Alain Jean-Paul Mohammed Nasreddine (born July 10, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played as a defenceman in the NHL.
| Alain Nasreddine | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Nasreddine with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2008 | |||
| Born |
July 10, 1975 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Blackhawks Montreal Canadiens New York Islanders Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Coached for | New Jersey Devils | ||
| NHL draft |
135th overall, 1993 Florida Panthers | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2010 | ||
| Coaching career | 2010–present | ||
Playing career
editNasreddine played junior ice hockey with the Drummondville Voltigeurs and Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He was selected in the sixth round, 135th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
Nasreddine has played for six different NHL organizations, but mostly played in the minor leagues. He saw very limited NHL duty: he played fewer than 10 games each for the Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, and New York Islanders, but played most of his time in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins, totaling 74 career NHL games. He scored his first and only NHL goal on December 16, 2006, as the Penguins fell 6-3 to the Canadiens in Montreal.[1] In 2008, he signed with the Sinupret Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga,[2] and after two seasons in the DEL was released on June 12, 2010, following the 2009–10 season.[citation needed]
Coaching career
editOn August 20, 2010, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) named Nasreddine their new assistant coach.[3]
On June 17, 2015, Nasreddine was named an assistant coach for the New Jersey Devils.[4] On December 3, 2019, he was named interim head coach of the Devils.[5] On October 2, 2020, he was retained as an assistant coach of the Devils after the hiring of Lindy Ruff as head coach on July 9,[6][7] and served as assistant coach until his contract was not renewed on May 4, 2022.[8]
On July 1, 2022, Nasreddine was named as assistant coach under head coach Peter DeBoer of the Dallas Stars.[9]
Personal life
editNasreddine grew up in Saint-Leonard, Quebec, the son of Akram, a Lebanese Muslim immigrant, and Francine, a French-Canadian Catholic. He has one younger brother, Samy, who was also an ice hockey player. Akram owns a pizza chain in Montreal, Pizza Madonna, and has previously owned other restaurants and a convenience store.[10] He is one of four NHL players of Lebanese descent, along with John Hanna, Ed Hatoum, and Nazem Kadri.[11]
Career statistics
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| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Montréal–Bourassa Canadien | QMAAA | 35 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 61 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1992–93 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 64 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 137 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | ||
| 1993–94 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 60 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 218 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 118 | ||
| 1994–95 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 67 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 342 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 40 | ||
| 1995–96 | Carolina Monarchs | AHL | 63 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 245 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Carolina Monarchs | AHL | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 49 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 248 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | ||
| 1997–98 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 75 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 258 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1998–99 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 38 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 108 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 | ||
| 1998–99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 59 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2000–01 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 74 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 79 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 154 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 2002–03 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 67 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 114 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| 2002–03 | New York Islanders | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 53 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 75 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 129 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2005–06 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 71 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 44 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 67 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2008–09 | Sinupret Ice Tigers | DEL | 38 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2009–10 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 55 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| AHL totals | 726 | 29 | 107 | 136 | 1492 | 104 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 184 | ||||
| NHL totals | 74 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Head coaching record
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edit| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | W | L | Win% | Result | ||
| NJD | 2019–20 | 43 | 19 | 16 | 8 | (46) | 8th in Metropolitan | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| Total | 43 | 19 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Alain Nasreddine Stats and News". National Hockey League. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Alain Nasreddine vom Pinguin zum Eistiger". eishockey.info (in German). June 13, 2008. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ "Nasreddine returns to WBS as asst. coach". theahl.com. August 20, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
- ^ "Devils name Geoff Ward, Alain Nasreddine as assistant coaches". NHL.com. June 17, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ "RELEASE: Devils Name Nasreddine Interim Head Coach". NHL.com. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ Bogart, Catherine (October 2, 2020). "BLOG: Fitzgerald Gives Devils Coaching Staff Updates". NHL.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
Fitzgerald confirmed that Alain Nasreddine will remain on staff as an Assistant Coach. Nasreddine served as the Interim Head Coach from December 2019 until the hiring of Head Coach Lindy Ruff in July 2020.
- ^ "RELEASE: Devils Name Lindy Ruff Head Coach". NHL.com. July 9, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Nasreddine, Recchi Will Not Return". NHL.com. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ "Stars name Steve Spott and Alain Nasreddine as assistant coaches". NHL.com. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ Masisak, Corey (March 23, 2020). "A 'real hustler,' Alain Nasreddine earned his chance with..." The Athletic. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ Diab, Jasmin Lilian (October 12, 2019). "Meet a Lebanese-Canadian Hockey Player Who Made it to the NHL". The961. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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