Jamie Langenbrunner

Jamie Craig Langenbrunner (born July 24, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He won the Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars in 1998–99 and the New Jersey Devils in 2002–03, and captained the United States to a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He now works as Special Assistant to the General Manager for the Nashville Predators.

Junior

Langenbrunner grew up playing for the Cloquet Lumberjacks in Minnesota high school hockey. After scoring 148 points across his first three seasons and leading his team to consecutive state tournaments, he was named the state’s high school player of the year by the Associated Press.

The Dallas Stars drafted him 35th overall in 1993. Instead of returning for his senior year, he played two seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Peterborough Petes, putting up 75 goals and 115 assists for 190 points in 124 regular-season games, plus 32 points in 18 playoff games. He made his NHL debut with Dallas during his second year in Peterborough.

In 1995–96, Langenbrunner spent most of the season with the Michigan K-Wings of the International Hockey League, scoring 25 goals and 40 assists for 65 points in 59 games, adding 13 points in 10 playoff games. He earned the team’s MVP award and also played 12 games in the NHL that year. He became a full-time NHL regular in 1996–97, skating in 76 games and notching 39 points while playing left wing. That performance made him a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy, though Bryan Berard won the rookie honor.

The next season, Langenbrunner hit 23 goals and 29 assists for 52 points in 81 games, and he represented the United States at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where the team did not medal. In 1998–99, he scored 12 goals and 33 assists in 75 games, but his playoff production surged: he tallied 10 goals and 17 points, finishing third in team scoring behind Mike Modano and Conn Smythe winner Joe Nieuwendyk, as Dallas won its first Stanley Cup by beating the Buffalo Sabres.

Professional

On March 19, 2002, the Stars traded Langenbrunner and Nieuwendyk to the New Jersey Devils for Jason Arnott, Randy McKay, and a first-round pick. In 2002–03, Langenbrunner set then-career highs with 22 goals and 33 assists for 55 points in 78 games. He led the playoffs with 11 goals and 18 points, helping the Devils defeat the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in seven games for his second Stanley Cup.