Doug Lidster

John Douglas Andrew Lidster (born October 18, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was an assistant coach for the Vancouver Canucks until the end of the 2016–17 season.

Playing career Lidster was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the seventh round, 133rd overall, of the 1980 NHL entry draft. Lidster played four years of college ice hockey for Colorado College before playing for the Canada national team in the 1984 Winter Olympics. He made his NHL debut with the Canucks near the end of the 1983–84 season, and became a reliable presence on the Vancouver blue line until he was traded to the New York Rangers prior to the 1993–94 NHL season. There, he moved into more of a depth role, but still helped guide the 1993–94 Rangers to their first Stanley Cup in 54 years, scoring two goals in the 1994 Stanley Cup Final as they defeated the Canucks. After a brief stint with the St. Louis Blues, he was re-acquired by the Rangers in 1995–96, and played three more seasons for them before signing with the Dallas Stars in early 1999. There he won his second Stanley Cup, before retiring.

Coaching career Lidster went into coaching, and served as head coach of the Saginaw Spirit in 2004–05. He served as an assistant coach for the Canada women's national team that won gold medals in the 2010 Winter Olympics. He also coached youth in Plymouth, Michigan. As part of the IIHF Ambassador and Mentor Program, Lidster was a Hockey Canada coaching mentor that travelled to Bratislava, Slovakia to participate in the 2011 IIHF High Performance Women's Camp on July 4–12. In 2012, he was named assistant coach of the Texas Stars. On July 7, 2014, he returned to the Canucks as an assistant coach.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1976–77 Kamloops Jardine Blazers Minor-BC — — — — — — — — — — 1977–78 Kamloops Chiefs BCHL 64 24 39 63 46 — — — — — 1977–78 Seattle Breakers WCHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1978–79 Kamloops Rockets BCHL 59 36 47 83 50 — — — — — 1979–80 Colorado College WCHA 39 18 25 43 52 — — — — — 1980–81 Colorado College WCHA 36 10 30 40 54 — — — — — 1981–82 Colorado College WCHA 36 13 22 35 32 — — — — — 1982–83 Colorado College WCHA 34 15 41 56 30 — — — — — 1983–84 Canada Intl 59 6 20 26 28 — — — — — 1983–84 Vancouver Canucks NHL 8 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 1984–85 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 6 24 30 55 — — — — — 1985–86 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 12 16 28 56 3 0 1 1 2 1986–87 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80 12 51 63 40 — — — — — 1987–88 Vancouver Canucks NHL 64 4 32 36 105 — — — — — 1988–89 Vancouver Canucks NHL 63 5 17 22 78 7 1 1 2 9 1989–90 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80 8 28 36 36 — — — — — 1990–91 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 6 32 38 77 6 0 2 2 6 1991–92 Vancouver Canucks NHL 66 6 23 29 39 11 1 2 3 11 1992–93 Vancouver Canucks NHL 71 6 19 25 36 12 0 3 3 8 1993–94 New York Rangers NHL 34 0 2 2 33 9 2 0 2 10 1994–95 St. Louis Blues NHL 37 2 7 9 12 4 0 0 0 2 1995–96 New York Rangers NHL 59 5 9 14 50 7 1 0 1 6 1996–97 New York Rangers NHL 48 3 4 7 24 15 1 5 6 8 1997–98 New York Rangers NHL 36 0 4 4 24 — — — — — 1998–99 Canada Intl 38 4 15 19 64 — — — — — 1998–99 Dallas Stars NHL 17 0 0 0 10 4 0 0 0 2 NHL totals 897 75 268 343 679 80 6 15 21 64

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1984 Canada OG 7 0 2 2 2 1985 Canada WC 10 3 1 4 4 1990 Canada WC 10 1 0 1 6 1991 Canada WC 10 1 4 5 8 Senior totals 37 5 7 12 20

Awards and honours Award Year Ref All-WCHA First Team 1981–82, 1982–83 AHCA West All-American 1982–83 Stanley Cup champion 1994, 1999