Quick Facts
Biography
Mark William Lamb (born August 3, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League (AHL). 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 would go 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 play 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 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.
Awards and achievements
- 1990 Stanley Cup championship (Edmonton).
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | Billings Bighorns | WHL | 24 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Swift Current Broncos | SJHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 79 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 72 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 1999–00 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 79 | 15 | 46 | 61 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 403 | 46 | 100 | 146 | 291 | 70 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 51 | ||||
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 & General Manager |
| 2016–present | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | Head Coach |