Lane Douglas Lambert (born November 18, 1964) is a Canadian professional

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coach and former player. He is the head coach for the New York Islanders of the

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(NHL). Drafted 25th overall in the second round of the

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, Lambert played 283 games in the NHL for the

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, and Detroit Red Wings between 1983 and 1989.

Coaching career

Lambert was hired as the head coach of the

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of the

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(AHL) in July 2007, a position he held until he was promoted as an assistant coach for the

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on June 9, 2011. He was also an assistant coach with the

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during their 2018 Stanley Cup run, however he signed with the New York Islanders after head coach

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signed with the team in 2018. After Trotz's firing following the 2021–22 season, on May 16, 2022, Lambert was promoted to head coach of the Islanders.

Awards

* WHL Second All-Star Team – 1983

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Personal life

Lambert was born in Melfort, Saskatchewan. His wife died on September 16, 2015, from breast cancer. They had one daughter together and Lambert has another daughter from a previous marriage. Lane and his third wife have four children. Lane has two brothers, Dale and Ross, who also played ice hockey. His nephew Jimmy played for the

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, while his other nephew,

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, was selected 30th overall by the

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in the 2022

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