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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Lane Lambert
Selected in
second round
No. 25 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born
November 18, 1964
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Saskatoon (WHL)
Birthplace:
Melfort, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown: Prince Albert,
Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Swift Current | Sask. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1980-81 |
Swift Current | SJHL |
55 | 43 |
54 | 97 |
63 | | 1981-82 |
Saskatoon | WHL |
72 | 45 |
69 | 114 |
111 | | 1982-83 |
Saskatoon | WHL |
64 | 59 |
60 | 119 |
126 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WHL All-Star Second Team: 1982-83 (Saskatoon)
Miscellaneous: Ranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as No. 14 overall
prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 10 overall prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Missed part of 1982-83
season with eye injury, suffered while playing for Saskatoon in September
1982 game vs. Brandon. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 5, 1983 (Detroit at Winnipeg)
Numbers: 14 (Detroit); 14
(N.Y. Rangers); 7 (Quebec)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 2001 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-1989 |
Detroit, NYR, Quebec | 283 |
58 | 66 |
124 | 521 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1984-1987 |
Detroit, Quebec | 17 |
2 | 4 |
6 | 40 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Made his NHL debut in a game that was also
the first NHL
game for Steve Yzerman. ... Played on lines with Ted Nolan and Dwight Foster
and Kelly Kisio and Ivan Boldirev for Detroit
in 1983-84. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with strained shoulder, suffered during Detroit's Feb. 9, 1984, game vs. Pittsburgh. ... Led
Detroit with 22.7 scoring percentage in 1983-84. ... Finished second among
NHL rookies in 1983-84 with 22.7 percent scoring percentage. ... Missed
remainder of 1984-85 regular season and entire 1985 playoffs with strained
ligaments in right knee, an injury suffered in Detroit's March 15, 1985,
game at Vancouver. The injury required season-ending arthroscopic surgery on
March 17, 1985. ... Played on "Troll Line" with Dwight Foster and Billy
Carroll for Detroit in 1985-86. ... Suspended by NHL for three games during 1985-86 season
for being first player off bench to join fight in Detroit's Jan. 13, 1986, game
at
Toronto. Detroit coach Brad Park later said he specifically
ordered Lambert to go over the boards and join the fight. Lambert served the
suspension from Jan. 15 to Jan. 19, 1986. ... Missed start of 1986-87 season with hip
flexor injury, suffered during N.Y. Rangers' training camp in October 1986.
He did not make his 1986-87 regular-season debut until N.Y. Rangers' Dec.
10, 1986, game vs. Los Angeles. He scored two goals in that game, including
the first goal just 2:28 into the first period. ... Missed part of
1987-88 season with complex fracture of left middle finger, an injury
suffered during Quebec's Dec. 20, 1987, game vs. Detroit. He did not return to action until
Quebec's Jan. 28, 1988, game at Boston. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Adirondack (AHL); New Haven (AHL); Halifax (AHL); Team Canada; Dusseldorf
(Germany); Ajoie, Chaux-de-Fonds, Langnau (Switzerland); Cleveland, Houston
(IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1986
(Adirondack)
IHL Turner Cup: 1999 (Houston)
Switzerland Div. II Points Leader: 1995-96 (Langnau) (79 points)
Switzerland Div. II Goals Leader: 1995-96 (Langnau) (39 goals)
1989-90: Played six regular-season games for Dusseldorf team that
went on to win German playoff title, but was not with team in playoffs.
Coaching Career: Named Moose Jaw (WHL) assistant coach prior to
2001-02 season and remained in that position until Oct. 20, 2003. ... Named
Prince George (WHL) head coach on Oct. 20, 2003, and remained in that
position through 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Sold by
Houston to Cleveland on March 24, 1999.
Personal: Full name is Lane Douglas
Lambert. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Detroit traded Lambert, Kelly Kisio, Jim Leavins and 1988 fifth-round pick
(later traded) to N.Y. Rangers for Glen Hanlon, 1987 third-round pick
(Dennis Holland) and 1988 third-round pick (Guy Dupuis) on July 29, 1986. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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