Randy Ladouceur

Randall Ladouceur (born June 30, 1960) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey defenseman. He previously served as an assistant coach for the Montreal Canadiens, Hamilton Bulldogs and Toronto Maple Leafs.

Career Ladouceur played in the NHL as a defenceman from 1982 to 1996. He was a member of the Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He played a total of 930 regular season games, scoring 30 goals and 126 assists for 156 points, collecting 1322 penalty minutes. He also played 40 playoff games in his career, scoring 13 points (5 goals and 8 assists). Ladouceur was a team captain for both Hartford and Anaheim. Ladouceur is the last player to wear sweater number 19 for Detroit, prior to the arrival of Steve Yzerman.

Ladouceur worked under Paul Maurice as an assistant coach of the Carolina Hurricanes between 1997 and 2004. On May 7, 2008, he was fired by interim Maple Leafs GM Cliff Fletcher, along with head coach Maurice. On July 31, 2013, Ladouceur was named an assistant coach of the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League.

Personal life Ladouceur was born in Brockville, Ontario. He currently resides with his family in Brockville.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1976–77 Brockville Blackhawks Midget 50 25 56 81 — — — — — — 1977–78 Hamilton Fincups OMJHL 64 8 20 28 82 20 0 0 0 9 1978–79 Brantford Alexanders OMJHL 64 3 17 20 141 — — — — — 1979–80 Brantford Alexanders OMJHL 37 6 15 21 125 8 0 5 5 18 1980–81 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 80 7 30 37 52 8 1 3 4 10 1981–82 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 78 4 28 32 78 5 1 1 2 6 1982–83 Detroit Red Wings NHL 27 0 4 4 16 — — — — — 1982–83 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 48 11 21 32 54 — — — — — 1983–84 Detroit Red Wings NHL 71 3 17 20 58 4 1 0 1 6 1983–84 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 11 3 5 8 12 — — — — — 1984–85 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 3 27 30 108 3 1 0 1 0 1985–86 Detroit Red Wings NHL 78 5 13 18 196 — — — — — 1986–87 Detroit Red Wings NHL 34 3 6 9 70 — — — — — 1986–87 Hartford Whalers NHL 36 2 3 5 51 6 0 2 2 12 1987–88 Hartford Whalers NHL 67 1 7 8 91 6 1 1 2 4 1988–89 Hartford Whalers NHL 75 2 5 7 95 1 0 0 0 10 1989–90 Hartford Whalers NHL 71 3 12 15 126 7 1 0 1 10 1990–91 Hartford Whalers NHL 67 1 3 4 118 6 1 4 5 6 1991–92 Hartford Whalers NHL 74 1 9 10 127 7 0 1 1 11 1992–93 Hartford Whalers NHL 62 2 4 6 109 — — — — — 1993–94 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 81 1 9 10 74 — — — — — 1994–95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 44 2 4 6 36 — — — — — 1995–96 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 63 1 3 4 47 — — — — — NHL totals 930 30 126 156 1322 40 5 8 13 59