Mark Lamb

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 Swift Current Broncos of the WHL. Lamb was born in Ponteix, Saskatchewan but grew up in Swift Current, Saskatchewan.
==Playing career ==
Lamb was drafted 72nd overall in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames. Lamb went on to play just one game for the Flames before signing with the Detroit Red Wings 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 with them in 1990. Lamb was then claimed in the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft by the Ottawa Senators and served as the team's co-captain alongside Brad Shaw during the 1993–94 NHL season. On March 5, 1994, Lamb was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for the Flyers' 1988 first round pick Claude Boivin and minor league goaltender Kirk Daubenspeck. 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 Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany for Landshut EV. 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 Swift Current Broncos.
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
*1990 Stanley Cup championship (Edmonton).
== 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
1980–81 	Swift Current Broncos	SJHL 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1980–81 	Billings Bighorns 	WHL 	 	24 	1 	8 	9 	12 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0
1981–82 	Billings Bighorns 	WHL 	 	72 	45 	56 	101 	46 	 	5 	4 	6 	10 	4
1982–83 	Colorado Flames 	CHL 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	6 	0 	2 	2 	0
1982–83 	Medicine Hat Tigers 	WHL 	 	46 	22 	43 	65 	33 	 	5 	3 	2 	5 	4
1982–83 	Nanaimo Islanders 	WHL 	 	30 	14 	37 	51 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	Medicine Hat Tigers 	WHL 	 	72 	59 	77 	136 	30 	 	14 	12 	11 	23 	6
1984–85 	Moncton Golden Flames	AHL 	 	80 	23 	49 	72 	53 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	Medicine Hat Tigers 	WHL 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	6 	3 	2 	5 	2
1985–86 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	Moncton Golden Flames	AHL 	 	79 	26 	50 	76 	51 	 	10 	2 	6 	8 	17
1986–87 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	49 	14 	36 	50 	45 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	22 	2 	1 	3 	8 	 	11 	0 	0 	0 	11
1987–88 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Nova Scotia Oilers 	AHL 	 	69 	27 	61 	88 	45 	 	5 	0 	5 	5 	6
1988–89 	Cape Breton Oilers 	AHL 	 	54 	33 	49 	82 	29 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	20 	2 	8 	10 	14 	 	6 	0 	2 	2 	8
1989–90 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	58 	12 	16 	28 	42 	 	22 	6 	11 	17 	2
1990–91 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	37 	4 	8 	12 	25 	 	15 	0 	5 	5 	20
1991–92 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	59 	6 	22 	28 	46 	 	16 	1 	1 	2 	10
1992–93 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	71 	7 	19 	26 	64 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	66 	11 	18 	29 	56 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	19 	1 	6 	7 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	8 	0 	2 	2 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	39 	1 	0 	1 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Houston Aeros 	IHL 	 	67 	17 	60 	77 	65 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Houston Aeros 	IHL 	 	81 	25 	53 	78 	83 	 	13 	3 	12 	15 	10
1997–98 	Landshut EV 	DEL 	 	46 	7 	21 	28 	36 	 	6 	3 	1 	4 	8
1998–99 	Houston Aeros 	IHL 	 	79 	21 	49 	70 	72 	 	19 	1 	10 	11 	12
1999–2000 	Houston Aeros 	IHL 	 	79 	15 	46 	61 	58 	 	11 	2 	7 	9 	6
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals	 	331 	123 	245 	368 	223 	 	15 	2 	11 	13 	23
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	403 	46 	100 	146 	291 	 	70 	7 	19 	26 	51
IHL totals	IHL totals 	IHL totals	 	306 	78 	208 	286 	278 	 	43 	6 	29 	35 	28
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Coaching statistics==
Season 	Team 	League	Title
2001–02	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	Assistant coach
2002–09	Dallas Stars 	NHL 	Assistant coach
2009–16	Swift Current Broncos	WHL 	Head coach and general manager
2016–17	Tucson Roadrunners 	AHL 	Head coach
==References==
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