Brad R. Lauer (born October 27, 1966) is a Canadian

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coach and former professional ice hockey player. He is currently an associate coach of the

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of the

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(NHL). Lauer previously served as the head coach of the

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of the

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. Lauer was drafted 34th overall in the

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by the

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and played in the NHL for the Islanders,

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, and

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between 1986 and 1996

Career

Playing career

Born and raised in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Lauer played three seasons with the

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of the

(WHL). His success in his final two junior seasons caught the eye of the New York Islanders, who drafted him with the 34th selection of the 1985 NHL draft. Lauer had successful rookie and sophomore seasons before being hindered by injuries but continued to play in the NHL until the completion of the 1995–96 regular season. He made appearances with the Islanders, Chicago Blackhawks, Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins. Lauer was also a part of the

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' system where he provided veteran leadership for their International Hockey League (IHL) affiliate, the

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. His most successful season of professional hockey was the 1992–93 season with the

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of the IHL. Lauer notched 50

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and 41 assists for 91

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in just 62 games played. He also suited up for the

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(AHL)

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and the IHL

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, and

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. He retired following 2001–02 season after playing one season with the

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in the EIHL in which he took the role as

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and went on to win the Playoff Championship.

Coaching career

Lauer served as the head coach for the

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between 2002–03 and 2006–07. On July 30, 2007, he was hired by the

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to be the assistant coach of their primary developmental affiliate, the AHL's

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, staying with the team for both the 2007–08 and 2008–09 AHL seasons. Brad left Milwaukee to rejoin his Kootenay Ice coaching partner

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, who was now the head coach of the

, as an assistant coach on July 23, 2009. Lauer was the first former Senators' player to serve on the team's coaching staff, but was not offered an extension on his expiring contract on April 9, 2011 after the team finished with the 5th worst record in the NHL that resulted in himself, assistant coach Greg Carvel, and Head Coach Cory Clouston being let go by the team. That off-season Lauer signed with the

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to be an assistant coach with their farm team the

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of the AHL for the 2011-12 season. However, early into that season the Anaheim Ducks fired their entire coaching staff (November 30, 2011) and Lauer was promoted to assistant coach of the

replacing

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and

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. where he was joined by

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and Bob Woods who themselves had recently been released by the

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. On June 27, 2018, Lauer was named the head coach of the

of the

. In the 2021-2022 season he won the

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with the team. On July 21, 2022, Lauer was named an associate coach of the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lauer, Brad 1966 births Living people Anaheim Ducks coaches Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian ice hockey left wingers Canadian people of German descent Capital District Islanders players Chicago Blackhawks players Cleveland Lumberjacks players Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Indianapolis Ice players Las Vegas Thunder players New York Islanders draft picks New York Islanders players Ottawa Senators coaches Ottawa Senators players Pittsburgh Penguins players Regina Pats players Sheffield Steelers players Sportspeople from Humboldt, Saskatchewan Springfield Indians players Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players Tampa Bay Lightning coaches Winnipeg Jets coaches