Denny Lambert
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| Denny Lambert | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 7, 1970 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Ottawa Senators Nashville Predators Atlanta Thrashers | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1991–2003 | ||
Denny Lambert (born January 7, 1970) is a former professional Canadian ice hockey player and member of the Batchewana First Nation.[1]
Lambert was drafted in the Ontario Hockey League where he played for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds for three years.[2] He then played 2 seasons in the International Hockey League with the San Diego Gulls before signing as a free agent with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim of the National Hockey League.[2] He then signed as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators in July 1996,[2] and went on to play for the Nashville Predators (1998–1999) and the Atlanta Thrashers.[2] He rejoined the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–2002) for his final NHL season before finishing off his career in the American Hockey League with the Milwaukee Admirals.[2]
Throughout his NHL career, Lambert's primary role was that of an enforcer. The left winger[1] played in 487 regular season NHL games, scoring 27 goals and 66 assists for 93 points, while racking up 1,391 penalty minutes.
Career statistics
Bold indicates led league
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 61 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 61 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 276 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 59 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 169 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 48 | ||
| 1991–92 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 71 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 229 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1992–93 | St. Thomas Wildcats | CoHL | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 56 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 277 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44 | ||
| 1993–94 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 79 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 314 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | ||
| 1994–95 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 75 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Baltimore Bandits | AHL | 44 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 126 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 39 | ||
| 1995–96 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 33 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 80 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 217 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1997–98 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 72 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 250 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 1998–99 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 76 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 73 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 219 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 67 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 73 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 213 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 39 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 132 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 42 | ||
| NHL totals | 487 | 27 | 66 | 93 | 1391 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||||
| IHL totals | 281 | 73 | 75 | 148 | 1042 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 99 | ||||