Scott Langkow

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Position Goalie
Catches Left
Height
Weight		 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Elitserien Team HV71
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born April 21, 1975,
Sherwood Park, AB, CAN
NHL Draft 31st overall, 1993
Winnipeg Jets
Pro Career 1995 – present

Scott Langkow (born April 21, 1975, in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender with HV71 in the Swedish Elitserien.

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[edit] Playing career

Langkow is a goalkeeper who has been in the Finnish SM-liiga for the last four seasons. He describes his playing style as a combination of butterfly and stand-up.[1]

Lankow 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 in 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 Bastien Memorial Award as AHL's best goalkeeper.[2][3]

Langkow was traded to Atlanta Thrashers in June 25, 1999, where he played 15 games for the NHL club before beeing traded again to Anaheim Ducks with Sergei Vyshedkevich for Ladislav Kohn in 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]

[edit] Off the ice

Langkow is married with two children, one boy and one girl. He has a younger brother named Daymond who is a hockey player in the NHL. Scott likes to go fishing and play golf in his spare time.[1]

[edit] Awards

  • 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 Bastien Memorial Award (AHL Outstanding Goaltender) in 1998.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b (Swedish) "Jag kan aldrig ersätta Stefan Liv". HV71.se. Retrieved on July 10, 2006.
  2. ^ a b Scott Langkow. Legends of Hockey. Retrieved on July 10, 2006.
  3. ^ Scott Langkow. Elite Prospects. Retrieved on July 10, 2006.
  4. ^ (Swedish) Kanadensisk målvakt klar för HV71. HV71.se. Retrieved on July 10, 2006.
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