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Albert Langlois
Joseph Albert Oliver "Junior" Langlois (November 6, 1934 – September 19, 2020) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with four teams between 1958 and 1966. Langlois started his NHLcareer with the Montreal Canadiens in 1957–58 NHL season, 1958 and ended in 1965–66 NHL season, 1966 with the Boston Bruins. He was the last Bruins player to wear #4 before Bobby Orr made the number famous. He also played with the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings. 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 *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 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defenceman
Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the latter a reference to the blue line in ice hockey which represents the boundary of the offensive zone; defencemen generally position themselves along the line to keep the puck in the zone). They were once called cover-point. In regular play, two defencemen complement three forwards and a goaltender on the ice. Exceptions include overtime during the regular season and when a team is shorthanded (i.e. has been assessed a penalty), in which two defencemen are typically joined by only two forwards and a goaltender. In National Hockey League regular season play in overtime, effective with the 2015-16 season, teams (usually) have only three position players and a goaltender on the ice, and may use either two forwards and one defenceman, orrarelytwo defencemen an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
