Denny Lambert | |||
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Born |
Wawa, ON, CAN |
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 |
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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. Lambert was drafted in the Ontario Hockey League where he played for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds for three years. He then played 2 seasons in the International Hockey League with the San Diego Gulls before being drafted to the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He was then signed as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators in July of 1996 and went on to play for the Nashville Predators (1998-1999) and the Atlanta Thrashers. 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. He also coached the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League from 2008–2011. He went on to be a First Nations Police Officer with the Anishinabek Police Service. Denny graduated from the Ontario Police College in November 2012. He is currently hired by the Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Major Jr. Hockey League as an associate coach as of 2016.<http://www.batchewana.ca/election/dlambert.html> <http://www.saultstar.com/2012/01/18/lambert-passing-on-wisdom>