Lonnie Loach

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Lonnie Loach
Born (1968-04-14) April 14, 1968 (age 56)
New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Ottawa Senators
Los Angeles Kings
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
NHL Draft 98th overall, 1986
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 1988–2006

Lonnie Loach (born April 14, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Loach spent the majority of his career in the IHL but also played briefly in the NHL with the Ottawa Senators, Los Angeles Kings, and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He played left wing and shot left-handed.

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Playing career

After one season with the Guelph Platers of the OHL Loach was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the fifth round, 98th overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted, Loach returned to the Platers and played another 2 years with the team. Loach then turned pro and played the next 3 years in the IHL. During the 1990–1991 season, Loach led the IHL with 131 points in 81 games and helped lead the Fort Wayne Komets to the Turner Cup Finals.

Following the 1990–1991 season, Loach signed as a free agent with the Detroit Red Wings. He spent one year with the Red Wings' minor league affiliate Adirondack Red Wings, scoring 86 points in 67 games during the 1991–1992 season. In 1992 Loach was claimed in the Expansion Draft by the Ottawa Senators.

The 1992–1993 season saw Loach finally make his NHL debut. He appeared in 3 games with the Senators early in the season, but was eventually released. Loach was quickly picked up by the Los Angeles Kings however, and he earned a spot on the Kings roster. He played in 50 games, scoring 23 points. Following the season, Loach was again claimed in the Expansion Draft, this time by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He was unable to crack the Mighty Ducks roster for the 1993–1994 season, spending the majority of the year with the San Diego Gulls while appearing in 3 games with the Mighty Ducks. This would be the last time Loach would play in the NHL.

Loach spent the next 5 years in the IHL. His most successful season during this time was during the 1995–1996 season when he scored 86 points with the Detroit Vipers. Loach would also make stops with the San Antonio Dragons, Long Beach Ice Dogs, and Kansas City Blades.

Loach then played from the 1999–2000 season until the 2002–2003 season with the Missouri River Otters of the UHL. Over 4 seasons he scored 310 points in 238 games with the River Otters. During the 2002–2003 season Loach also made an appearance with the Los Angeles Kings minor league affiliate Manchester Monarchs, playing 3 games. Loach retired from hockey following the 2002–2003 season. For the 2003–2004 season Loach was hired as the head coach of the River Otters and coached the team for the majority of the year, but was replaced after 70 games and a dismal 16–47–7 record.

Loach came out of retirement for the 2005–2006 season with the River Otters, skating in 21 games with the team before retiring again in 2006. He had his #33 retired by the River Otters, the only player to have his number retired by the team.

Awards

Community involvement

For several years during the mid 1990s, Lonnie Loach had helped hundreds and hundreds of children across Northern Ontario by running his own hockey school for kids. He started this while playing for the Detroit Red Wings and brought along with him former teammate Keith Primeau.

Lonnie's hockey school was a huge success amongst the Northern Ontario crowd. It ran for three years and even spawned one professional NHL hockey player, Fellow Hockey Heritage North Alumni, "The Zack Morris" of KLCVI, Kurtis McLean.

Lonnie has also helped raise money for local charities in Northern Ontario by lending his services to charity hockey tournaments in Northern Ontario. One in particular is the Canadian Tire Rino Robazza Memorial Hockey tournament. [1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1982–83New Liskeard Cubs U18 AAAGNML11012—————
1983–84New Liskeard Cubs U18 AAAGNML3017264339—————
1983–84 Haileybury 54's NOJHL 20000—————
1984–85 St. Marys Lincolns WOHL 44263662113—————
1985–86 Guelph Platers OHL 654142836320781516
1986–87 Guelph PlatersOHL563124554252132
1987–88 Guelph PlatersOHL6643499275—————
1988–89 Saginaw Hawks IHL 32761327—————
1988–89 Flint Spirits IHL4222264830—————
1989–90 Indianapolis Ice IHL30110—————
1989–90 Fort Wayne Komets IHL5415334840542615
1989–90 Canadian National Team Intl93142—————
1990–91 Fort Wayne KometsIHL81557613145195111613
1991–92 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 6737498669191341710
1992–93 Ottawa Senators NHL 30000—————
1992–93 Los Angeles Kings NHL501013232710000
1992–93 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL423510—————
1993–94 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL30000—————
1993–94 San Diego Gulls IHL74424991659410146
1994–95 San Diego GullsIHL133101321—————
1994–95 Detroit Vipers IHL643243754532132
1995–96 Detroit VipersIHL7935518675111568
1996–97 San Antonio Dragons IHL7024376145913410
1997–98 ZSC Lions NLA 151566—————
1997–98 San Antonio DragonsIHL527293622—————
1998–99 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL301292118—————
1998–99 Kansas City Blades IHL229514631010
1998–99 Olimpija Ljubljana SLO 114101412—————
1999–00 Missouri River Otters UHL 582956852033252
1999–00 Chicago Wolves IHL1000080330
2000–01 Missouri River OttersUHL562737642942682
2000–01 Chicago WolvesIHL—————20000
2001–02 Missouri River OttersUHL563549842643252
2002–03 Missouri River OttersUHL692948774830110
2002–03 Manchester Monarchs AHL30110—————
IHL totals6212653786434496918355354
NHL totals561013232910000

Coaching statistics

Season  Team                  Lge       Type GP  W  L T OTL   Pct  2003-04 Missouri River Otters UHL Head Coach 70 16 47 0   7 0.279

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References

  1. ↑ Sherratt, Brad. "CTC Robazza tourney another huge success". Northern News. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
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