Brian Langtry (born May 16, 1976) is a former

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player for the

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of the

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and the

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. Langtry was born in

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, and played NCAA lacrosse for

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NLL

Langtry began his NLL career with the New York Saints in

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, but only played three games. He didn't play again until

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with the Mammoth, and was named the NLL Rookie of the Year. He won the Champion's Cup with the Mammoth in

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. In 2003, Langtry scored the game-winning goal in the Mammoth's first-ever game, a 13-12 double-overtime victory over the

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. In the 2007 National Lacrosse League expansion draft, Langtry was selected by the expansion

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, but was immediately traded back to the Mammoth. On March 22, 2008, Langtry set a career high with 9 goals and added 4 assists as the Mammoth lost to the Portland LumberJax, and was awarded "Offensive Player of the Week" honors by the league. During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a reserve to the

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. Langtry announced his retirement shortly before the 2012 season.

Statistics

NLL

MLL

Awards

Career After Lacrosse

Brian Langtry taught Humanities at the Challenge School in Denver, Colorado. He resigned after a legal incident.

References

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