# Randy Ladouceur

Randall Ladouceur (born June 30, 1960) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey defenseman. He previously served as an assistant coach for the Montreal Canadiens, Hamilton Bulldogs and Toronto Maple Leafs.

## Career

Ladouceur played in the NHL as a defenceman from 1982 to 1996. He was a member of the Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He played a total of 930 regular season games, scoring 30 goals and 126 assists for 156 points, collecting 1322 penalty minutes. He also played 40 playoff games in his career, scoring 13 points (5 goals and 8 assists). Ladouceur was a team captain for both Hartford and Anaheim. Ladouceur is the last player to wear sweater number 19 for Detroit, prior to the arrival of Steve Yzerman.
Ladouceur worked under Paul Maurice as an assistant coach of the Carolina Hurricanes between 1997 and 2004. On May 7, 2008, he was fired by interim Maple Leafs GM Cliff Fletcher, along with head coach Maurice. On July 31, 2013, Ladouceur was named an assistant coach of the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League.

## Personal life

Ladouceur was born in Brockville, Ontario. He currently resides with his family in Brockville.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1976–77 | Brockville Blackhawks | Midget | 50 | 25 | 56 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Hamilton Fincups | OMJHL | 64 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 82 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1978–79 | Brantford Alexanders | OMJHL | 64 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | Brantford Alexanders | OMJHL | 37 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 125 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 1980–81 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 80 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 1981–82 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 78 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 78 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1982–83 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 27 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 48 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 71 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1983–84 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 108 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985–86 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 78 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 34 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 1987–88 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 67 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 91 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1988–89 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 75 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1989–90 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 71 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 126 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990–91 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 67 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 118 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1991–92 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 74 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 127 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 1992–93 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 62 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 81 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 44 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 63 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 930 | 30 | 126 | 156 | 1322 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 59 |