Doug Lidster

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Doug Lidster
Born (1960-10-18) October 18, 1960 (age 63)
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Vancouver Canucks
New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues
Dallas Stars
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL Draft 133rd overall, 1980
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 1983–1999
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Czechoslovakia
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Finland

John Douglas Andrew Lidster (born October 18, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was an assistant coach for the Vancouver Canucks until the end of the 2016-2017 season.

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Lidster was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the seventh round of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft (133rd overall). Lidster played four years of college hockey for Colorado College before playing for Team Canada in the 1984 Olympics. He made his NHL debut with the Canucks near the end of the 1983–84 season, and became a reliable presence on the Vancouver blue line until he was traded to the New York Rangers prior to the 1993–94 NHL season. There, he moved into more of a depth role, but still helped guide the 1994 Rangers to their first Stanley Cup in 54 years, scoring two goals in the Finals as they defeated the Canucks. After a brief stint with the St. Louis Blues, he was reacquired by the Rangers in 1995–96, and played three more seasons on Broadway before signing with the Dallas Stars in early 1999. There he won his second Stanley Cup, before retiring.

Awards and honours

AwardYear
All-WCHA First Team 1981–82 [1]
All-WCHA First Team 1982–83 [1]
AHCA West All-American 1982–83 [2]
Stanley Cup (with New York Rangers) 1994
Stanley Cup (with Dallas Stars) 1999

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1976–77Kamloops Jardine BlazersMinor-BC——————————
1977–78 Kamloops Chiefs BCHL 6424396346—————
1977–78 Seattle Breakers WCHL 20000—————
1978–79 Kamloops Rockets BCHL5936478350—————
1979–80 Colorado College WCHA 3918254352—————
1980–81 Colorado CollegeWCHA3610304054—————
1981–82 Colorado CollegeWCHA3613223532—————
1982–83 Colorado CollegeWCHA3415415630—————
1983–84 Canada Intl596202628—————
1983–84 Vancouver Canucks NHL 8000420110
1984–85 Vancouver CanucksNHL786243055—————
1985–86 Vancouver CanucksNHL781216285630112
1986–87 Vancouver CanucksNHL8012516340—————
1987–88 Vancouver CanucksNHL6443236105—————
1988–89 Vancouver CanucksNHL63517227871129
1989–90 Vancouver CanucksNHL808283636—————
1990–91 Vancouver CanucksNHL78632387760226
1991–92 Vancouver CanucksNHL6662329391112311
1992–93 Vancouver CanucksNHL716192536120338
1993–94 New York Rangers NHL3402233920210
1994–95 St. Louis Blues NHL372791240002
1995–96 New York RangersNHL5959145071016
1996–97 New York RangersNHL4834724151568
1997–98 New York RangersNHL3604424—————
1998–99CanadaIntl384151964—————
1998–99 Dallas Stars NHL170001040002
NHL totals89775268343679806152164

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1984 Canada OG 70222
1985 Canada WC 103144
1990 CanadaWC101016
1991 CanadaWC101458
Senior totals37571220

Transactions

Coaching

Lidster went into coaching, and served as head coach of the Saginaw Spirit in 2004–05. He served as an assistant coach for the Canadian Women's National Hockey team. [3] He also coached youth hockey in Plymouth, Michigan. As part of the IIHF Ambassador and Mentor Program, Lidster was a Hockey Canada coaching mentor that travelled to Bratislava, Slovakia to participate in the 2011 IIHF High Performance Women's Camp from July 4–12. [4] In 2012, he was named assistant coach of the Texas Stars. [5] On July 7, 2014, he returned to the Canucks as an assistant coach. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
  4. ↑ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
  5. ↑ "Texas Stars Hockey". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  6. ↑ "Doug Lidster named to coaching staff".
Sporting positions
Preceded by Vancouver Canucks captains
1990–91,
with Trevor Linden and Dan Quinn 		Succeeded by


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