Marek Langhamer (born 22 July 1994) is a

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professional

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, currently playing for

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in the Finnish

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Playing career

After a few seasons playing as a youth within the HC Pardubice organization, Langhamer was selected in the 7th round, 184th overall by the Phoenix Coyotes during the

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. Following the draft, Langhamer transitioned to the

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of the

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. During his second season with the club, the Coyotes signed Langhamer to a three-year, entry-level contract on 8 May 2014. Langhamer spent the first season of his North American professional career splitting time between the Coyotes' AHL and

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affiliates, the Springfield Falcons and the

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. Langhamer made his NHL debut when he replaced Coyotes' starting goaltender Mike Smith during a game on 20 February 2017. During the 2017–18 season, with the Coyotes having a surplus of goaltending prospects and having played in limited games, the Coyotes loaned Langhamer to HC Kometa Brno in the

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on 9 December 2017. He made 9 appearances with Brno, collecting 6 wins. In the following 2018–19 season, Langhamer continued his steady play with Kometa Brno, winning 5 games from 8 appearances, before opting to leave the club and accept a contract offer in the KHL with Russian club, Amur Khabarovsk, on 15 November 2018. Langhamer has played in Ilves Tampere in Finnish Liiga since 2021.

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Regular season and playoffs

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Langhamer, Marek 1994 births Living people Amur Khabarovsk players Arizona Coyotes draft picks Arizona Coyotes players Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Czech ice hockey goaltenders Ilves players HC Kometa Brno players Medicine Hat Tigers players Rapid City Rush players Springfield Falcons players Tucson Roadrunners players People from Moravská Třebová Sportspeople from the Pardubice Region Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Finland