Alain Nasreddine

Alain Nasreddine
Alain Nasreddine 2008.jpg
Nasreddine with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2008
Born (1975-07-10) July 10, 1975 (age 47)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Blackhawks
Montreal Canadiens
New York Islanders
Pittsburgh Penguins
Coached for New Jersey Devils
NHL Draft 135th overall, 1993
Florida Panthers
Playing career 1995–2010
Coaching career 2010–present

Alain Jean-Paul Mohammed Nasreddine (born July 10, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the assistant coach for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played as a defenceman in the NHL.

Playing career

Nasreddine played junior ice hockey with the Drummondville Voltigeurs and Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He was selected in the sixth round, 135th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

Nasreddine has played for six different NHL organizations, but mostly played in the minor leagues. He saw very limited NHL duty with the Chicago Blackhawks (seven games), Montreal Canadiens (eight games), New York Islanders (three games), and the Pittsburgh Penguins (56 games). In 2008, he signed with the Sinupret Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, and after two seasons in the DEL was released on June 12, 2010, following the 2009–10 season.[citation needed]

Coaching career

On August 20, 2010, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) named Nasreddine their new assistant coach.

On June 17, 2015, Nasreddine was named an assistant coach for the New Jersey Devils. On December 3, 2019, he was named interim head coach of the Devils. On October 2, 2020, he was retained as an assistant coach of the Devils after the hiring of Lindy Ruff as head coach on July 9, and served as assistant coach until his contract was not renewed on May 4, 2022.

On July 1, 2022, Nasreddine was named as assistant coach under head coach Peter DeBoer of the Dallas Stars.

Personal life

Nasreddine grew up in Saint-Leonard, Quebec, the son of Akram, a Lebanese Muslim immigrant, and Francine, a French-Canadian Catholic. He has one younger brother, Samy, who was also an ice hockey player. Akram owns a pizza chain in Montreal, Pizza Madonna, and has previously owned other restaurants and a convenience store. He is one of four NHL players of Lebanese descent, along with John Hanna, Ed Hatoum, and Nazem Kadri.

Career statistics

Nasreddine in 2006
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1990–91 Montréal–Bourassa Canadien QMAAA 35 10 25 35 50
1991–92 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 61 1 9 10 78 4 0 0 0 17
1992–93 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 64 0 14 14 137 10 0 1 1 36
1993–94 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 60 3 24 27 218 26 2 10 12 118
1994–95 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 67 8 31 39 342 13 3 5 8 40
1995–96 Carolina Monarchs AHL 63 0 5 5 245
1996–97 Carolina Monarchs AHL 26 0 4 4 109
1996–97 Indianapolis Ice IHL 49 0 2 2 248 4 1 1 2 27
1997–98 Indianapolis Ice IHL 75 1 12 13 258 5 0 2 2 12
1998–99 Portland Pirates AHL 7 0 1 1 36
1998–99 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 38 0 10 10 108 15 0 3 3 39
1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 7 0 0 0 19
1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 8 0 0 0 33
1999–2000 Quebec Citadelles AHL 59 1 6 7 178
1999–2000 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 11 0 0 0 12 10 1 1 2 14
2000–01 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 74 4 14 18 164
2001–02 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 79 7 10 17 154 12 1 3 4 22
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 6 7 70
2003–04 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 17 1 1 2 16 24 1 0 1 4
2004–05 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 75 3 14 17 129 11 0 1 1 18
2005–06 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 71 0 12 12 71
2005–06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 6 0 0 0 8
2006–07 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 19 3 5 8 25
2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 44 1 4 5 18
2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 6 0 0 0 4
2007–08 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 67 6 10 16 61 22 2 3 5 16
2008–09 Sinupret Ice Tigers DEL 38 2 8 10 64 4 0 1 1 16
2009–10 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 55 1 9 10 82 5 0 4 4 8
AHL totals 726 29 107 136 1492 104 5 11 16 184
NHL totals 74 1 4 5 84

Head coaching record

NHL

Team Year Regular season Postseason
G W L OTL Pts Finish W L Win% Result
NJD 2019–20 43 19 16 8 (46) 8th in Metropolitan Missed playoffs
Total 43 19 16 8      

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