Normand Lacombe

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Normand Lacombe
Born (1964-10-18) October 18, 1964 (age 59)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Edmonton Oilers
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL draft 10th overall, 1983
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 1983–1991

Normand Lacombe (born October 18, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right wing. He was drafted in the first round, 10th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Lacombe was born in Montreal, Quebec and raised in Pierrefonds, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from North Shore. [1] After playing two seasons at the University of New Hampshire, Lacombe made his professional debut with Buffalo's American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, in the 1983–84 season. Lacombe made his National Hockey League debut with the Sabres during the 1984–85 season, playing in 30 games. He appeared in 64 more games with the Sabres over the next two seasons before being traded, along with Wayne Van Dorp, to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Lee Fogolin and Mark Napier.

Lacombe was a member of the Oilers team which won the Stanley Cup in the 1987–88 season, and had the finest statistical season of his career in the 1988–89 season (17 goals, 11 assists). The Oilers traded Lacombe to the Philadelphia Flyers, where he would spend the final season-plus of his career, during the 1989–90 season.

In his NHL career, Lacombe appeared in 319 games. He scored 53 goals and added 62 assists. He also played in 26 playoff games, all with Edmonton, scoring five goals and tallying one assist.

Coaching career

Lacombe was the head coach of the AJHL St. Albert Steel at the start of the 2007–08 season, but was fired shortly into the year and replaced by General Manager Greg Parks. He became the head coach of the Whitecourt Wolverines of the North West Junior Hockey League in the middle of the 2011–12 season, [2] where he led the team to a league record fourth consecutive championship. [3] In the off-season, the team folded to make way for the successor Whitecourt Wolverines of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, [4] for which he is now the team's strength and conditioning coach. [5]

Awards and achievements

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1982–83 [6]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80Lac St-Louis LionsQMAAA422033534054480
1980–81Lac St-Louis LionsQMAAA4736599548634716
1981–82 University of New Hampshire ECAC 3518163438—————
1982–83 University of New HampshireECAC3518254348—————
1983–84 Rochester Americans AHL 4410162645—————
1984–85 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3024625—————
1984–85 Rochester AmericansAHL331316293353144
1985–86 Buffalo SabresNHL25671313—————
1985–86 Rochester AmericansAHL3210132356—————
1986–87 Buffalo SabresNHL3947118—————
1986–87 Rochester AmericansAHL1365114—————
1986–87 Edmonton Oilers NHL10002—————
1986–87 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL10358451126
1987–88 Edmonton OilersNHL538917361930328
1988–89 Edmonton OilersNHL6417112857721321
1989–90 Edmonton OilersNHL1552721—————
1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers NHL180227—————
1990–91 Philadelphia FlyersNHL7411203127—————
1991–92 Canada Intl1114516—————
AHL totals1324255971421042610
NHL totals31953621151962651649

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References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  2. ↑ "Wolverines hire new coach". Whitecourt Star . Sun Media Corporation. 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  3. ↑ Brigette Jobin (2012-03-28). "League records set". Whitecourt Star . Sun Media Corporation . Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  4. ↑ "AJHL Moving to Whitecourt, Alberta". Alberta Junior Hockey League. May 2, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Staff". Whitecourt Wolverines . Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  6. ↑ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year
1981–82 		Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick
1983 		Succeeded by
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