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Robert Lang (born December 19, 1970) is a
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former professional
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player. Selected by the
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of the
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(NHL) in the fifth round, 133rd overall, of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Lang made his NHL debut with the team in the 1992–93 season. He has also played for the
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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and
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, with whom he retired with in 2010. Internationally, Lang played for both the Czechoslovak and
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national teams, competing in four
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(winning gold in
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), three
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and two World Cups.


Playing career

A native of
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...
, Lang began his career in the Czechoslovak Extraliga as an eighteen-year-old with
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. After scoring 15 points in 32 games in 1989–90, his second season with HC Litvínov, he was drafted 133rd overall by the
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in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Lang returned to play another two seasons in the Extraliga before debuting with the Kings in 1992–93. He played the majority of his first two seasons in the International Hockey League (IHL) with the Kings' minor league affiliate, the Phoenix Roadrunners. Due to the lockout-shortened 1994–95 season, Lang returned to HC Litvínov (now of the Czech Extraliga) for 16 games, scoring 23 points. When NHL play resumed, he landed a full-time roster spot with the Kings. He tallied 22 points in 68 games in 1995–96 before returning to the Czech Extraliga to play for Sparta Praha. After a brief hiatus from the NHL, Lang returned after one season in
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, joining the
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as a free agent on September 2, 1997. He was subsequently bounced back and forth between the Penguins and
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for a couple of months before he stuck with the Penguins. Lang remained with the Penguins, joining fellow Czech
Jaromír Jágr Jaromír Jágr (; born 15 February 1972) is a Czech professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), right winger and owner of Rytíři Kladno of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh ...
and increasing his points total in each of his first four seasons with the team. In 2000–01, he scored a career-high 32 goals, 48 assists and 80 points in 82 games. That season, the Penguins reached the Eastern Conference Finals, but were defeated in five games by the
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. Lang added eight points in 16 playoff games. After the 2001–02 season, Lang became an
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and signed with the
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. In Washington, he was re-united with Jágr, who had been traded to the Capitals the year before. He scored 69 points in his first season with Washington, second in team scoring to Jágr. During the 2003–04 season, Lang was enjoying another career year and recorded his first career
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on November 12, 2003. He was leading the NHL in scoring when he was traded to the
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-contending
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for prospect Tomáš Fleischmann, a first-round draft pick ( Mike Green) in
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and a fourth-round pick in
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. This marked the first time in NHL history that a player was traded while leading the NHL in points. Shortly after the trade, he was sidelined with a broken rib on March 8. Missing 13 games, he surrendered the NHL scoring lead to the
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's
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and finished with 79 points in 69 games, one point shy of his career-high set in 2000–01 and ninth overall in the League. (Lang's points-per-game of 1.14 was identical to St. Louis'.) Lang returned to the Red Wings in time for the 2004 playoffs, but the team was eliminated by the
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in the second round. He recorded a career-high nine points in 12 playoff games. In addition to Lang's ninth-place finish in NHL scoring, he had participated in his first NHL All-Star in
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
and was also awarded the Golden Hockey Stick as the top Czech hockey player at the end of the season. Lang remained with the Red Wings until the end of the 2006–07 season, but his production dipped each of his remaining campaign in Detroit. Before signing a two-year contract with the
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as an unrestricted free agent in the off-season, Lang embarked on another playoff run with the Red Wings in
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, but they were halted by the eventual Stanley Cup champions
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in the semifinals. Lang recorded eight points in 18 playoff games. In Chicago, Lang recorded 54 points playing behind rookie standouts
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and Patrick Kane; Lang finished fourth in team scoring. After just one season with the Blackhawks, he was traded to the
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for a second-round draft pick in
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(previously acquired from the
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) on September 12, 2008. Lang recorded a natural hat-trick, the second three-goal effort of his career, in his first season with the Canadiens, against the
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on January 7, 2009, in a 6–3 win. He scored his three goals on the power play, even-strength and
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in an empty net. Having played 50 straight games for the Canadiens, leading them in goal scoring, power play points and second on the team in overall points, Lang suffered an achilles tendon injury, sidelining him for the remainder of the regular season. On September 29, 2009, Lang was signed by the
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to a one-year contract, just days before the start of the 2009–10 season. During the season, Lang recorded 29 points in 64 regular season games while missing the last 17 games of the regular season due to a lower-body injury. His offensive contribution and veteran leadership helped lead the Coyotes to their first playoff berth since the 2001–02 season. The Coyotes were defeated by the Red Wings in seven games in the first round of the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs. Lang played in four of the seven games, recording one assist.


International play

Lang debuted internationally with
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...
in the
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. Lang scored 13 points in eight games, third in tournament scoring, as Czechoslovakia defeated the
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in the bronze medal game. That same year, Lang competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1992 World Championships, held in his home country. Scoring four points in eight games, Lang captured his second bronze medal with Czechoslovakia. In 1996, Lang competed with the recently independent
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in his second
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and won the country's first gold medal at the tournament (Czechoslovakia had won six times previously). Lang scored nine points in eight games. Later that year, Lang competed in the inaugural
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(replacing the
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), however the Czechs lost all three round-robin games and did not advance to the medal rounds. Lang failed to register a point. The following year, Lang competed in the 1997 World Championships, defeating
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in the bronze medal game. Lang scored two points in eight games. In 1998, Lang competed in his second
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, capturing gold on a team with
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and
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teammate
Jaromír Jágr Jaromír Jágr (; born 15 February 1972) is a Czech professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), right winger and owner of Rytíři Kladno of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh ...
. He scored two points in six games as the Czechs defeated
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in the semifinals, then Russia in the final. Four years later, Lang once again suited up for the Czechs in the
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in
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. Lang scored three points in four games, but the Czechs were kept from defending their gold medal, falling to Russia in the quarterfinals. In 2004, Lang saw his only hockey action of the 2004–05 season at the
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due to the NHL lockout. The Czechs were defeated 4–3 in overtime in the semifinals against Canada. Competing in his fourth Olympics, Lang tallied four assists in eight games as team captain in the
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in
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as the Czechs returned to the Olympic medal podium, capturing bronze against Russia. It would prove to be his last Olympics, as, at the age of 39, he would not be invited back for a fifth turn during the
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, despite still playing in the NHL. The Czechs finished fifth, failing to reach the medal podium.


Personal life

Former
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teammate (and fellow
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) Jiří Hudler spent time living in Lang's home as Lang took him under his wing during his time in Detroit. Lang refers to Hudler as his "third son." Lang resides in
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,
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, with his wife Jennifer. The couple have two sons, Kelly and Brooks.


Awards and achievements

*
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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
* Golden Hockey Stick (best
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hockey player) – 2004 * Lang was inducted into the
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on December 17, 2015.


Transactions

*June 16, 1990 – Drafted 133rd overall by the
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in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. *September 2, 1997 – Signed as a free agent by the
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. *September 28, 1997 – Claimed by the
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from the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1997 NHL Waiver Draft. *October 25, 1997 – Claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins from the Boston Bruins. *July 1, 2002 – Signed as a free agent by the
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. *February 27, 2004 – Traded to the
Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...
from the Washington Capitals for Tomáš Fleischmann, a first-round draft choice ( Mike Green) in
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
and a fourth-round draft choice ( Luke Lynes) in
2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
. *July 2, 2007 – Signed to a two-year contract by the
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. *September 12, 2008 – Traded to the
Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...
by the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a second-round draft pick in
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(previously acquired from the
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).


Career statistics


Regular season and playoffs


International


References


External links

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