Alain Nasreddine

Alain Nasreddine
Born	July 10, 1975 Montreal, QC, CAN
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
NHL Draft	135th overall, 1993 Florida Panthers
Playing career	1995–2010

Alain Jean-Paul Mohammed Nasreddine (born July 10, 1975 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey Defenseman who played in the National Hockey League. He is currently an assistant coach of the New Jersey Devils.

Playing career

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

Nasreddine has played in six different NHL organizations, but has mostly played in the minor leagues. He saw very limited NHL duty with the Chicago Blackhawks (7 games), Montreal Canadiens (8 Games), New York Islanders (3 Games), and the Pittsburgh Penguins (56 games). He signed in 2008 for 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.^[2]

Coaching career

On August 20, 2010, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League named Nasreddine their new assistant coach.^[3]

On June 17 2015, Nasreddine was named an assistant coach for the New Jersey Devils.

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
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 Sagueneens	QMJHL		60	3	24	27	218		26	2	10	12	118
1994–95	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	QMJHL		67	8	31	39	342		13	3	5	8	40
1995–96	Carolina Monarchs	AHL		63	0	5	5	245		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Indianapolis Ice	IHL		49	0	2	2	248		4	1	1	2	27
1996–97	Carolina Monarchs	AHL		26	0	4	4	109		—	—	—	—	—
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		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Quebec Citadelles	AHL		59	1	6	7	178		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	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	Nuermberg 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
NHL Totals				74	1	4	5	84		—	—	—	—	—

References

1. "Alain Nasreddine from Penguins to Ice Tigers". eishockey.info (in German). 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
2. "Ice Tigers plan without Nasreddine and Mosienko". nz-online.de (in German). 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
3. "Nasreddine returns to WBS as asst. coach". American Hockey League. 2010-08-20. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-20.

External links

• Alain Nasreddine's player profile at NHL.com
• Alain Nasreddine's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Alain Nasreddine's Official MySpace