Denny Lambert

Denny Lambert	Denny Lambert
Born 	January 7, 1970 (1970-01-07) (age 40),
Wawa, ON
Height
Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position 	Left wing
Shoots 	Left
Denny Lambert (born January 9, 1970 in Wawa, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (twice), Ottawa Senators, Nashville Predators and the Atlanta Thrashers between 1995 and 2002. He is currently the head coach of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League.
== Playing career==
Throughout his NHL career, Lambert's primary role was that of an enforcer. Undrafted, he was signed as a free agent by the expansion Anaheim Mighty Ducks in 1993. He would ultimately play in only 46 games with Anahein, spending the majority of his time in their farm system. On July 29, 1996, he was signed by the Ottawa Senators, and was a regular in Ottawa lineup for two full seasons before being claimed by the Nashville Predators in the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft. After one full season in Nashville, Lambert was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for Randy Robitaille in 1999. He would return for a second stint in Anaheim in 2001–02 before officially announcing his retirement on July 11, 2003.
He would play in 487 regular season NHL games, scoring 27 goals and 66 assists for 93 points, while racking up 1391 penalty minutes. After retiring, he accepted a position as assistant coach with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League, where he began his career as a junior player. On June 24, 2008, Lambert was named head coach of the Greyhounds, replacing Craig Hartsburg who signed to coach the NHL's Ottawa Senators. [1]
== 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
1988–89 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL 		61 	14 	15 	29 	203 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds 	OHL 		61 	23 	29 	52 	276 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL 		59 	28 	39 	67 	169 		14 	7 	9 	16 	48
1991–92 	San Diego Gulls 	IHL 		71 	17 	14 	31 	229 		3 	0 	0 	0 	10
1992–93 	St. Thomas Wildcats 	COHL 		5 	2 	6 	8 	9 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	San Diego Gulls 	IHL 		56 	18 	12 	30 	277 		14 	1 	1 	2 	44
1993–94 	San Diego Gulls 	IHL 		79 	13 	14 	27 	314 		6 	1 	0 	1 	45
1994–95 	San Diego Gulls 	IHL 		75 	25 	35 	60 	222 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 	NHL 		13 	1 	3 	4 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Baltimore Bandits 	AHL 		44 	14 	28 	42 	126 		12 	3 	9 	12 	39
1995–96 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 	NHL 		33 	0 	8 	8 	55 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		80 	4 	16 	20 	217 		6 	0 	1 	1 	9
1997–98 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		72 	9 	10 	19 	250 		11 	0 	0 	0 	19
1998–99 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		76 	5 	11 	16 	218 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		73 	5 	6 	11 	219 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		67 	1 	7 	8 	215 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 	NHL 		73 	2 	5 	7 	213 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		39 	12 	12 	24 	132 		6 	2 	2 	4 	42
OHL totals 	OHL totals 	OHL totals 		181 	65 	83 	148 	648 		14 	2 	9 	11 	35
COHL totals	COHL totals 	COHL totals		5 	2 	6 	8 	9 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
IHL totals 	IHL totals 	IHL totals 		281 	73 	75 	148 	1042 		23 	2 	1 	3 	99
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 		83 	26 	40 	66 	258 		18 	5 	11 	16 	81
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 		487 	27 	66 	93 	1391 		17 	0 	1 	1 	28
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
== Coaching career==
Lambert became the assistant coach of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in the 2004–05 season, and remained in that position with the club until the summer of 2008, when Greyhounds head coach Craig Hartsburg left the team to become the head coach of the Ottawa Senators. The Greyhounds promoted Lambert to the head coaching position.
In his first season as the head coach, Sault Ste. Marie failed to qualify for the post-season, as the young, rebuilding club finished with their fewest point total since the 1994-95 season, and finished in last place in the OHL.
The Greyhounds rebounded in Lambert's second season with the team, as the club with an impressive record of 36-27-1-4 to finish with 77 points, and fifth place in the Western Conference. The Greyhounds faced the Plymouth Whalers in the conference quarter-finals, and lost the series in five games.
=== Coaching record===
Team	Year 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Post season
Team	Year 	G 	W 	L 	OTL 	SL 	Pts 	Finish 	Result
SOO 	2008–09	68 	19 	45 	2 	2 	42 	5th in West 	Missed playoffs
SOO 	2009–10	68 	36 	27 	1 	4 	77 	3rd in West 	Lost in First Round
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players