Stephen Murray Langdon (born December 23, 1953) is a Canadian former professional
ice hockey
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left winger. He played seven regular-season
National Hockey League
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games with the
Boston Bruins
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between 1975 and 1977, recording one assist. He also appeared in four games with the Bruins during the
1976 NHL playoffs. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1973 to 1979, was spent in different minor leagues.
Early life
Langdon was born in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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. As a youth, he played in the 1966
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
The Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament (french: Tournoi international de hockey pee-wee de Québec) is an annual minor ice hockey event in Quebec City. The tournament was founded in 1960 to coincide with the Quebec Winter Carnival, ...
with the Toronto Shopsy's
minor ice hockey
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team.
Career
Langdon was drafted in the fourth round, 63rd overall, of the
1973 NHL Amateur Draft
The 1973 NHL Amateur Draft was the 11th National Hockey League draft. It was the first to be held on a separate day from other league activities on May 15, 1973, at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, so it would not overshadow the rest of ...
by the Bruins. Langdon was also drafted by the
Minnesota Fighting Saints
The Minnesota Fighting Saints was the name of two professional ice hockey teams based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, that played in the World Hockey Association. The first team was one of the WHA's original twelve franchises, playing from 1972 to 19 ...
in the
1973 WHA Amateur Draft
The 1973 WHA Amateur Draft was the first draft for the World Hockey Association.
__NOTOC__ Selections by round
Below are listed the selections in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
R ...
; however, he never played in the
World Hockey Association
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. He later coached his son's youth hockey team in the Rochester Youth Hockey House program.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
References
External links
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1953 births
Living people
Albuquerque Six-Guns players
Boston Bruins draft picks
Boston Bruins players
Broome Dusters players
Canadian ice hockey right wingers
London Knights players
Minnesota Fighting Saints draft picks
Rochester Americans players
Ice hockey people from Toronto
Toronto Marlboros players
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