Robert Lang (ice hockey player)

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Robert Lang (ice hockey player)
Date of birth December 19, 1970
place of birth Teplice , Czechoslovakia
size 191 cm
Weight 98 kg
position center
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1990 , 7th round, 133rd position
Los Angeles Kings
Career stations
until 1992 HC Litvínov
1992-1996 Los Angeles Kings
1996-1997 HC Sparta Prague
1997 Boston Bruins
1997-2002 Pittsburgh Penguins
2002-2004 Washington Capitals
2004-2007 Detroit Red Wings
2007-2008 Chicago Blackhawks
2008-2009 Canadiens de Montréal
2009-2010 Phoenix Coyotes

Robert Lang (born December 19, 1970 in Teplice , Czechoslovakia ) is a former Czech ice hockey player . The center played over 1,000 games in the National Hockey League , much of it for the Los Angeles Kings , Pittsburgh Penguins , Washington Capitals and Detroit Red Wings . With the Czech national team he was world champion in 1996 and Olympic champion in 1998 .

Career

Long in the jersey of the Detroit Red Wings

Robert Lang began his career at HC Litvínov in the first division and was selected in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings in the seventh round in 133rd position. For the 1992/93 season he moved to North America, but still played frequently in the first two years with the Phoenix Roadrunners , the Kings farm team , in the IHL .

After the 1995/96 season , Lang's stint in Los Angeles ended with moderate success and he returned to Europe. After a season with HC Sparta Prague , he tried again in the USA. In addition to a short trip to the Boston Bruins for three games , the Pittsburgh Penguins were his new team. He was able to improve steadily and so he finally managed to establish himself as a permanent fixture in the NHL in the five years in Pittsburgh.

In 2002 he moved to the Washington Capitals . Shortly before the end of his second season in the capital, when he led the scorers of the league and was appointed to the NHL All-Star Game in 2004 , the Detroit Red Wings signed him . Then he was honored with the Zlatá hokejka as the best Czech player. In the 2006/07 season he was able to advance with the Red Wings to the final of the Western Conference . In the summer of 2007, he received no new contract in Detroit and moved to the Chicago Blackhawks , where he was able to build on the performance of the previous season with 54 points in 76 games, but missed the playoffs with the team. After only one year in Chicago, Lang was transferred to the Canadiens de Montréal in September 2008 . A season in Montréal was followed by a final season with the Phoenix Coyotes before ending his active career in 2010.

In December 2015, Robert Lang was inducted into the Czech Ice Hockey Hall of Fame .

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1988/89 CHZ Litvínov 1st League 7th 3 2 5 0 8th 3 3 6th 0
1989/90 CHZ Litvínov 1st League 32 8th 7th 15th - - - - - -
1990/91 CHZ Litvínov 1st League 56 26th 26th 52 38 - - - - -
1991/92 HC Chemopetrol Litvínov 1st League 43 12 31 43 34 - - - - -
1992/93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 11 0 5 5 2 - - - - -
1992/93 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 38 9 21st 30th 20th - - - - -
1993/94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 32 9 10 19th 10 - - - - -
1993/94 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 44 11 24 35 34 - - - - -
1994/95 HC Chemopetrol Litvínov Extra league 16 4th 19th 23 28 - - - - -
1994/95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 36 4th 8th 12 4th - - - - -
1995/96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 68 6th 16 22nd 10 - - - - -
1996/97 HC Sparta Prague Extra league 38 14th 27 41 30th 5 1 2 3 4th
1996/97 HC Sparta Prague EHL 4th 2 2 4th 0 4th 2 1 3 2
1997/98 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
1997/98 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 51 9 13 22nd 14th 6th 0 3 3 2
1997/98 Houston Eros IHL 9 1 7th 8th 4th - - - - -
1998/99 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 72 21st 23 44 24 12 0 2 2 0
1999/00 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78 23 42 65 14th 11 3 3 6th 0
2000/01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 32 48 80 28 16 4th 4th 8th 4th
2001/02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 62 18th 32 50 16 - - - - -
2002/03 Washington Capitals NHL 82 22nd 47 69 22nd 6th 2 1 3 2
2003/04 Washington Capitals NHL 63 29 45 74 24 - - - - -
2003/04 Detroit Red Wings NHL 6th 1 4th 5 0 12 4th 5 9 6th
2004/05 Detroit Red Wings NHL not played because of lockout
2005/06 Detroit Red Wings NHL 72 20th 42 62 72 6th 3 3 6th 2
2006/07 Detroit Red Wings NHL 81 19th 33 52 66 18th 2 6th 8th 8th
2007/08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 76 21st 33 54 50 - - - - -
2008/09 Montréal Canadiens NHL 50 18th 21st 39 36 - - - - -
2009/10 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 64 9 20th 29 28 4th 0 1 1 0
1st league overall 138 49 66 115 - 8th 3 3 6th 0
Extraliga overall 54 18th 46 64 58 5 1 2 3 4th
IHL total 91 21st 52 73 58 - - - - -
NHL overall 989 261 442 703 422 91 18th 28 46 24

International

Represented Czechoslovakia in:

Represented the Czech Republic at:

 

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1992 Czechoslovakia Olympia 3rd place, bronze 8th 5 8th 13 8th
1992 Czechoslovakia WM 3rd place, bronze 8th 2 2 4th 2
1996 Czech Republic WM 1st place, gold 8th 5 4th 9 2
1996 Czech Republic World cup 8th place 3 0 0 0 2
1997 Czech Republic WM 3rd place, bronze 8th 1 1 2 25th
1998 Czech Republic Olympia 1st place, gold 6th 0 3 3 0
2002 Czech Republic Olympia 7th place 4th 1 2 3 2
2006 Czech Republic Olympia 3rd place, bronze 8th 0 4th 4th 4th
Men overall 53 14th 24 38 45

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ hokej.idnes.cz: Do hokejové Síně slávy byli uvedeni Hrbatý, Kučera, Lang a Křížek article from December 17, 2015 (Czech)
personal data
SURNAME Lang, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Teplice , Czechoslovakia