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

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of the WHL. Lamb was born in

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, Saskatchewan but grew up in Swift Current, Saskatchewan.

Playing career

Lamb was drafted 72nd overall in the

1982 NHL Entry Draft The 1982 NHL Entry Draft was the 20th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League (NHL) teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1981 ...

by the Calgary Flames. Lamb went on to play just one game for the Flames before signing with the

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

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 The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...

with them in 1990. Lamb was then claimed in the

1992 NHL Expansion Draft The 1992 NHL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft held by the National Hockey League (NHL) to fill the rosters of the league's two expansion teams for the 1992–93 season, the Ottawa Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning. The draft was held on ...

by the Ottawa Senators and served as the team's co-captain alongside

Brad Shaw Bradley William Shaw (born April 28, 1964) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently an associate coach for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL), and has coached in a variety of roles at ...

during the

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. On March 5, 1994, Lamb was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for the Flyers' 1988 first round pick

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and minor league goaltender

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. 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

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in Germany for

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. 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

. On June 21, 2016, Lamb was named head coach to the Tucson Roadrunners, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Arizona Coyotes. 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.

Awards and achievements

* WHL East First All-Star Team – 1984 *

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championship ( Edmonton).

Career statistics

Coaching statistics

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lamb, Mark 1964 births Living people Adirondack Red Wings players Billings Bighorns players Calgary Flames draft picks Calgary Flames players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian ice hockey coaches Cape Breton Oilers players Colorado Flames players Dallas Stars coaches Detroit Red Wings players Edmonton Oilers coaches Edmonton Oilers players EV Landshut players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Medicine Hat Tigers players Moncton Golden Flames players Montreal Canadiens players Nanaimo Islanders players Nova Scotia Oilers players Ottawa Senators players People from Swift Current Philadelphia Flyers players Stanley Cup champions Swift Current Broncos coaches Tucson Roadrunners coaches