Normand Lacombe
Normand Lacombe (born October 18, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right wing. He was drafted in the first round, 10th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.
| Normand Lacombe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 18, 1964 Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Buffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| NHL Draft |
10th overall, 1983 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 1983–1991 | ||
Playing career
Lacombe was born in Montreal, Quebec and raised in Pierrefonds, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from North Shore.[1] After playing two seasons at the University of New Hampshire, Lacombe made his professional debut with Buffalo's American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, in the 1983–84 season. Lacombe made his National Hockey League debut with the Sabres during the 1984–85 season, playing in 30 games. He appeared in 64 more games with the Sabres over the next two seasons before being traded, along with Wayne Van Dorp, to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Lee Fogolin and Mark Napier.
Lacombe was a member of the Oilers team which won the Stanley Cup in the 1987–88 season, and had the finest statistical season of his career in the 1988–89 season (17 goals, 11 assists). The Oilers traded Lacombe to the Philadelphia Flyers, where he would spend the final season-plus of his career, during the 1989–90 season.
In his NHL career, Lacombe appeared in 319 games. He scored 53 goals and added 62 assists. He also played in 26 playoff games, all with Edmonton, scoring five goals and tallying one assist.
Coaching career
Lacombe was the head coach of the AJHL St. Albert Steel at the start of the 2007–08 season, but was fired shortly into the year and replaced by General Manager Greg Parks. He became the head coach of the Whitecourt Wolverines of the North West Junior Hockey League in the middle of the 2011–12 season,[2] where he led the team to a league record fourth consecutive championship.[3] In the off-season, the team folded to make way for the successor Whitecourt Wolverines of the Alberta Junior Hockey League,[4] for which he is now the team's strength and conditioning coach.[5]
Awards and achievements
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 1982–83 | [6] |
- 1987–88 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 42 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 47 | 36 | 59 | 95 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 1981–82 | University of New Hampshire | ECAC | 35 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | University of New Hampshire | ECAC | 35 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 44 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 33 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 25 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 32 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 39 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1987–88 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 53 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 28 | ||
| 1988–89 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 64 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 57 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | ||
| 1989–90 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 15 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 74 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Canada | Intl | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 132 | 42 | 55 | 97 | 142 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||||
| NHL totals | 319 | 53 | 62 | 115 | 196 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 49 | ||||
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- "Wolverines hire new coach". Whitecourt Star. Sun Media Corporation. 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- Brigette Jobin (2012-03-28). "League records set". Whitecourt Star. Sun Media Corporation. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- "AJHL Moving to Whitecourt, Alberta". Alberta Junior Hockey League. May 2, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
- "Staff". Whitecourt Wolverines. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
- "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Don Sylvestri |
ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year 1981–82 |
Succeeded by George Servinis |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Tom Barrasso |
Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick 1983 |
Succeeded by Adam Creighton |