Shoots Right Height 1.85 m NHL Draft Undrafted Weight 84 kg | Name Chris Langkow Positions Centerman Role Ice hockey player | |
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Born August 22, 1989 (age 35) Vegreville, AB, CAN ( 1989-08-22 ) ECHL teamFormer teams Elmira JackalsPeoria RivermenBridgeport Sound Tigers | ||
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Chris Langkow (born August 22, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center. He is currently playing with Worcester Railers of the ECHL.
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Playing career
Prior to turning professional, Langkow played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Spokane Chiefs, Saskatoon Blades, and the Everett Silvertips. During the 2012–13 season, Langkow was traded by the Reading Royals to the South Carolina Stingrays on November 9, 2012.
After playing the majority of the 2013–14 season with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, posting 20 points in 64 games, Langkow was signed to a one-year extension on May 13, 2014. In his first full AHL season with Bridgeport in 2014–15, Langkow appeared in a career high 69 games with 8 goals and 16 points.
On August 7, 2015, Langkow returned to the ECHL as a free agent, agreeing to a one-year contract with the Elmira Jackals. Following the 2015–16 season, Langkow left North America after 6 professional seasons, agreeing to his first European contract with Slovenian club, HDD Olimpija Ljubljana of the EBEL on July 24, 2016. Langkow compiled 10 goals and 28 points in 41 games with Ljubljana before leaving to join Swedish second division club, VIK Västerås HK of the HockeyAllsvenskan on January 20, 2017. He registered just 3 assists in 13 games before helping the club avoid relegation in the post-season.
Langkow returned to the ECHL as a free agent in the off-season, agreeing to a one-year deal with inaugural club, the Worcester Railers, on August 24, 2017.
Personal
Chris is a first cousin to NHL veteran Daymond and Scott Langkow.