Scott Langkow (born April 21, 1975) is a

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former professional

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goaltender. He played 20

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games and for numerous teams in the minor and European leagues, most notably for the Springfield Falcons of the

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and the

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of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Langkow was born in Sherwood Park,

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, but grew up in

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Playing career

Langkow described his playing style as a combination of butterfly and stand-up. Langkow played for the

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in the WHL and recorded three straight 20-win seasons with the club before being drafted by

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with their 2nd pick, 31st overall, in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. When the Winnipeg franchise relocated on July 1, 1996, he was transferred to the Phoenix Coyotes. During this time he won 63 games over three seasons and was one of the top goaltenders in the AHL while playing for the Springfield Falcons. In 1998 he won the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award as AHL's best goaltender. Langkow was traded to Atlanta Thrashers on June 25, 1999, where he played 15 games for the

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club before being traded again to the Mighty Ducks with Sergei Vyshedkevich for Ladislav Kohn on February 9, 2001. After four seasons playing for

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in the SM-liiga, Langkow signed a one-year contract with

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in Sweden's top hockey league Elitserien. After only having played 11 games as starting goalie for

in the Swedish league, Langkow signed with the Swiss team

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in Nationalliga A. In June 2007 he signed a one-year contract with

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of the Finnish SM-liiga. Although Langkow was contracted to Jokerit his contract was terminated as he was replaced by

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as the number 1 goaltender for Jokerit. After playing a single season for

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of the Russian league, Langkow signed with the Krefeld Pinguine in 2008, for whom he played as the starting goaltender for five seasons, retiring at the end of the 2013 season.

Off the ice

Langkow is married with one daughter and two sons; Rylan, Beckett, and Calder. He is married to Anya. He has a younger brother named Daymond who had a 17-year NHL career. Langkow likes to go fishing and play golf in his spare time.

Awards

* Named to the WHL West Second All-Star Team in 1994 and 1995. * Awarded the Hap Holmes Memorial Award (AHL fewest goals against) in 1996. (Shared with

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) * Named to the AHL First All-Star Team in 1998. * Awarded the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award (AHL Outstanding Goaltender) in 1998.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Langkow, Scott 1975 births Living people Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey) players Atlanta Thrashers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players HV71 players Jokerit players Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Krefeld Pinguine players Las Vegas Thunder players Lukko players Metallurg Novokuznetsk players Mobile Mysticks players Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) players Phoenix Coyotes players Portland Winterhawks players Ice hockey people from Edmonton Sportspeople from Sherwood Park Springfield Falcons players Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) draft picks Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland