Introduction
Alain Jean-Paul Mohammed Nasreddine (born July 10, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the interim head coach for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played as a defenceman in the NHL.
Playing career
Nasreddine played junior ice hockey with the Drummondville Voltigeurs and Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He was selected in the sixth round, 135th overall by the Florida Panthers 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 with the Chicago Blackhawks (seven games), Montreal Canadiens (eight games), New York Islanders (three games), and the Pittsburgh Penguins (56 games). In 2008, he signed with the Sinupret Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, 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 of the American Hockey League (AHL) named Nasreddine their new assistant coach.
On June 17, 2015, Nasreddine was named an assistant coach for the New Jersey Devils.
On December 3, 2019, Nasreddine was named interim head coach of the 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 59 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | 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 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||