Jamie Langenbrunner

At 48 years old, Jamie Langenbrunner has this physical status:

Jamie Craig Langenbrunner (born July 24, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey player.

Langenbrunner was formerly the captain of the 2010 United States Olympic Team, a member of the 1999 Dallas Stars' Stanley Cup championship team and the 2003 New Jersey Devils' Stanley Cup championship team.

Personal life

Jamie was born in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1975; the family lived in Moose Lake, Minnesota, at the time. When he was a child, the family moved to Moorhead for a short time before heading to International Falls in 1979. By age 5, Langenbrunner was well into his skating career. In 1985, they moved to Cloquet, where they were relocated.

Langenbrunner married Elizabeth, the high school sweetheart, and the three children are now three years old: daughter Laine (born 1998) and Mason (born 2002). Mason was drafted 151st overall in the Boston Bruins' 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Langenbrunner lived in North Caldwell, New Jersey, while with the Devils. Langenbrunner and his family live in Minnesota, Minnesota, where they were born.

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Playing career

Langenbrunner played for the Cloquet Lumberjacks in the Minnesota State High School Hockey League in high school.

Langenbrunner was named the AP's Minnesota High School Hockey Player of the Year for his 148 points in 70 games during his freshman, sophomore, and junior years in high school, as well as leading the Lumberjacks to back-to-back State Tournament appearances. Langenbrunner was drafted out of Cloquet 35th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars following a spectacular State Tournament appearance.

Langenbrunner will then forego playing his senior year of high school hockey and focus on his next two seasons with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), scoring 75 goals and 115 assists in 144 games. In addition, he had scored 12 goals and 20 assists for 32 points in 18 playoff games. He made his NHL debut with the Dallas Stars in his second year in Peterborough (during the 1994–95 season).

During the 1995-1996 season, he appeared in 59 games with the Michigan K-Wings of the IHL, scoring 25 goals and notching 40 assists for 65 points, while tallying 13 points in ten playoff games. His impressive numbers earned him the team's MVP award and also dragged him into the NHL, where he played 12 games this year.

Langenbrunner made his NHL debut in 1995 against the St. Louis Blues, but he did not become an NHL regular until the 1996-97 season, where he appeared in 76 games and scored 39 points on the left wing. He was selected a candidate for the Calder Memorial Trophy, which is given annually to the NHL's Rookie of the Year, for his good first-year appearances. Langenbrunner was eventually tossed out by Bryan Berard of the New York Islanders for the honor, but the honor was ultimately ruled out by him.

Langenbrunner scored 23 goals and 29 assists for 52 points in 81 games during the 1997-98 season, winning 23 goals and 29 assists for 52 points. Langenbrunner also represented his country at the 1998 Winter Olympics, but the Americans failed to win a medal.

Langenbrunner played in 75 games, scoring 12 goals and adding 33 assists for 45 total points in the 1998-99 season. However, his true breakthrough came in the playoffs, where he scored ten goals and had 17 points while winning his and Dallas' first Stanley Cup over the Buffalo Sabres. Joe Nieuwendyk, the Conn Smythe Trophy winner and last year's second best scorers, came in third third in scoring for the Stars.

Langenbrunner was traded by Joe Nieuwendyk to the New Jersey Devils for Jason Arnott, Randy McKay, and a first-round draft pick on March 19, 2002. Langenbrunner had a career-best 22 goals and 33 assists in 55 games for the Devils in 2002–03. In a 4–3 series victory over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, he maintained his scoring in the playoffs, leading the league in goals (11) and (18) in the en route to his second Stanley Cup win.

Langenbrunner bounced back to form in 2005–06, scoring 53 points in 80 games after an injury-plagued season in 2003–04 in which Langenbrunner played only 53 games and the NHL's lockout season in 2004–05. In nine games before the Devils lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes in the Conference Semi-finals, he had a strong playoff appearance, scoring 13 points in nine games.

The Devils' annual average of $2.8 million was signed on July 1, 2006.

Langenbrunner earned a career-best 60 points in 2006–07, where he also appeared in all 82 games that season, scoring 23 goals and giving 37 assists (both career bests). Langenbrunner played well in the 2007 playoffs, scoring eight points in 11 games before losing to the Stanley Cup Finals-bound Ottawa Senators.

Langenbrunner was voted captain of the New Jersey Devils on December 5, 2007. Langenbrunner played almost 20 games due to a groin injury and his stats fell, after scoring 41 points in 64 games this year. The Devils lost in the first round to the New York Rangers 4–1, but Langenbrunner put on a good showing, scoring four points in the short series.

Langenbrunner served on a line with teammates Zach Parise and Travis Zajac beginning in the 2007–08 season. Due to the difference in age between the veteran and the two youngsters who have initials with the letter "Z," the line was dubbed "ZZ Pops."

Langenbrunner scored two goals in three straight games, including three game winners for the Devils, in January 2009. In overtime, two of those game-winning goals were scored. Wayne Gretzky's streak of three games with a game-winning goal began in 1981-1982. Langenbrunner set career highs in assists (29) points (69) and plus-minus rating (+25). Langenbrunner, as well as fellow linemates Zach Parise and Travis Zajac, all had fantastic seasons as the line combined for 94 goals and 131 assists for a total of 225 points, as well as a total plus-minus of +88.

Langenbrunner scored his first hat-trick of his career on January 2, 2010, when the Devils defeated the Wild 5–3.

Langenbrunner was traded to the Dallas Stars in 2011 for a conditional third-round pick. If the Stars either win a playoff round or re-sign Langenbrunner before the draft, the pick will become a second-round pick. In his 1,000th game as a professional, Langenbrunner would score his first goal as a Los Angeles Kings 2–1.

On July 6, 2011, Langenbrunner agreed to a one-year deal as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues. Langenbrunner's first season with the Blues, in 2011–12, added depth to the team but was mostly used as a checking line forward, scoring six goals and 24 points in 70 games. On July 10, 2012, he was re-signed to a one-year contract with St. Louis.

Langenbrunner appeared in only four games with the Blues in 2012–2013, but had one assist before undergoing a swollen labrum required season-ending surgery on February 9, 2013.

Langenbrunner resigned after 16 seasons in the NHL on January 15, 2014. On September 12, 2015, he joined the Boston Bruins as the team's player development coach.

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Awards and achievements

• 1995–96 IHL Michigan K-Wings MVP
• 1998 Member of the United States Olympic Hockey team
• 1998–99 NHL Stanley Cup Champion (Dallas Stars)
• 2002–03 NHL Stanley Cup Champion (New Jersey Devils)
• 2002–03 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Scoring Champion (New Jersey Devils)
• 2002–03 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Most Goals (11) (New Jersey Devils)
• 2007–2011 New Jersey Devils Team Captain
• January 2009 NHL Player of the Month
• Named Captain of 2010 United States Olympic Hockey team
• 2010 Winter Olympic Silver Medalist – Men's Ice Hockey