
NHL draft | 31st overall, 1987 New York Rangers | ||
Playing career | 1989–2002 |
Daniel Lacroix (born March 11, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played in the National Hockey League with five teams between 1993 and 2000. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 2002, was spent in various minor leagues. After retiring as a player he became a coach, working for many teams.
In December 2019, he was named the head coach of the Moncton Wildcats in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. [1] He was an assistant coach for the Montreal Canadiens until April 27, 2018, to become head coach of the Lithuanian national team. Lacroix was drafted by the New York Rangers in the second round, 33rd overall, of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. A seven-year NHL veteran left wing, Lacroix played for the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers, and the New York Islanders.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Lacroix appeared in a total of 188 NHL games for the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers and the New York Islanders recording 11 goals and seven assists for 18 points and 379 penalty minutes. Aside from the playing in the NHL, Lacroix also spent eight seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL), three seasons in the International Hockey League (IHL) and four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). In 2000, he won the Turner Cup championship with the Chicago Wolves.
From 2002 to 2006, Lacroix was an assistant coach of the Moncton Wildcats. During his stint with the team, the Wildcats reached the QMJHL finals twice, including a Memorial Cup appearance in 2006. Halfway through the 2004–05 season, Lacroix took over as Moncton's interim head coach for the second half of the season. From 2006 to 2009, he served as assistant coach for the New York Islanders. On August 5, 2009, Lacroix was named an assistant coach for the Hamilton Bulldogs for the 2009–10 AHL season. When Guy Boucher was hired as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Lacroix followed Boucher to Tampa Bay. From the 2013–14 season he was an assistant coach of the New York Rangers.
Lacroix was hired by the Montreal Canadiens on July 30, 2014, as an assistant coach and served in the role until 2018.
On October 18, 2018, Lithuanian Ice Hockey Federation appointed Lacroix as head coach of men's national team on one-year contract. [2]
On January 21, 2019, Kölner Haie from the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) announced Lacroix to be their head coach for the rest of the season after the firing of Peter Draisaitl. [3]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1985–86 | Outaouais Frontaliers | QAAA | 37 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Granby Bisons | QMJHL | 54 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 311 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | ||
1987–88 | Granby Bisons | QMJHL | 58 | 24 | 50 | 74 | 466 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
1988–89 | Granby Bisons | QMJHL | 70 | 45 | 49 | 94 | 320 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 57 | ||
1988–89 | Denver Rangers | IHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1989–90 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 61 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 128 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | ||
1990–91 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 54 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 237 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | ||
1991–92 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 52 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 149 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 28 | ||
1992–93 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 73 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 255 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 59 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 278 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 40 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 266 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | New York Rangers | NHL | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 26 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 74 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 163 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | ||
1997–98 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 56 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 135 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1998–99 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 46 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 260 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 65 | ||
1999–00 | New York Islanders | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 61 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 194 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
2000–01 | Newcastle Jesters | BISL | 42 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Blitz de Granby | QSPHL | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies | ECHL | 31 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 166 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 89 | ||
2001–02 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 352 | 101 | 112 | 213 | 1618 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 117 | ||||
NHL totals | 188 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 379 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
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