Alain Nasreddine

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CanadaCanada  Alain Nasreddine Ice hockey player
Date of birth July 10, 1975
place of birth Montréal , Québec , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 94 kg
position defender
number # 32
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1993 , 6th round, 135th position
Florida Panthers
Career stations
1991-1993 Voltigeurs de Drummondville
1993-1995 Saguenéens de Chicoutimi
1995-1996 Carolina Monarchs
1996-1998 Indianapolis Ice
1998 Chicago Blackhawks
1998-1999 Fredericton Canadiens
1999-2000 Quebec Citadelles
2000-2002 Hamilton Bulldogs
2002-2004 Bridgeport Sound Tigers
2004-2008 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins
2008-2010 Nuremberg Ice Tigers

Alain Nasreddine (born July 10, 1975 in Montréal , Québec ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and current coach . From December 2019 to July 2020, he served as the head coach of the New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League and continues to work for the team.

Career

Nasreddine began his career in 1991 with the Voltigeurs de Drummondville in the Canadian Junior League QMJHL . The then only 16 year old quickly demonstrated his talent and was able to improve continuously compared to his first season. In his second season, the defender had 14 scorer points in 64 games.

In 1993, Nasreddine was selected by the Florida Panthers in the NHL Entry Draft in the sixth round in a total of 135th place. However, Nasreddine did not change immediately to the AHL or NHL , but within the QMJHL to the Saguenéens de Chicoutimi . There the defender stayed two more seasons and then joined the Carolina Monarchs from the American Hockey League, in which, however, he was able to record only five scorer points in 63 games.

In the following six years Nasreddine changed clubs several times and signed a contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for the 1998/99 season , in which, however, he only played seven games and which he left during the season in his home country for the Montréal Canadiens . Four years later, and after repeated club changes and three games for the New York Islanders , Nasreddine joined the Pittsburgh Penguins through an exchange deal with Steve Webb . However, the left-handed shooter was mainly used on their farm team , the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins . Nevertheless, he brought it to a total of 50 NHL games, in which the Canadian was able to achieve five scorer points.

After a renewed engagement in the top North American division had become unlikely due to his age, Nasreddine was drawn to the German Ice Hockey League for the Nuremberg Ice Tigers in the 2008/09 season , where he played until 2010. He then accepted an offer from Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins to work there as an assistant coach under John Hynes . After five seasons with the Penguins, he moved to the New Jersey Devils in the NHL in June 2015 together with Hynes, who became head coach . At the Devils, he took over the role of head coach on an interim basis in December 2019 after Hynes was fired. By the end of the season he played 43 games in this position before handing over the position to Lindy Ruff in July 2020 and remaining on the Devils coaching staff.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1991/92 Voltigeurs de Drummondville QMJHL 61 1 9 10 78
1992/93 Voltigeurs de Drummondville QMJHL 64 0 14th 14th 137
1993/94 Saguenéens de Chicoutimi QMJHL 60 3 24 27 218
1994/95 Saguenéens de Chicoutimi QMJHL 67 8th 31 39 342 13 3 5 8th 40
1995/96 Carolina Monarchs AHL 63 0 5 5 245 - - - - -
1996/97 Indianapolis Ice IHL 49 0 2 2 248 4th 1 1 2 27
1996/97 Carolina Monarchs AHL 26th 0 4th 4th 109 - - - - -
1997/98 Indianapolis Ice IHL 75 1 12 13 258 5 0 2 2 12
1998/99 Portland Pirates AHL 7th 0 1 1 36 - - - - -
1998/99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 7th 0 0 0 19th - - - - -
1998/99 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 38 0 10 10 108 15th 0 3 3 39
1998/99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 8th 0 0 0 33 - - - - -
1999/00 Quebec Citadelles AHL 59 1 6th 7th 178 - - - - -
1999/00 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 11 0 0 0 12 10 1 1 2 14th
2000/01 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 74 4th 14th 18th 164 - - - - -
2001/02 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 79 7th 10 17th 154 12 1 3 4th 22nd
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 6th 7th 70 - - - - -
2003/04 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 17th 1 1 2 16 24 1 0 1 4th
2004/05 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 75 3 14th 17th 129 11 0 1 1 18th
2005/06 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 71 0 12 12 71 - - - - -
2005/06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 6th 0 0 0 8th - - - - -
2006/07 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 19th 3 5 8th 25th - - - - -
2006/07 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 44 1 4th 5 18th - - - - -
2007/08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 6th 0 0 0 4th - - - - -
2007/08 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 67 6th 10 16 61 22nd 2 3 5 16
2008/09 Nuremberg Ice Tigers DEL 38 2 8th 10 64 4th 0 1 1 16
2009/10 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 55 1 9 10 82 5 0 4th 4th 8th
QMJHL total 252 12 78 90 775 13 3 5 8th 40
IHL total 124 1 14th 15th 506 9 1 3 4th 39
AHL total 726 29 107 136 1492 103 5 11 16 140
NHL overall 74 1 4th 5 84 - - - - -

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Nasreddine, Alain
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Montreal , Quebec