Alain Jean-Paul Mohammed Nasreddine (born July 10, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He played as a defenceman in the NHL.
Alain Nasreddine | |||
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![]() Nasreddine with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2008 | |||
Born |
(1975-07-10) July 10, 1975 (age 46) 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 |
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,[1] and after two seasons in the DEL was released on June 12, 2010, following the 2009–10 season.[citation needed]
On August 20, 2010, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) named Nasreddine their new assistant coach.[2]
On June 17, 2015, Nasreddine was named an assistant coach for the New Jersey Devils.[3] On December 3, 2019, he was named interim head coach of the Devils.[4] 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,[5][6] and served as assistant coach until his contract was not renewed on May 4, 2022.[7]
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.[8] He is one of four NHL players of Lebanese descent, along with John Hanna, Ed Hatoum, and Nazem Kadri.[9]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 | — | — | — | — | — |
Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||||
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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 | — | — | — |
Fitzgerald confirmed that Alain Nasreddine will remain on staff as an Assistant Coach. Nasreddine served as the Interim Head Coach from December 2019 until the hiring of Head Coach Lindy Ruff in July 2020.
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins captain 2004–2006 |
Succeeded by Micki Dupont |
Preceded by | Head coach of the New Jersey Devils (interim) 2019–2020 |
Succeeded by Lindy Ruff |
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