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1977 NHL DRAFT PICK
Rod Langway
Selected in second round
No. 36 overall by Montreal Canadiens

Born May 3, 1957
Position: Defense
Height: 6-3   Weight: 215
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: New Hampshire (ECAC)                   
Birthplace: Maag, Formosa (Taiwan)
Hometown: Randolph, Massachusetts
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1972-73 RandolphMass. HS 16 2019 39--
1973-74 RandolphMass. HS -- ---- ----
1974-75 RandolphMass. HS -- ---- ----
1975-76 New HampshireECAC 31 313 1610
1976-77 New HampshireECAC 3410 4353 52

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Massachusetts High School Championship:
1973, 1975 (Randolph)
New Hampshire Records: Most points by a defenseman in one season (53 in 1976-77), most assists by a defenseman in one season (43 in 1976-77)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as U.S. college hockey's No. 5 prospect for the 1977 NHL draft. ... Born on the Maag Compound military base near Taipei, Taiwan. His father was stationed there as part of U.S. military effort to support former Chinese government that had been driven into exile by China's communists. ... Played football, baseball and hockey at Randolph High School, where his hockey coach was future college coach Mike Addesa. ...  Was a catcher in baseball and quarterback in football. ... Was recruited by several major colleges for football, but insisted on going to school where he could also play hockey. ... Sat out freshman year of college football with shoulder injury (medical redshirt). ... Played linebacker in football and defense in hockey at University of New Hampshire. ... Did not learn to skate until he was 12 years old.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 11, 1978 (Minnesota at Montreal)
Numbers:  17 (Montreal); 5 (Washington) (number retired)
Stanley Cup: 1979.  Playing Status: Retired for final time in 1998
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1978-1993 Montreal, Washington994 51278329 849
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1979-1992Montreal, Washington 104522 2797

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME:
Inducted 2002
Norris Trophy: 1982-83, 1983-84 (Washington)
NHL All-Star First Team: 1982-83, 1983-84 (Washington)
NHL All-Star Second Team: 1984-85 (Washington)
Sporting News All-Star First Team: 1982-83, 1983-84
Hockey News All-Star First Team: 1982-83, 1983-84
All-Star Game: 1981, 1982 (Mont.), 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (Wash.)
Washington MVP: 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86
Washington Johnson Award (Best Defenseman): 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85
Washington Emery Edge Award (+/- Leader): 1984-85 (plus-35)
Washington Captain: September 1982 until Feb. 13, 1993
Coaching Career: Served as unofficial assistant coach for Washington from Feb. 13, 1993, until March 12, 1993.
Miscellaneous: Came over to NHL and signed with Montreal in October 1978 after earning surprise berth on team out of its 1978 training camp. ... Left unprotected by Montreal for 1979 NHL Expansion Draft, but was reclaimed as fill-in after Al Hangsleben was taken off Montreal roster on June 13, 1979. Montreal had made pre-drafts deal with the expansion teams to ensure that Langway would not be selected in the draft and could be reclaimed as a fill-in. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with bruised left foot, an injury suffered during Montreal's Jan. 5, 1982, game vs. Boston. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season after injuring left knee when he collided with Ray Bourque and Doug Wilson during the NHL All-Star Game on Feb. 9, 1982. In March 1982 doctors discovered that dried blood in the knee had weakened the muscle in his left leg. ... Named NHL's Most Under-rated Player by Toronto Globe & Mail in 1981-82. ... Became first Washington player to win a major NHL award (Norris Trophy) and be named to league's All-Star first team when he achieved feat in 1982-83. ... Paired on defense with Randy Holt for Washington in 1982-83. ... Was first U.S.-trained player to win Norris Trophy. ... Missed one game during 1984-85 season due to virus. ... Set Washington single-season record (since broken) with plus-35 rating in 1984-85. ... Missed parts of 1985-86 season with strained ligaments in right knee, an injury suffered during Washington's Oct. 23, 1985, game vs. Calgary, and with bruised right thigh. ... Paired on defense with Kevin Hatcher for Washington in 1986-87. ... Missed parts of 1987-88 season with ruptured lumbar disc, suffered ion Washington's Nov. 25, 1987, game vs. Boston, and with pulled thigh muscle suffered in February 1988. ... Missed end of 1988 playoffs with lacerated tendon above his left achilles tendon. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with bruised left knee, suffered in November 1988. ...  Missed part of 1989-90 season with strained left knee ligaments, suffered in Washington's Oct. 7, 1989, game vs. Chicago. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with back pain. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season while recovering from surgery on both knees, an operation performed on Dec. 23, 1989. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with back spasms suffered in Washington's Jan. 11, 1991, game vs. Calgary. ... Missed parts of 1991-92 season with slight concussion, an injury suffered during Washington's Nov. 13, 1991, game at N.Y. Rangers, and with two fractured left toes, an injury suffered during Washington's Dec. 5, 1991, game at Philadelphia. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with groin injury, suffered during Washington's March 20, 1992, game vs. Philadelphia. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with damaged cartilage in left knee and shoulder. He had surgery on both injuries on Nov. 20, 1992, and missed 30 games. ... Ended NHL playing career on March 12, 1993, because he was unhappy with his limited ice time and role as unofficial assistant coach. ... Released by Washington on June 28, 1993, and became an unrestricted free agent. ... Left Washington in 1993 with team records (since broken) for career playoff games (78) and most playoff games in one season (15 in 1989-90, shared record). ... Never missed playoffs during his NHL career. ... Washington retired his No. 5 on Nov. 26, 1997, during the final game played at the old Capital Center.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Birmingham (WHA); Hampton (AHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Richmond (ECHL); San Francisco (IHL); Providence (AHL)
NHL-USSR Rendez-vous Series: 1987
Canada Cup: 1981 (fourth), 1984 (fourth), 1987 (fifth)
World Championships: 1982 (eighth place)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
United States Hockey Hall of Fame:
Inducted 1999
Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame: Inducted 2001
ECHL Riley Cup: 1995 (Richmond) (as player-assistant coach)
Canada Cup All-Star First Team: 1984
Team USA Canada Cup Captain: 1987
WHA Draft Pick: 1977 (by Birmingham, No. 6 overall in Round 1)
Coaching Career: Named Richmond (ECHL) player-assistant coach on Feb. 17, 1995, and remained in that position until August 1995. ... Named San Francisco (IHL) player- assistant coach in August 1995 and remained in that position through 1995-96 season. ...  Named Richmond (ECHL) assistant coach prior to 1996-97 season and remained in position through 1996-97 season. ... Named Providence (AHL) assistant coach prior to 1997-98 season and remained in that position through 1997-98 season. ... Named Richmond (ECHL) assistant coach prior to 1998-99 season and remained in that position through 2000-01 season. ... Named Richmond (UHL) head coach on July 16, 2003, and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Left University of New Hampshire to sign with Birmingham (WHA) in 1978 because Montreal wanted him to remain in school, and he wanted to earn money right away. ...  Was on Hampton (AHL) team that folded on Feb. 2, 1978. ... Named one of Team USA's three best players at 1982 World Championships in Finland. ... Was on Washington team that held 1989 training camp in Sweden before joining Calgary for 1989 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet Union. The Capitals faced four Soviet teams on the tour. ... Was active in charitable causes during his years in Washington, setting up program to provide Capitals tickets for underprivileged children. ... Played on Washington's off-season charity softball team. ... Moved to Hilton Head, S.C., after his first retirement in 1993. ... Came out of retirement on Feb. 17, 1995, to play for Richmond (ECHL) at age 37. He played for $330 per week. ... Came out of retirement a second and final time at age 40 to play 10 games for Providence (AHL) during 1997-98 season (January-February) while he was serving as team's assistant coach. ... Went into business with his wife after coaching career ended, running a heat treatment company for metal machine shops, which is essentially a form of blacksmith work.
Personal: Full name is Rodney Corry Langway. ... Older brother of former major-junior player Kim Langway.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Montreal traded Langway, Doug Jarvis, Craig Laughlin and Brian Engblom to Washington in exchange for Ryan Walter and Rick Green on September 10, 1982.

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SNAPSHOT '77
Total Selected: 185
Forwards: 104
Defense: 57
Goaltenders: 24
Major Junior: 123
College Players: 51
Canadian: 141
Euro-Canadian: 2
USA Citizens: 37
U.S.-Born: 36
European: 5
Reached NHL: 97
Won Stanley Cup: 8
Hall of Fame: 2
All-Star Game: 13
Year-end All-Star: 5
Olympians: 9
Picks Traded: 37
 
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