Derek Laxdal

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Derek Laxdal
Born (1966-02-21) February 21, 1966 (age 58)
Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Islanders
Current AHL coach Coachella Valley Firebirds
Coached for Idaho Steelheads
Edmonton Oil Kings
Texas Stars
Oshawa Generals
NHL draft 151st overall, 1984
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1984–2001

Derek Laxdal (born February 21, 1966) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional right winger. On July 5, 2024, he departed from serving as Head Coach of the Oshawa Generals, where he had served since 2022, and joined the Coachella Valley Firebirds as head coach. [1] [2]

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Playing career

Born and raised in Stonewall, Manitoba, Laxdal was drafted in the eighth round, 151st overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He played 67 games in the National Hockey League: 51 over four seasons with the Maple Leafs and 16 more over two seasons with the New York Islanders. In an almost 20-year career, he scored points at every level, including a successful four-year stint in the UK between 1995/96 and 1998/99, where he played for the Humberside Hawks, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers.

Coaching career

From December 10, 2019, until May 20, 2022, Laxdal was an assistant coach with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. From 2014 to 2019, he was the head coach of the American Hockey League affiliate of the Dallas Stars, the Texas Stars. [3] [4] Previously, he served as head coach of the WHL Edmonton Oil Kings and the ECHL Idaho Steelheads. In 2007, he was the ECHL John Brophy recipient of Coach of the Year. Laxdal led the Steelheads to the Kelly Cup championship in the 2006–07 season, [5] and led the Edmonton Oil Kings to WHL titles in 2012 and 2014, winning the 2014 Memorial Cup with the Oil Kings. He is the first coach in the history of the WHL to have three 50 win seasons in a row.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1982–83 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 39491327140222
1983–84 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL70232043861204410
1984–85 Brandon Wheat KingsWHL69614110274—————
1984–85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 30006—————
1984–85 St. Catharines Saints AHL 53252—————
1985–86 Brandon Wheat KingsWHL4234356962—————
1985–86 New Westminster Bruins WHL18961514—————
1985–86 St. Catharines SaintsAHL701115—————
1986–87 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL20007—————
1986–87 Newmarket Saints AHL7824204469—————
1987–88 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL50006—————
1987–88 Newmarket SaintsAHL6718254381—————
1988–89 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL41961565—————
1988–89 Newmarket SaintsAHL342222445320225
1989–90 Newmarket SaintsAHL23781552—————
1989–90 New York Islanders NHL12314410222
1989–90 Springfield Indians AHL281312254213861447
1990–91 New York IslandersNHL40000—————
1990–91 Capital District Islanders AHL6514253975—————
1991–92 Capital District IslandersAHL49771461411210
1993–94 Ilves SM-l 1765112031014
1994–95 Roanoke Express ECHL 66322456144824625
1995–96 Humberside Hawks BHL 332929581637941316
1996–97 Nottingham Panthers BISL 3114142854813427
1997–98 Nottingham PanthersBISL44242347103613410
1998–99 Sheffield Steelers BISL299132232—————
1999–00 Sheffield SteelersBISL1833620—————
1999–00 Odessa Jackalopes WPHL 462825535320444
2000–01 Odessa JackalopesWPHL652123441031153831
AHL totals3561081222304503110102086
NHL totals67127198810222

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References

  1. ↑ "Generals name Derek Laxdal 35th head coach in team history – Ontario Hockey League" . Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  2. ↑ "DEREK LAXDAL NAMED FIREBIRDS' HEAD COACH" . Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  3. ↑ Heika, Mike. "Stars name Derek Laxdal as head coach of Texas Stars" Archived 2014-07-08 at the Wayback Machine , The Dallas Morning News , July 3, 2014. (accessed 8 July 2014)
  4. ↑ "DALLAS STARS APPOINT NEIL GRAHAM AS TEXAS STARS HEAD COACH". texas Stars. December 10, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Derek Laxdal: Steelheads Staff". Archived from the original on 2008-02-03. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
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