Early Years
NHL skating coach Lucas Lawson was born on August 10th, 1979 in Braeside, Ontario. Lucas grew up loving the sport of hockey and played it any chance he got, but he really buckled down and began to take the sport seriously at the midget and junior levels of minor hockey.
Lucas played three impressive seasons as a left wing for the Kanata Valley Lasers of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL). For his outstanding performance with the Lasers, at age 19, Lucas received an NCAA scholarship to the University of Maine to play hockey. He played for the University of Maine for four seasons, posting more remarkable results each year. In his final year with the University of Maine, Lucas set a record for the most consecutive games scored with a goal, at 8 games in a row.
Move to NHL
After finishing up at UMaine, Lucas signed an NHL contract with the New York Rangers in 2003. He played in the American Hockey league (AHL) for the Hartford Wolf Pack, The Rangersโ affiliate team, for two seasons from 2003-2005. Lucas won the regular season title with the Hartford Wolf Pack in his first year with them.
Lucas spent the next five years playing hockey all over Europe. He first played in Finland, then in Belarus for a couple seasons, then in Germany, and finally in Sweden, which is where Lucasโs claim to fame from his European hockey days took place. While in Sweden, Lucas scored a game-winning goal for his team, AIK. That game happened to be the deciding factor that got AIK promoted to Swedenโs top hockey league.
After his illustrious playing career, Lucas turned to coaching, specializing in skating. With years of playing experience under his belt, Lucas began instructing skating for the Montreal Canadiensโ summer development camp. Lucas has also instructed at many different hockey development camps in Ottawa and around the world.
Lucas has years of experience playing and coaching hockey at the most elite level. His knowledge and training make him an expert-level skating instructor. In 2017, Lucas joined HockeySkillsTraining.com, where he offers his skating expertise through his online training videos available to hockey players everywhere.
