Daniel Lacroix

Daniel Lacroix (born March 11, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played in the National Hockey League with five teams between 1993 and 2000. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 2002, was spent in various minor leagues. After retiring as a player he became a coach, working for many teams.

Daniel Lacroix
Born (1969-03-11) March 11, 1969
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Boston Bruins
Philadelphia Flyers
Edmonton Oilers
New York Islanders
NHL Draft 31st overall, 1987
New York Rangers
Playing career 19892002

In December 2019, he was named the head coach of the Moncton Wildcats in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.[1] He was an assistant coach for the Montreal Canadiens until April 27, 2018, to become head coach of the Lithuanian national team. Lacroix was drafted by the New York Rangers in the second round, 33rd overall, of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. A seven-year NHL veteran left wing, Lacroix played for the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers, and the New York Islanders.

Career

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Lacroix appeared in a total of 188 NHL games for the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers and the New York Islanders recording 11 goals and seven assists for 18 points and 379 penalty minutes. Aside from the playing in the NHL, Lacroix also spent eight seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL), three seasons in the International Hockey League (IHL) and four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). In 2000, he won the Turner Cup championship with the Chicago Wolves.

Coaching career

From 2002 to 2006, Lacroix was an assistant coach of the Moncton Wildcats. During his stint with the team, the Wildcats reached the QMJHL finals twice, including a Memorial Cup appearance in 2006. Halfway through the 2004–05 season, Lacroix took over as Moncton's interim head coach for the second half of the season. From 2006 to 2009, he served as assistant coach for the New York Islanders. On August 5, 2009, Lacroix was named an assistant coach for the Hamilton Bulldogs for the 2009–10 AHL season. When Guy Boucher was hired as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Lacroix followed Boucher to Tampa Bay. From the 2013–14 season he was an assistant coach of the New York Rangers.

Lacroix was hired by the Montreal Canadiens on July 30, 2014, as an assistant coach and served in the role until 2018.

On October 18, 2018, Lithuanian Ice Hockey Federation appointed Lacroix as head coach of men's national team on one-year contract.[2]

On January 21, 2019, Kölner Haie from the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) announced Lacroix to be their head coach for the rest of the season after the firing of Peter Draisaitl.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1985–86 Outaouais Frontaliers QAAA 3710132346
1986–87 Granby Bisons QMJHL 5491625311 812322
1987–88 Granby Bisons QMJHL 58245074466 504412
1988–89 Granby Bisons QMJHL 70454994320 411257
1988–89 Denver Rangers IHL 20110 20110
1989–90 Flint Spirits IHL 61121628128 420224
1990–91 Binghamton Rangers AHL 5471219237 510124
1991–92 Binghamton Rangers AHL 52122032149 1124628
1992–93 Binghamton Rangers AHL 73212243255
1993–94 New York Rangers NHL 40000
1993–94 Binghamton Rangers AHL 59202343278
1994–95 Providence Bruins AHL 40151126266
1994–95 Boston Bruins NHL 2310138
1994–95 New York Rangers NHL 10000
1995–96 New York Rangers NHL 2522430
1995–96 Binghamton Rangers AHL 26121527155
1996–97 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 74718163 1201122
1997–98 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 56145135 40004
1998–99 Edmonton Oilers NHL 400013
1998–99 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 4613922260 1131465
1999–00 New York Islanders NHL 10000
1999–00 Chicago Wolves IHL 6131013194 700028
2000–01 Newcastle Jesters BISL 4281119140
2001–02 Blitz de Granby QSPHL 1044872
2001–02 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies ECHL 3151318166 1054989
2001–02 Rochester Americans AHL 210118
AHL totals 3521011122131618 276511117
NHL totals 18811718379 1601126

References

  1. "Moncton Wildcats Name New Head Coach". 91.9 The Bend. December 23, 2019.
  2. "Lacroix for Lithuania". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. "Köln entlässt Draisaitl - Lacroix übernimmt". kicker (in German). January 21, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
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