Mark Lamb

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Mark Lamb
Born (1964-08-03) August 3, 1964 (age 59)
Ponteix, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Calgary Flames
Detroit Red Wings
Edmonton Oilers
Ottawa Senators
Philadelphia Flyers
Montreal Canadiens
NHL Draft 72nd overall, 1982
Calgary Flames
Playing career 1984–2000

Mark William Lamb (born August 3, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, and current general manager and head coach of the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Lamb was previously the head coach of the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Swift Current Broncos of the WHL. Lamb was born in Ponteix, Saskatchewan but grew up in Swift Current, Saskatchewan.

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Playing career

Lamb was drafted 72nd overall in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames. Lamb went on to play just one game for the Flames before signing with the Detroit Red Wings in 1986. In his one season with Detroit, Lamb played 22 regular season games. Lamb was claimed by the Edmonton Oilers in 1987 where he spent a total of five seasons, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 1990. Lamb was then claimed in the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft by the Ottawa Senators and served as the team's co-captain alongside Brad Shaw during the 1993–94 NHL season. On March 5, 1994, Lamb was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for the Flyers' 1988 first round pick Claude Boivin and minor league goaltender Kirk Daubenspeck. He played just 27 games for the Flyers before he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for cash. He finished his career with four seasons in the International Hockey League with the Houston Aeros and one in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany for Landshut EV. In total, Lamb played 403 regular season games in the National Hockey League, scoring 46 goals and 100 assists for 146 points.

Coaching and manager career

Lamb retired as a player in 2000. A year later he returned to Edmonton as an assistant coach. In 2002, Lamb moved to the Dallas Stars under the same role. Following a season which saw the Stars finish out of the playoffs with a record of 36–35–11, Lamb was then the head coach and general manager of the Western Hockey League's Swift Current Broncos.

On June 21, 2016, Lamb was named head coach to the Tucson Roadrunners, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Arizona Coyotes. [1] He was relieved of duties after one season.

In 2018, he was hired as the general manager of the Prince George Cougars in the WHL, and was elevated to the head coaching position a year later. [2]

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1980–81 Swift Current Broncos SJHL ——————————
1980–81 Billings Bighorns WHL 241891230110
1981–82 Billings BighornsWHL72455610146546104
1982–83 Colorado Flames CHL —————60220
1982–83 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL462243653353254
1982–83 Nanaimo Islanders WHL3014375116—————
1983–84 Medicine Hat TigersWHL72597713630141211236
1984–85 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 8023497253—————
1984–85 Medicine Hat TigersWHL—————63252
1985–86 Calgary Flames NHL 10000—————
1985–86 Moncton Golden FlamesAHL79265076511026817
1986–87 Adirondack Red Wings AHL4914365045—————
1986–87 Detroit Red Wings NHL2221381100011
1987–88 Edmonton Oilers NHL20000—————
1987–88 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL692761884550556
1988–89 Cape Breton Oilers AHL5433498229—————
1988–89 Edmonton OilersNHL2028101460228
1989–90 Edmonton OilersNHL581216284222611172
1990–91 Edmonton OilersNHL374812251505520
1991–92 Edmonton OilersNHL5962228461611210
1992–93 Ottawa Senators NHL717192664—————
1993–94 Ottawa SenatorsNHL6611182956—————
1993–94 Philadelphia Flyers NHL1916716—————
1994–95 Philadelphia FlyersNHL80222—————
1994–95 Montreal Canadiens NHL3910118—————
1995–96 Montreal CanadiensNHL10000—————
1995–96 Houston Aeros IHL 6717607765—————
1996–97 Houston AerosIHL8125537883133121510
1997–98 Landshut EV DEL 46721283663148
1998–99 Houston AerosIHL7921497072191101112
1999–2000 Houston AerosIHL7915466158112796
AHL totals331123245368223152111323
NHL totals40346100146291707192651
IHL totals30678208286278436293528

Coaching statistics

TeamYearLeagueRegular SeasonPost Season
GWLTOTLPtsFinishResult
SC 2009–10 WHL 72373014793rd in EastLost in First round
SC 2010–11 WHL72264402546th in EastOut of playoffs
SC 2011–12 WHL72273726625th in EastOut of playoffs
SC 2012–13 WHL72362934793rd in EastLost in First round
SC 2013–14 WHL72382536852nd in EastLost in First round
SC 2014–15 WHL72333414733rd in EastLost in First round
SC 2015–16 WHL72243873585th in EastOut of playoffs
SC Totals4322212371729394
PG 2019–20 WHL62203444485th in B.C.Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
PG 2020–21 WHL229102121no standings [lower-alpha 1] no playoffs [lower-alpha 1]
PG 2021–22 WHL68243941533rd in B.C.Lost in First round
PG 2022–23 WHL68372461812nd in B.C.Lost in Second round
PG Totals22090107167203
WHL Totals6523113443336597

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References

  1. ↑ "Coyotes Hire Lamb as Head Coach of Tucson Roadrunners". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  2. ↑ "Lamb new GM in Prince George". SwiftCurrentOnline.com. 19 June 2018.

Notes

  1. 1 2 The 2020–21 WHL regular season was shortened, started late, then was cancelled early, and no playoffs were held, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Prince George Cougars were in a mathematical position to finish anywhere from 3rd to 5th in the B.C. Division when the season was cancelled.
Preceded by Ottawa Senators captain
1993–94
with Brad Shaw 		Succeeded by
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