Derek Laxdal

Derek Laxdal (born February 21, 1966) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. Since December 10, 2019, he is an assistant coach with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. 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,[1] 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. From 2014 to 2019, he was the head coach of the American Hockey League affiliate of the Dallas Stars, the Texas Stars.[2][3]

Derek Laxdal
Born (1966-02-21) February 21, 1966
Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Islanders
NHL Draft 151st overall, 1984
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1984–2001

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 iced for the Humberside Hawks, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers.

Career statistics
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1982–83 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 39491327 140222
1983–84 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 7023204386 1204410
1984–85 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 69614110274 —————
1984–85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 30006 —————
1984–85 St. Catharines Saints AHL 53252 —————
1985–86 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 4234356962 —————
1985–86 New Westminster Bruins WHL 18961514 —————
1985–86 St. Catharines Saints AHL 701115 —————
1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20007 —————
1986–87 Newmarket Saints AHL 7824204469 —————
1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 50006 —————
1987–88 Newmarket Saints AHL 6718254381 —————
1988–89 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 41961565 —————
1988–89 Newmarket Saints AHL 3422224453 20225
1989–90 Newmarket Saints AHL 23781552 —————
1989–90 New York Islanders NHL 123144 10222
1989–90 Springfield Indians AHL 2813122542 13861447
1990–91 New York Islanders NHL 40000 —————
1990–91 Capital District Islanders AHL 6514253975 —————
1991–92 Capital District Islanders AHL 49771461 411210
1993–94 Ilves Liiga 17651120 31014
1994–95 Roanoke Express ECHL 66322456144 824625
1995–96 Humberside Hawks BHL 33292958163 7941316
1996–97 Nottingham Panthers BISL 3114142854 813427
1997–98 Nottingham Panthers BISL 44242347103 613410
1998–99 Sheffield Steelers BISL 299132232 —————
1999–00 Sheffield Steelers BISL 1833620 —————
1999–00 Odessa Jackalopes WPHL 4628255353 20444
2000–01 Odessa Jackalopes WPHL 65212344103 1153831
NHL totals 67 12 7 19 88 1 0 2 2 2
AHL totals 356 108 122 230 450 31 10 10 20 86
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gollark: We already *have* magic ultra-secure communications available using regular cryptography, it's basically always either poor implementation/use of those or flaws elsewhere which cause security issues.
gollark: So yes, definitely overhype-y and inaccurate.
gollark: You can't send information faster than light with quantum entanglement (or quite possibly at all), and systems which can use magic ultra-secure communications channels will not magically be immune to hacking.
gollark: Apparently lockpicks are pretty cheap and most locks are terrible and quite vulnerable to them. Which is worrying.

References
  1. "Derek Laxdal: Steelheads Staff". Archived from the original on 2008-02-03. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  2. 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)
  3. "DALLAS STARS APPOINT NEIL GRAHAM AS TEXAS STARS HEAD COACH". texas Stars. December 10, 2019.


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