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Daymond Langkow

Born:Sept. 27, 1976Draft:1995 Lightning #5 Overall
Hometown:Edmonton, AB, CANPosition:C
Known For:Over 1,000 gamesShoots/Catches:Left
National Team:Canada

Daymond Randolph Langkow (born September 27, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center. He was the fifth-overall selection of the Tampa Bay Lightning at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He played junior hockey with the Tri-City Americans in the Western Hockey League (WHL) and is their franchise record holder for career goals at 159. He won the Bob Clarke Trophy in 1995 as the WHL scoring leader with 140 points and competed with the Canadian junior team at the 1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where he won a gold medal.

Langkow made his NHL debut in 1995 with the Lightning, and also played for the Philadelphia FlyersPhoenix Coyotes, and Calgary Flames. He has scored 30 goals twice in his career, both with the Flames, and scored more than 50 points in eight consecutive seasons between 1999 and 2008. He was a nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 1997 and played over 1,000 games in the NHL. His older brother, Scott, was also a professional hockey player.

Daymond Langkow Philadelphia Flyers
Daymond Langkow, Philadelphia Flyers (Photo by Graig Abel/Getty Images)

Daymond Langkow Statistics

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Achievements

  • Canadian Hockey League (CHL) first All-Star team 1994-95
  • WHL first All-Star team 1994-95
  • WHL most goals 1994-95
  • WHL Bob Clarke Trophy (most points) 1994-95
  • U20 World Junior Championship 1996
  • WHL second All-Star team 1995-96
  • NHL Rookie of the Month 1997 (February)
  • Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Award (Most improved Flyer) 1998-99

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