Joseph Albert Oliver "Junior" Langlois (November 6, 1934 – September 19, 2020) was a Canadian
ice hockey
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defenceman
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. He played in the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey sports league, league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranke ...
with four teams between 1958 and 1966.
Langlois started his NHLcareer with the
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...
in
1958 and ended in
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is ...
with the
Boston Bruins
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.
He was the last Bruins player to wear #4 before
Bobby Orr
Robert Gordon Orr (born March 20, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest of all time. Orr used his ice skating speed, scoring, and play-making abilities to revolutionize the pos ...
made the number famous.
He also played with the
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its ho ...
and
Detroit Red Wings
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.
Langlois won the
Stanley Cup three times, with Montreal in 1958, 1959 and 1960.
Langlois died on September 19, 2020 at the age of 85 in California.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
References
External links
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Al Langlois' Day With the Stanley Cup
1934 births
2020 deaths
Baltimore Clippers players
Boston Bruins players
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Detroit Red Wings players
French Quebecers
Ice hockey people from Quebec
Los Angeles Blades (WHL) players
Montreal Canadiens players
New York Rangers players
People from Magog, Quebec
Rochester Americans players
Shawinigan-Falls Cataracts (QSHL) players
Stanley Cup champions
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