Jamie Langenbrunner

American former professional ice hockey player, two-time Stanley Cup champion, and U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame inductee.

Jamie Craig Langenbrunner (born July 24, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He is a member of the 1998–99 Dallas Stars and 2002–03 New Jersey Devils teams that won the Stanley Cup, and was the captain of the silver medal-winning United States national team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. He served as Special Assistant to the General Manager for the Nashville Predators.

Quick Facts

Born

24 July 1975

Birthplace

Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.

Position

Right wing

Shoots

Right

Played for

Dallas Stars
New Jersey Devils
ERC Ingolstadt
St. Louis Blues

Draft

35th overall

Drafted by

Dallas Stars

Lore & Background

Langenbrunner was drafted 35th overall in the 1993 NHL entry draft by the Dallas Stars. He made his NHL debut on April 9, 1995, with Dallas. He was traded to the New Jersey Devils on March 19, 2002, and later named captain of the Devils on December 5, 2007. He was traded back to the Dallas Stars on January 7, 2011, and later signed with the St. Louis Blues as a free agent on July 6, 2011. He announced his retirement on January 15, 2014, after 16 NHL seasons. In December 2023, he was elected to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.

Reader's Guide

Langenbrunner played junior hockey for the Peterborough Petes of the OHL. He won the Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars in 1999 and with the New Jersey Devils in 2003. He scored his first NHL hat-trick on January 2, 2010, against the Minnesota Wild. He played his 1,000th career game on January 17, 2011, scoring a goal for the Stars. After retiring, he joined the Boston Bruins as a player development coach on September 12, 2015.

Did You Know?

Langenbrunner was named the AP's Minnesota High School Hockey Player of the Year after leading Cloquet to back-to-back State Tournament appearances.
He scored 10 goals and 17 points in the 1999 Stanley Cup playoffs, helping Dallas win the Cup.
In the 2002–03 playoffs, he led the league in goals (11) and points (18) as the Devils won the Stanley Cup.
His line with Zach Parise and Travis Zajac was nicknamed 'ZZ Pops' and combined for 94 goals and 131 assists in the 2008–09 season.
Langenbrunner's son Mason was drafted 151st overall in the 2020 NHL entry draft by the Boston Bruins.