Daniel Lacroix

Daniel Lacroix
Born	(1969-03-11) March 11, 1969 (age 56) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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.

Career

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.

Coaching career

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]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
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

References

1. "Moncton Wildcats Name New Head Coach". 91.9 The Bend. December 23, 2019.
2. "Lacroix for Lithuania". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
3. "Köln entlässt Draisaitl - Lacroix übernimmt". kicker (in German). January 21, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database