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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Rod Langway
Selected in second round
No.
36 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born May 3, 1957
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-3 Weight: 215
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
New Hampshire (ECAC)
Birthplace: Maag, Formosa (Taiwan)
Hometown:
Randolph, Massachusetts |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Randolph | Mass. HS |
16 |
20 | 19 |
39 | -- | | 1973-74 |
Randolph | Mass. HS |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1974-75 |
Randolph | Mass. HS |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1975-76 |
New Hampshire | ECAC |
31 |
3 | 13 |
16 | 10 | | 1976-77 |
New Hampshire | ECAC |
34 | 10 |
43 | 53 |
52 |
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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 | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1978-1993 |
Montreal, Washington | 994 |
51 | 278 | 329 |
849 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1979-1992 | Montreal, Washington |
104 | 5 | 22 |
27 | 97 |
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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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