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Canadian ice hockey player and coach Ice hockey player
Derek Laxdal
Born (1966-02-21) February 21, 1966 (age 58)
Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Islanders
Current AHL coach Coachella Valley Firebirds
Coached for Idaho Steelheads
Edmonton Oil Kings
Texas Stars
Oshawa Generals
NHL draft 151st overall, 1984
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1984–2001

Derek Laxdal (born February 21, 1966) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional right winger. On July 5, 2024, he departed from serving as Head Coach of the Oshawa Generals, where he had served since 2022, and joined the Coachella Valley Firebirds as head coach.

Playing career

Born and raised in Stonewall, Manitoba, Laxdal was drafted in the eighth round, 151st overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He played 67 games in the National Hockey League: 51 over four seasons with the Maple Leafs and 16 more over two seasons with the New York Islanders. In an almost 20-year career, he scored points at every level, including a successful four-year stint in the UK between 1995/96 and 1998/99, where he played for the Humberside Hawks, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers.

Coaching career

From December 10, 2019, until May 20, 2022, Laxdal was an assistant coach with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. From 2014 to 2019, he was the head coach of the American Hockey League affiliate of the Dallas Stars, the Texas Stars. Previously, he served as head coach of the WHL Edmonton Oil Kings and the ECHL Idaho Steelheads. In 2007, he was the ECHL John Brophy recipient of Coach of the Year. Laxdal led the Steelheads to the Kelly Cup championship in the 2006–07 season, and led the Edmonton Oil Kings to WHL titles in 2012 and 2014, winning the 2014 Memorial Cup with the Oil Kings. He is the first coach in the history of the WHL to have three 50 win seasons in a row.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1982–83 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 39 4 9 13 27 14 0 2 2 2
1983–84 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 70 23 20 43 86 12 0 4 4 10
1984–85 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 69 61 41 102 74 — — — — —
1984–85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
1984–85 St. Catharines Saints AHL 5 3 2 5 2 — — — — —
1985–86 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 42 34 35 69 62 — — — — —
1985–86 New Westminster Bruins WHL 18 9 6 15 14 — — — — —
1985–86 St. Catharines Saints AHL 7 0 1 1 15 — — — — —
1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 0 0 0 7 — — — — —
1986–87 Newmarket Saints AHL 78 24 20 44 69 — — — — —
1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
1987–88 Newmarket Saints AHL 67 18 25 43 81 — — — — —
1988–89 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 41 9 6 15 65 — — — — —
1988–89 Newmarket Saints AHL 34 22 22 44 53 2 0 2 2 5
1989–90 Newmarket Saints AHL 23 7 8 15 52 — — — — —
1989–90 New York Islanders NHL 12 3 1 4 4 1 0 2 2 2
1989–90 Springfield Indians AHL 28 13 12 25 42 13 8 6 14 47
1990–91 New York Islanders NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1990–91 Capital District Islanders AHL 65 14 25 39 75 — — — — —
1991–92 Capital District Islanders AHL 49 7 7 14 61 4 1 1 2 10
1993–94 Ilves SM-l 17 6 5 11 20 3 1 0 1 4
1994–95 Roanoke Express ECHL 66 32 24 56 144 8 2 4 6 25
1995–96 Humberside Hawks BHL 33 29 29 58 163 7 9 4 13 16
1996–97 Nottingham Panthers BISL 31 14 14 28 54 8 1 3 4 27
1997–98 Nottingham Panthers BISL 44 24 23 47 103 6 1 3 4 10
1998–99 Sheffield Steelers BISL 29 9 13 22 32 — — — — —
1999–00 Sheffield Steelers BISL 18 3 3 6 20 — — — — —
1999–00 Odessa Jackalopes WPHL 46 28 25 53 53 2 0 4 4 4
2000–01 Odessa Jackalopes WPHL 65 21 23 44 103 11 5 3 8 31
AHL totals 356 108 122 230 450 31 10 10 20 86
NHL totals 67 12 7 19 88 1 0 2 2 2

References

  1. "Generals name Derek Laxdal 35th head coach in team history – Ontario Hockey League". Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  2. "DEREK LAXDAL NAMED FIREBIRDS' HEAD COACH". Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  3. Heika, Mike. "Stars name Derek Laxdal as head coach of Texas Stars" Archived 2014-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, The Dallas Morning News, July 3, 2014. (accessed 8 July 2014)
  4. "DALLAS STARS APPOINT NEIL GRAHAM AS TEXAS STARS HEAD COACH". texas Stars. December 10, 2019.
  5. "Derek Laxdal: Steelheads Staff". Archived from the original on 2008-02-03. Retrieved 2007-10-25.

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