Mickey Lang (born August 13, 1986) is an

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former professional

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player. He has also been a

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head coach since retiring as a player. Undrafted out of

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, on January 27, 2013, Lang was released from his tryout contract with the

Rockford IceHogs The Rockford IceHogs are a professional ice hockey team based in Rockford, Illinois. They are members of the American Hockey League (AHL), having begun play in the League starting in the 2007–08 season. The team plays their home games at the ...

of the

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary developmental league of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league comprises 32 teams, with 26 in the United States and 6 in Cana ...

, and returned to the

Quad City Mallards The Quad City Mallards were a minor league professional ice hockey team based in the Quad Cities area of Illinois and Iowa that competed in the United Hockey League, International Hockey League, Central Hockey League and ECHL. They were named aft ...

to finish the

2012–13 CHL season The 2012–13 CHL season was the 21st season of the Central Hockey League (CHL). League business Following the 2011–12 CHL season the number of the teams in the CHL dropped to 10 teams, with the Ray Miron President's Cup-winning Fort Wayne Kom ...

where he was rewarded for his outstanding play by being named to the 2012–13 All-CHL Team. On July 9, 2013, Lang was signed to a one-year deal as a free agent with the

Fort Wayne Komets The Fort Wayne Komets are a minor league ice hockey team, which currently plays in the ECHL. They play their home games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In all of North American professional hockey, only the Orig ...

of the

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. On December 28, 2013, Lang was traded by the Komets to the

Orlando Solar Bears The Orlando Solar Bears are a professional ice hockey team that plays their home games at Kia Center (formerly Amway Center) in Orlando, Florida. They play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference and are affiliated with the Tampa ...

in exchange for David Rutherford. Lang blossomed with the Solar Bears in the 2013–14 season, finishing with 51 points in just 37 games, to earn a selection to the ECHL First All-Star Team and ECHL MVP honors. On July 21, 2014, Lang was rewarded for his productive season, earning a one-year AHL contract with the

Toronto Marlies The Toronto Marlies are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a member of the North Division of the Eastern Conference. The Marlies are owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, a c ...

. However, he was sent back to their ECHL affiliate in Orlando and never played a game for the Marlies. In June 2016, he accepted the head coaching position with the Tahoe Icemen, a team in the Tier II junior

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-sanctioned

Western States Hockey League The Western States Hockey League (WSHL) was a junior ice hockey league established in 1993. It was sanctioned by the United Hockey Union, the junior hockey branch of the Amateur Athletic Union. Previously, it was sanctioned by USA Hockey from ...

. In March 2019, the

New York Apple Core The New York Apple Core are a Tier III Junior A ice hockey team from Brewster, New York, playing in the Eastern Hockey League. The team plays home games at the Brewster Ice Arena. The Apple Core organization is based out of Long Beach, New York, ...

in the junior level

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announced Mickey Lang as the head coach for the 2019–20 season, but was replaced at some point during the season by former

Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays HC Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star (), abbreviated Shenzhen KRS, is an ice hockey team in the Chinese Women's Ice Hockey League (WCIHL). They play in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China at Shenzhen Dayun Arena. The Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star were founded in 201 ...

head coach, Mike LaZazzera.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lang, Mickey 1986 births Living people American men's ice hockey centers Fort Wayne Komets players Ice hockey people from Nevada Iowa Wild players Manhattanville University alumni Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) players Quad City Mallards (CHL) players Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players Sportspeople from Reno, Nevada Toronto Marlies players