Andrew Lord

Andrew Lord (born February 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current head coach for the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League.

Early life and education Lord was born in West Vancouver. He attended the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, from 2004 to 2008, where he played collegiately for the RPI Engineers and earned a bachelor's degree in business management.

Professional career Lord launched his professional career in the ECHL, where he spent two and a half years with the Wheeling Nailers, before moving to the American Hockey League (AHL), signing with the Oklahoma City Barons in late December 2010. He had to sit out the 2011-12 season with an injury.

In 2012, Lord headed overseas to Germany and signed a deal with SC Riessersee of 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga. After spending one year in Germany, he signed with the Cardiff Devils of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) for the 2013–14 season. Showing his scoring ability, he tallied 23 goals and 36 assists in 60 games during his first year there.

Prior to his second year with the Devils (2014–15), he accepted the position as player/coach and kept his scoring hot, chipping in with 23 goals and 38 assists in 62 contests, guiding his team to the EIHL Challenge Cup title and a third-place finish in the EIHL, while receiving All-EIHL Coach of the Year honors.

Coaching career

Lord retired from playing in 2018, reverting to the sole title of head coach for the Cardiff Devils.

On 19 June 2020, the team announced that Lord would be leaving after seven years, six as coach, in order to pursue another coaching opportunity in North America. Later that same day, Lord was announced as the new head coach of the ECHL's Greenville Swamp Rabbits. In 2021, he was likewise given the title of general manager with the team. Lord was awarded the John Brophy Award as ECHL Coach of the Year in 2024.

On 14 June 2024, Lord was announced as the 14th head coach of the Halifax Mooseheads in franchise history.

After one season with Halifax, Lord was hired as head coach of the American Hockey League's Ontario Reign.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2004–05 RPI ECAC 33 4 5 9 21 — — — — — 2005–06 RPI ECAC 32 7 6 13 20 — — — — — 2006–07 RPI ECAC 32 2 5 7 16 — — — — — 2007–08 RPI ECAC 37 6 10 16 57 — — — — — 2008–09 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 69 18 31 49 138 7 0 3 3 7 2009–10 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 70 17 19 36 185 — — — — — 2009–10 Rochester Americans AHL 3 0 0 0 17 — — — — — 2010–11 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 26 7 12 19 74 8 1 1 2 2 2010–11 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 2 0 0 0 5 — — — — — 2010–11 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 34 1 6 7 89 — — — — — 2012–13 SC Riessersee 2.GBun 42 8 14 22 109 — — — — — 2013–14 Cardiff Devils EIHL 49 17 30 47 49 — — — — — 2014–15 Cardiff Devils EIHL 50 18 31 49 53 — — — — — 2015–16 Cardiff Devils EIHL 52 10 29 39 17 — — — — — 2016–17 Cardiff Devils EIHL 40 16 12 28 28 — — — — — 2017–18 Cardiff Devils EIHL 25 2 8 10 12 — — — — — AHL totals 39 1 6 7 111 — — — — — ECHL totals 165 42 62 104 397 15 1 4 5 9 NCAA totals 134 19 26 45 114 — — — — —