Alain Jean-Paul Mohammed Nasreddine (born July 10, 1975) is a Canadian professional

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coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the

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of the

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(NHL). He played as a

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in the NHL.

Playing career

Nasreddine played

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with the

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and

Chicoutimi Saguenéens The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are a Canadian junior ice hockey team which plays in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team is based in Chicoutimi, Quebec, and owned by the City of Saguenay. The team plays its home games at th ...

of the

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(QMJHL). He was selected in the sixth round, 135th overall by the

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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: he played fewer than 10 games each for the

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (N ...

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...

, and

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, but played most of his time in the NHL for the

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. The Penguins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), E ...

, totaling 74 career NHL games. He scored his first and only NHL goal on December 16, 2006, as the Penguins fell 6–3 to the Canadiens in Montreal. In 2008, he signed with the Sinupret Ice Tigers of the

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, and after two seasons in the DEL was released on June 12, 2010, following the 2009–10 season.

Coaching career

On August 20, 2010, the

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (sometimes known as the WBS Penguins) are a professional ice hockey team based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Pengui ...

of the

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(AHL) named Nasreddine their new assistant coach. On June 17, 2015, Nasreddine was named an assistant coach for the

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. 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

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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

Personal life

Nasreddine grew up in

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, 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

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. He is one of four NHL players of Lebanese descent, along with John Hanna, Ed Hatoum, and

Nazem Kadri Nazem Kadri (born October 6, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kadri won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2022, becoming the first ...

Career statistics

Head coaching record

NHL

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nasreddine, Alain 1975 births Living people Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian people of Lebanese descent Carolina Monarchs players Chicago Blackhawks players Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players Dallas Stars coaches Drummondville Voltigeurs players Florida Panthers draft picks Fredericton Canadiens players Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players Ice hockey people from Montreal Indianapolis Ice players Montreal Canadiens players New Jersey Devils coaches New York Islanders players Pittsburgh Penguins players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Portland Pirates players Quebec Citadelles players Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players Sportspeople of Lebanese descent