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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dave Langevin
Selected in seventh round
No. 112 overall
by New York Islanders
Born May 15, 1954
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
Birthplace: St. Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
St. Paul, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1971-72 |
Hill-Murray | Minn. HS |
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-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1972-73 |
Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA |
36 | 6 |
11 | 17 |
74 | | 1973-74 |
Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA |
36 | 2 |
11 | 13 |
56 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Won two Minnesota state
independent school championships at Hill-Murray High
School in Maplewood, Minn., before entering Minnesota-Duluth. The school was
named Hill High School until his final year. Hill High School went 28-1 during
his junior year. His high school coach was Andre Beaulieu, who went on to
coach in the NHL with Minnesota. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1979 (N.Y. Islanders at
Philadelphia)
Numbers: 26 (N.Y. Islanders); 26
(Minnesota); 25 (Los Angeles)
Stanley Cup: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983.
Playing Status: Retired 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-1987 |
N.Y. Islanders, Minn., L.A. | 513 |
12 | 107 | 119 |
530 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1980-1986 | N.Y. Islanders, Minnesota |
87 | 2 | 17 |
19 | 106 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1983 (N.Y. Islanders)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1984 (N.Y. Islanders)
Miscellaneous: Hampered throughout 1979-80 season by groin injury
suffered in N.Y. Islanders' 1979 training camp. ... Paired on defense with
Stefan Persson for N.Y. Islanders in 1979-80 and 1981-82. ... Paired on
defense with Mike McEwen for N.Y. Islanders in 1980-81. ... Missed part of
1981-82 season with sprained right knee, an injury suffered in N.Y. Islanders'
Oct. 27, 1981, game vs. Edmonton. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with
bruised tailbone, and injury suffered in December 1981. ... Scored
series-winning goal for N.Y. Islanders in Game 6 of 1982 Patrick Division
finals vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed parts of 1982-83 season with pulled leg
muscle, an injury suffered in November 1982, and pulled groin, an injury
suffered in December 1982. ... Served as N.Y. Islanders team captain during
1982-83 season while Denis Potvin was injured. ... Missed part of 1983
playoffs with right knee injury that required arthroscopic surgery. He
suffered the injury in Game 1 of N.Y. Islanders' Patrick Division final series
vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with damaged cartilage in
right knee, an injury suffered in N.Y. Islanders' Jan. 16, 1984, game at
Boston. The injury required arthroscopic surgery. ... Missed part of 1984
playoffs with separated shoulder, an injury suffered when he was checked by
Bryan Erickson during N.Y. Islanders' Patrick Division final series vs.
Washington on April 15, 1984. ... Missed part of 1984 playoffs with
re-aggravated shoulder injury suffered during Wales Conference final series
vs. Montreal. ... Missed parts of 1984-85 season with knee and shoulder
injuries. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with broken thumb, an injury suffered in November 1984. ... Released by Minnesota in October 1986, but
signed with Los Angeles three months later. ... Missed part of
1986-87 season with bone chips in right knee, an injury that required surgery
in March 1987. ... Interviewed with Los Angeles for assistant coaching job
after his final NHL season, but was not offered position. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA);
Edmonton (WHA); New Haven (AHL)
Canada Cup: 1981 (fourth place)
World Championships: 1976
(fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame:
Inducted 1993
Minnesota-Duluth Athletic Hall of Fame: Inducted 1995
WHA All-Star Second Team: 1978-79
(Edmonton)
WCHA All-Star Second Team: 1975-76
(Minnesota-Duluth)
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Edmonton, No. 96 overall in Round 7)
1978-79: Played on WHA regular-season champion (Edmonton).
Coaching Career: Named Idaho (WCHL) head coach prior to 1997-98 season
and held position through 1997-98 season. ... Returned to Minnesota and became
real estate appraiser and high school hockey coach after his retirement. ... Was
also South Suburban
(MnJHL) head coach until team folded after 2001-02 season. ... Also did
part-time work for the NHL's Central Scouting Service after his retirement.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of
1977-78 season with knee injury. ... Did not play for Team USA in 1978
World Championships due to injury concerns. ... Returned to St. Paul,
Minn., after his retirement.
Personal: Nicknamed "Bammer" and
"Bam Bam." |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WHA/WAIVERS: Langevin did not sign with N.Y.
Islanders after he graduated from Minnesota-Duluth. Instead, he jumped to the
WHA with Edmonton. When the NHL and WHA merged in 1979, N.Y. Islanders took
Langevin back in the NHL Reclaim Draft on June 9, 1979. N.Y. Islanders lost
Langevin when they left him unprotected for the 1985 NHL Waiver Draft, and he
was claimed by Minnesota on Oct. 7, 1985. |
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SNAPSHOT '74 | | Total Selected: |
246 | | Forwards: |
138 | | Defense: |
84 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
171 | | College Players: |
44 |
| Canadian: |
200 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
40 | | U.S.-Born: |
39 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
98 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
15 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
21 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
5 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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