Lane Lambert

{{Infobox ice hockey biography

| name = Lane Lambert

| image =

| image_size = 230px

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|11|18}}

| birth_place = Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 185

| position = Forward

| shoots = Right

| played_for = Detroit Red Wings
New York Rangers
Quebec Nordiques
Düsseldorfer EG
HC Ajoie

| league_coach = NHL

| team_coach = Seattle Kraken

| coached_for = New York Islanders

| draft = 25th overall

| draft_year = 1983

| draft_team = Detroit Red Wings

| career_start = 1983

| career_end = 2001

| career_start_coach = 2002

| career_end_coach =

}}

Lane Douglas Lambert (born November 18, 1964) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). Drafted 25th overall in the second round of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, Lambert played 283 games in the NHL for the Quebec Nordiques, New York Rangers, and Detroit Red Wings between 1983 and 1989.

Coaching career

Lambert was hired as the head coach of the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL) in July 2007,{{cite web|url=http://www.milwaukeeadmirals.com/home/news/lane-hire |title=Milwaukee Admirals - Lambert to Lead Admirals Ship |accessdate=2009-08-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070903062441/http://www.milwaukeeadmirals.com/home/news/lane-hire |archivedate=2007-09-03 }}{{Cite web|url=http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/lanelambertnhl.html?26504|title=Admirals' Lambert gets the call to NHL's Nashville Predators|date=9 June 2011}} a position he held until he was promoted as an assistant coach for the Nashville Predators on June 9, 2011.{{cite web |title=Lane Lambert Named New Preds Assistant Coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/lane-lambert-named-new-preds-assistant-coach/c-565275 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=January 15, 2019 |date=June 9, 2011}} He was also an assistant coach with the Washington Capitals during their 2018 Stanley Cup run, however he signed with the New York Islanders after head coach Barry Trotz signed with the team in 2018.{{cite web |author1=Pat Pickens |title=Trotz receives Stanley Cup ring from Capitals |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/barry-trotz-mitch-korn-lane-lambert-receive-stanley-cup-rings/c-302322648 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=January 15, 2019 |date=November 26, 2018}}

After Trotz's firing following the 2021–22 season, on May 16, 2022, Lambert was promoted to head coach of the Islanders.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/lambert-named-head-coach/c-334120678|title=Lambert Named Head Coach|website=NHL.com|date=May 16, 2022|access-date=May 16, 2022}} The Islanders fired Lambert on January 20, 2024, after the team started the 2023–24 season with a 19–15–11 record and were out of playoff contention at that time.{{cite web |title=Roy hired as Islanders coach, replaces Lambert |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/patrick-roy-hired-as-new-york-islanders-coach-lane-lambert-fired |website=NHl.com |access-date=January 21, 2024 |date=January 20, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Ryan S. |title=Islanders fire Lane Lambert, hire Patrick Roy as coach |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/39350719/islanders-fire-lane-lambert-hire-patrick-roy-coach |website=ESPN.com |access-date=January 21, 2024 |date=January 20, 2024}}

On June 5, 2024, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that Lambert had been hired as an associate coach.{{Cite web |title=Maple Leafs Add Lane Lambert To Coaching Staff |url=https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/news/maple-leafs-add-lane-lambert-to-coaching-staff |access-date=June 5, 2024 |website=NHL.com |date=June 5, 2024}}

On May 29, 2025, the Seattle Kraken named Lambert the third head coach in the franchise's history.{{Cite web |title=Search is a Success: Lane Lambert New Coach |last=Condor |first=Bob |url=https://www.nhl.com/kraken/news/seattle-kraken-announce-lane-lambert-as-new-head-coach-bn |access-date=May 29, 2025 |website=NHL.com |date=May 29, 2025}}

Awards

WHL Second All-Star Team – 1983

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em;"
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
1980–81 \| Swift Current Broncos \| SJHL \| 55	43	54	97	63 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1981–82 \| Saskatoon Blades \| WHL \| 72	45	69	114	111 \| 5	1	1	2	25
1982–83 \| Saskatoon Blades \| WHL \| 64	59	60	119	126 \| 6	4	3	7	7
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1983–84 \| Detroit Red Wings \| NHL \| 73	20	15	35	115 \| 4	0	0	0	10
1984–85 \| Detroit Red Wings \| NHL \| 69	14	11	25	104 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1985–86 \| Detroit Red Wings \| NHL \| 34	2	3	5	130 \| —	—	—	—	—
1985–86 \| Adirondack Red Wings \| AHL \| 45	16	25	41	69 \| 16	5	5	10	9
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1986–87 \| New York Rangers \| NHL \| 18	2	2	4	33 \| —	—	—	—	—
1986–87 \| New Haven Nighthawks \| AHL \| 11	3	3	6	19 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1986–87 \| Quebec Nordiques \| NHL \| 15	5	5	10	18 \| 13	2	4	6	30
1987–88 \| Quebec Nordiques \| NHL \| 61	13	28	41	98 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1988–89 \| Quebec Nordiques \| NHL \| 13	2	2	4	23 \| —	—	—	—	—
1988–89 \| Halifax Citadels \| AHL \| 59	25	35	60	162 \| 4	0	2	2	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1989–90 \| Düsseldorfer EG \| GER \| 6	2	6	8	4 \| —	—	—	—	—
1989–90 \| Canadian national team \| Intl \| 54	28	36	64	48 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1990–91 \| HC Ajoie \| NLB \| 36	40	45	85	82 \| 10	11	7	18	30
1990–91 \| Canadian national team \| Intl \| 4	1	0	1	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1991–92 \| HC Ajoie \| NLB \| 35	51	38	89	125 \| 9	10	5	15	14
1992–93 \| HC Ajoie \| NLA \| 25	22	16	38	28 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1993–94 \| HC La Chaux-de-Fonds \| NLB \| 36	39	29	68	62 \| 5	5	2	7	8
1994–95 \| SC Langnau \| NLB \| 36	37	44	81	60 \| 7	5	4	9	33
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1995–96 \| SC Langnau \| NLB \| 33	39	40	79	64 \| 8	7	4	11	14
1996–97 \| Cleveland Lumberjacks \| IHL \| 75	24	20	44	94 \| 13	4	5	9	21
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1997–98 \| Cleveland Lumberjacks \| IHL \| 39	4	10	14	60 \| 3	0	0	0	0
1998–99 \| Cleveland Lumberjacks \| IHL \| 36	8	10	18	61 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1998–99 \| Houston Aeros \| IHL \| 9	2	1	3	4 \| 19	4	1	5	26
1999–00 \| Houston Aeros \| IHL \| 77	21	9	30	88 \| 7	2	1	3	10
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2000–01 \| Houston Aeros \| IHL \| 66	10	12	22	70 \| 7	0	1	1	11
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"\|NHL totals ! 283 !! 58 !! 66 !! 124 !! 521 ! 17 !! 2 !! 4 !! 6 !! 40

Head coaching record

rowspan="2"\|Team	rowspan="2"\|Year	colspan="6"\|Regular season	colspan="4"\|Postseason
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G	W	L	OTL	Pts	Finish	W	L	Win %	Result
style="background:#fdd;" ! NYI !! 2022–23 \| 82	42	31	9	93	4th in Metropolitan	2	4	{{Winning percentage\|2\|4}}	Lost in first round (CAR)
NYI	2023–24 \| 45 \|\| 19 \|\| 15 \|\| 11 \|\| 49 \|\| (fired) \|\| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| —
colspan="2"\|Total	127	61	46	20			2	4	{{Winning percentage\|2\|4}}	1 playoff appearance

Personal life

Lambert was born in Melfort, Saskatchewan. His wife died on September 16, 2015, from breast cancer.{{cite news |last1=Prewitt |first1=Alex |title=Andi Lambert, wife of Capitals assistant Lane Lambert, dies at 45 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capitals-insider/wp/2015/09/27/andi-lambert-wife-of-capitals-assistant-lane-lambert-dies-at-45/ |accessdate=January 15, 2019 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=September 27, 2015}} They had one daughter together and Lambert has another daughter from a previous marriage.{{cite web |author1=Bryan Mullen |title=Hockey Fights Cancer Initiative Holds Special Meaning For Coach Lambert |url=https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/hockey-fights-cancer-initiative-holds-special-meaning-for-coach-lambert/c-597450 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=January 15, 2019 |date=October 26, 2011}}

Lambert and his third wife have four children.{{cite web |title=Former Caps assistant Lane Lambert celebrates with the Stanley Cup after wedding |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2018/08/28/former-caps-assistant-lane-lambert-got-married-on-his-day-with-the-stanley-cup/?noredirect=on |website=washingtonpost.com |accessdate=September 6, 2019 |date=August 29, 2018}}

Lambert has two brothers, Dale and Ross, who also played ice hockey.{{cite web |title=Lane Lambert |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/38495/lane-lambert |website=eliteprospects.com |accessdate=January 15, 2019}} His nephew Jimmy played for the University of Michigan,{{cite web |title=Meet the 2018 development camp invites |url=https://flamesnation.ca/2018/07/03/meet-the-2018-development-camp-invites/ |website=flamesnation.ca |accessdate=January 15, 2019 |date=July 3, 2018}} while his other nephew, Brad, was selected 30th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.