Lou Lamoriello
Born	October 21, 1942 (1942-10-21) (age 67)
Occupation	National Hockey League executive

Louis "Lou" Lamoriello (born October 21, 1942) is the CEO, president, and general manager of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lamoriello, who has been with the Devils since 1987, has served longer than any current general manager in the league with a single franchise.

He played a key part in negotiating the settlement of the 2004–05 NHL lockout.

Contents 1 Before the Devils 2 Devils President and general manager 3 Brief coaching stints 3.1 Coaching record 4 Honors and achievements 5 Personal Life 6 See also 7 References

[edit] Before the Devils

Prior to joining the Devils, Lamoriello was a math teacher at Johnston (R.I.) High School for several years ending in the early 1970s.

Lamoriello was the athletic director and men's ice hockey coach at Providence College, his alma mater. He coached Providence's ice hockey team from 1968 to 1987, and was named athletic director in 1982. As athletic director, he hired Rick Pitino as the head coach of the Providence's men's basketball team. Pitino would go on to take Providence to the Final Four in 1987.

[edit] Devils President and general manager

In April 1987, then-Devils owner John McMullen appointed Lamoriello president of the club. Lamoriello named himself general manager just before the start of the next season – a move that surprised many NHL observers. He had never played, coached or managed in the NHL, and was virtually unknown outside the American college hockey community.

Since then, Lamoriello has presided over one of the most successful rebuilding projects in North American professional sports history. In his first season as GM, the Devils notched their first winning season in franchise history (dating back to their time as the Kansas City Scouts [1974–76] and Colorado Rockies [1976–82]) and reached the Wales Conference Finals. They have made the playoffs in all but two of his 20 seasons as GM and appeared in the Stanley Cup finals in 1995 (won), 2000 (won), 2001 (lost), and 2003 (won). After YankeeNets bought the Devils in 2000, Lamoriello was named chairman and CEO of the Devils, as well as vice-chairman and CEO of the then co-owned New Jersey Nets. He dropped his chairmanship of the Devils and resigned his posts on the Nets after Jeffrey Vanderbeek bought the Devils in 2004. Both YankeeNets and Vanderbeek have largely left the Devils' operations in Lamoriello's hands.

Lamoriello served as the GM for Team USA in the 1998 Winter Olympics. In 1992, he was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States.

Lamoriello is well-known in NHL circles for his hard-nosed approach to contract negotiations. Pat Verbeek, Kirk Muller and Bill Guerin, among others, have been traded out of town after losing contract negotiations. ^[1] He nearly traded Ken Daneyko, the Devils' all-time leader in games played, in 1989. According to Daneyko, Lamoriello believes in paying a third-line player as much as a first-line player if he feels they have the same value to the team. ^[1]

[edit] Brief coaching stints

On December 19, 2005, following the surprise resignation of Larry Robinson as Devils head coach, Lamoriello took over the position on an interim basis. The Devils eventually made it the Eastern Conference semi-finals before falling to the Carolina Hurricanes. When asked on television after the Devils' victory over the New York Rangers in the first round of the playoffs if he was interested in becoming head coach permanently, Lamoriello replied "Absolutely not."

On April 2, 2007, Lamoriello once again took over as interim head coach after firing Claude Julien. The firing took place with three games left in the season, when the Devils had the second-best record in the conference and were on their way to setting a franchise record for regular season wins.^[2]

[edit] Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
		G	W	L	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
NJ	2005–06	50	32	14	4	(101)	1st in Atlantic	Lost in second round
NJ	2006-07	3	2	0	1	(107)	1st in Atlantic	Lost in second round
Total		53	34	14	5

[edit] Honors and achievements

On June 23, 2009, it was announced that Lamoriello would be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builders category. He was honoured during the November 6-9 induction weekend,^[3] alongside Brett Hull, Brian Leetch, Luc Robitaille, and Steve Yzerman.

[edit] Personal Life

Lou Lamoriello has three adult children: Christopher, Heidi, and Tim. Christopher works for the Devils as the senior vice president of hockey operations & general manager for the Devils' developmental teams in Lowell and Trenton. Tim is a senior staff attorney for the New Jersey Devils.

[edit] See also

• Lamoriello Trophy

[edit] References

• New Jersey Devils Rule - Lou Lamoriello. Retrieved July 23, 2005.
• "Providence College Names Tim Army Men's Hockey Coach". June 17, 2005. Retrieved July 23, 2005.
• Providence College - Athletics Director Robert G. Driscoll, Jr.. Retrieved July 23, 2005.
• NHL.com - "The Other Side of Lamoriello". December 7, 2004. Retrieved on his birth December 12th 1912 July 23, 2005.
• "THE LAMORIELLO TROPHY". Retrieved July 20, 2006.

Links to related articles Preceded by Larry Robinson (second time) Head Coaches of the New Jersey Devils (first time) 2005–2006 Succeeded by Claude Julien Preceded by Claude Julien Head Coaches of the New Jersey Devils (second time) 2007 Succeeded by Brent Sutter Preceded by Max McNab General manager of the New Jersey Devils 1987–present Succeeded by Current general manager v • d • e New Jersey Devils Franchise and culture Kansas City Scouts • Colorado Rockies • Players • Coaches • GMs • Award winners • Seasons • Records • Draft Picks Arenas Continental Airlines Arena • Prudential Center Head coaches MacMillan • McVie • Carpenter • Schoenfeld • Cunniff • Brooks • Lemaire • Ftorek • Robinson • Constantine • Burns • Lamoriello • Julien • Sutter • Lemaire Team captains Lever • Bridgman • Muller • Driver • Stevens • Niedermayer • Elias • Langenbrunner Rivalries Philadelphia Flyers • New York Rangers • New York Islanders Patrick Divison playoff championships 1987–88 Atlantic Division titles 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09 Eastern Conference titles 1994–95, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03 Stanley Cups 1995, 2000, 2003 Retired numbers 3 • 4 • 99 (league-wide) Affiliates Lowell Devils (AHL), Trenton Devils (ECHL) Culture and Lore 1974 Expansion Draft • The A Line • The Crash Line • EGG Line • ZZ Pop Line • Don Koharski • Jersey Devil • Mike "Doc" Emrick   New Jersey Devils seasons (26) 1980s 1982–83 · 1983–84 · 1984–85 · 1985–86 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 1990s 1989–90 · 1990–91 · 1991–92 · 1992–93 · 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 2000s 1999–2000 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 v • d • e Current general managers of the National Hockey League     Atlantic Division L. Lamoriello (New Jersey Devils) G. Snow (New York Islanders) G. Sather (New York Rangers) P. Holmgren (Philadelphia Flyers) R. Shero (Pittsburgh Penguins) Central Division S. Bowman (Chicago Blackhawks) S. Howson (Columbus Blue Jackets) K. Holland (Detroit Red Wings) D. Poile (Nashville Predators) L. Pleau (St. Louis Blues) Northeast Division P. Chiarelli (Boston Bruins) D. Regier (Buffalo Sabres) B. Gainey (Montreal Canadiens) B. C. Murray (Ottawa Senators) B. Burke (Toronto Maple Leafs) Northwest Division D. Sutter (Calgary Flames) G. Sherman (Colorado Avalanche) S. Tambellini (Edmonton Oilers) C. Fletcher (Minnesota Wild) M. Gillis (Vancouver Canucks) Southeast Division D. Waddell (Atlanta Thrashers) J. Rutherford (Carolina Hurricanes) R. Sexton (Florida Panthers) B. Lawton (Tampa Bay Lightning) G. McPhee (Washington Capitals) Pacific Division B. F. Murray (Anaheim Ducks) J. Nieuwendyk (Dallas Stars) D. Lombardi (Los Angeles Kings) D. Maloney (Phoenix Coyotes) D. Wilson (San Jose Sharks)