Eric Lang (ice hockey)

Eric Lang (born August 6, 1975) is a former ice hockey forward who currently the head coach at his alma mater American International.^[1]

Career

Lang started his college career at American International, playing for the team while it was still in the Division III ranks. After four seasons with the Yellow Jackets he graduated with a BA in psychology. Lang worked for the NHL as an off-ice official and coached at Byram Hills High School for four years before returning to Springfield, Massachusetts to earn a graduate degree. While working towards a Master's in organizational development Lang served as a graduate assistant for the men's ice hockey team at AIC from '06 until graduating in 2008.^[2]

With his degree in hand Lang was immediately hired as the head coach of the women's program at Manhattanville College, spending three seasons with the team until he took over the duties as bench boss of the men's tem in 2011. Lang spent only one season with the program^[3] before joining the staff at Army first as a volunteer assistant and then as a full-time assistant coach for the Black Knights. After four years under the tutelage of Brian Riley Lang accepted the head coaching position with his alma mater, replacing long-time coach Gary Wright.

In his first season behind the bench Lang posted an 8-20-8 record, finishing one spot from the bottom of the conference and losing in the first round of the conference tournament, a poor record to be sure but no worse than the Yellow Jackets had performed in the recent past.^[4]

College Head Coaching record

References

External links

• Eric Lang career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Eric Lang career statistics at EliteProspects.com