Three days after receiving a name, the Tucson Roadrunners now have a coaching staff to go along with it.
Mark Lamb has been hired as the coach of the local Arizona Coyotes AHL affiliate, franchise general manager John Chayka announced Tuesday. The team also announced that Mark Hardy has been named as assistant coach for Tucson's new professional hockey team.
“We are very pleased to add Mark Lamb as our head coach for the Tucson Roadrunners,” Chayka said in a release. “Mark is an experienced NHL coach who did an excellent job developing young players in Swift Current for many years. He previously worked with Dave Tippett in Dallas and we are confident that this will be a great fit for our organization.”
Lamb, 51, previously spent six seasons as an assistant under Tippett with the Dallas Stars from 2002-2009, helping the club with two Pacific Division titles.
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Before joining the Coyotes organization, Lamb spent seven seasons as the general manager and head coach of the WHL's Swift Current Broncos.
Lamb, a native of Cadillac, Saskatchewan, recorded 46-100-146 in 403 career NHL games as a center with the Calgary Flames, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadiens. He was drafted by the Flames in the fourth round (72nd overall) in the 1982 Entry Draft.
Hardy, 57, joins the Coyotes with 10 years of NHL coaching experience after spending time with the Los Angeles Kings (1999-2006, 2008-10) and the Chicago Blackhawks (2006-08). The 15-year NHL defenseman served as an assistant coach and defensive specialist, including overseeing the third-best penalty killing unit in Kings history in 2001-02 (86.6%).
