Scott Langkow (born April 21, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 20 National Hockey League games and for numerous teams in the minor and European leagues, most notably for the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League and the Krefeld Pinguine of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Langkow was born in Sherwood Park, Alberta, but grew up in Edmonton, Alberta.
| Scott Langkow | |||
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| Born |
April 21, 1975 Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
Krefeld Pinguine Winnipeg Jets Phoenix Coyotes Atlanta Thrashers Jokerit Ässät HV71 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Metallurg Novokuznetsk | ||
| NHL draft |
31st overall, 1993 Winnipeg Jets | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2013 | ||
Playing career
editLangkow described his playing style as a combination of butterfly and stand-up.[1]
Langkow played for the Portland Winter Hawks in the WHL and recorded three straight 20-win seasons with the club before being drafted by Winnipeg Jets with their 2nd pick, 31st overall, in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. When the Winnipeg franchise relocated on July 1, 1996, he was transferred to the Phoenix Coyotes. During this time he won 63 games over three seasons and was one of the top goaltenders in the AHL while playing for the Springfield Falcons. In 1998 he won the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award as AHL's best goaltender.[2][3]
Langkow was traded to Atlanta Thrashers on June 25, 1999, where he played 15 games for the NHL club before being traded again to the Mighty Ducks with Sergei Vyshedkevich for Ladislav Kohn on February 9, 2001.[2]
After four seasons playing for Ässät in the SM-liiga, Langkow signed a one-year contract with HV71 in Sweden's top hockey league Elitserien.[4] After only having played 11 games as starting goalie for HV71 in the Swedish league, Langkow signed with the Swiss team Rapperswil-Jona Lakers in Nationalliga A.[5][6] In June 2007 he signed a one-year contract with Jokerit of the Finnish SM-liiga.[7]
Although Langkow was contracted to Jokerit his contract was terminated as he was replaced by Jussi Markkanen as the number 1 goaltender for Jokerit.[8]
After playing a single season for Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the Russian league, Langkow signed with the Krefeld Pinguine in 2008, for whom he played as the starting goaltender for five seasons, retiring at the end of the 2013 season.
Off the ice
editLangkow is married with one daughter and two sons; Rylan, Beckett, and Calder. He is married to Anya. He has a younger brother named Daymond who had a 17-year NHL career. Langkow likes to go fishing and play golf in his spare time.[1]
Awards
edit- Named to the WHL West Second All-Star Team in 1994 and 1995.
- Awarded the Hap Holmes Memorial Award (AHL fewest goals against) in 1996. (Shared with Manny Legace)
- Named to the AHL First All-Star Team in 1998.
- Awarded the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award (AHL Outstanding Goaltender) in 1998.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1990–91 | Sherwood Park Flyers U15 | AEHL U15 | 32 | — | — | — | 1920 | 128 | 0 | 4.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Abbotsford Pilots | PIJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 3.64 | .895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2064 | 119 | 2 | 3.46 | .888 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 535 | 31 | 0 | 3.48 | .877 | ||
| 1993–94 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 39 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2302 | 121 | 2 | 3.15 | .896 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 600 | 34 | 0 | 3.40 | .899 | ||
| 1994–95 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 63 | 20 | 36 | 5 | 3638 | 240 | 1 | 3.96 | .888 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 510 | 30 | 0 | 3.53 | .914 | ||
| 1995–96 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 39 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2329 | 116 | 3 | 2.99 | .897 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 393 | 23 | 0 | 3.51 | .853 | ||
| 1996–97 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 33 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1929 | 85 | 0 | 2.64 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 137 | 10 | 0 | 4.38 | .833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 51 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2874 | 128 | 3 | 2.67 | .911 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 216 | 14 | 0 | 3.88 | .875 | ||
| 1998–99 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 27 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1402 | 97 | 1 | 4.15 | .878 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1227 | 59 | 1 | 2.89 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 5.14 | .824 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 15 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 765 | 55 | 0 | 4.31 | .861 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 27 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1487 | 57 | 4 | 2.30 | .899 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 381 | 16 | 0 | 2.52 | .895 | ||
| 2000–01 | Mobile Mysticks | ECHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 358 | 23 | 0 | 3.86 | .879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 187 | 9 | 0 | 2.88 | .864 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 838 | 44 | 1 | 3.15 | .891 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 7 | 0 | 2.95 | .921 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kalamazoo Wings | UHL | 53 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 3021 | 165 | 1 | 3.28 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Ässät | SM-l | 50 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 2886 | 123 | 3 | 2.56 | .922 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Ässät | SM-l | 42 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 2517 | 125 | 2 | 2.98 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Ässät | SM-l | 43 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2588 | 121 | 3 | 2.81 | .915 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 5 | 0 | 2.57 | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Lukko | SM-l | 55 | 15 | 31 | 8 | 3220 | 131 | 4 | 2.44 | .923 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HV71 | SEL | 37 | — | — | — | 659 | 36 | 0 | 3.27 | .878 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 366 | 17 | 1 | 2.79 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 239 | 18 | 0 | 4.52 | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | RSL | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.16 | .896 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 48 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 2794 | 121 | 5 | 2.60 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 54 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 3185 | 154 | 3 | 2.90 | .896 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 52 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 3164 | 119 | 8 | 2.26 | .915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 50 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 3035 | 127 | 4 | 2.51 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 48 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 2935 | 127 | 1 | 2.60 | .906 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.14 | .919 | ||
| NHL totals | 20 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 943 | 68 | 0 | 4.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Daniel Gustafssfon. "Jag kan aldrig ersätta Stefan Liv" (in Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved 2006-07-10. [dead link]
- ^ a b "Scott Langkow". Legends of Hockey. Retrieved 2006-07-10.
- ^ "Scott Langkow". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2006-07-10.
- ^ Daniel Gustafsson. "Kanadensisk målvakt klar för HV71" (in Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved 2006-07-10. [dead link]
- ^ Daniel Gustafsson. "Scott Langkow och HV71 går skilda vägar" (in Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved 2007-01-11. [dead link]
- ^ Tomas Ros & PeO Larsson. "Bänkad – nu lämnar han HV 71" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet.se. Archived from the original on 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2007-01-11.
- ^ "Scott Langkow korvaa Riksmanin Jokereissa" (in Finnish). jatkoaika.com. 26 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
- ^ "Jokereiden pakka koossa" (in Finnish). jatkoaika.com. 30 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database