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Czechia Robert Lang
#20 Phoenix Coyotes / NHL - 09/10
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
2-time World Championship Bronze Medal 2
2-time Olympic Bronze Medal 2
Date of Birth
Dec 19, 1970
Position
C
Age
53
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Teplice, CZE
Weight
212 lbs / 96 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
R
Youth Team
HC Stadion Teplice
Status
Retired
Drafted
1990 round 7 #133 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Agency
PREMIUM

Lang was a big center with outstanding playmaking ability. He had an excellent shot and would excel greatly on the powerplay. Would be criticised for being lazy and slow.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

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Robert Lang Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1985-86 HC Litvinov U16 Czechoslovakia U16 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1986-87 HC Litvinov U16 Czechoslovakia U16 34* 29* 29* 58* 20* -* |
1987-88 HC Litvinov U18 Czechoslovakia U18 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1988-89 TJ Litvinov U18 Czechoslovakia U18 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
TJ Litvínov Czechoslovakia 7* 3* 2* 5* 0* -* |
1989-90 TJ Litvinov U18 Czechoslovakia U18 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
TJ Litvínov Czechoslovakia 40* 11* 9* 20* -* 9* |
1990-91 HC Litvínov Czechoslovakia 48* 24* 22* 46* 38* -* | Playoffs 8 2 4 6 0 -
Czechoslovakia (all) International 16* 0* -* -* -* -* |
1991-92 HC Litvínov Czechoslovakia 38* 11* 27* 38* -* -* | Playoffs 5 1 4 5 - -
Czechoslovakia OG 8* 5* 8* 13* 8* -* |
Czechoslovakia WC 8* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 30* 11* -* -* -* -* |
1992-93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 11* 0* 5* 5* 2* -3* |
Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 38* 9* 21* 30* 20* -2* |
1993-94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 32* 9* 10* 19* 10* 7* |
Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 44* 11* 24* 35* 34* -14* |
1994-95 HC Litvínov Czechia 16* 4* 19* 23* 28* 11* |
Los Angeles Kings NHL 36* 4* 8* 12* 4* -7* |
1995-96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 68* 6* 16* 22* 10* -15* |
Czechia WC 8* 5* 4* 9* 2* 7* |
Czechia (all) International 16* 5* 4* 9* 4* -* |
1996-97 HC Sparta Praha Czechia 34* 14* 24* 38* 28* 16* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 4 0
Czechia “A” WCup 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
Czechia WC 8* 1* 1* 2* 25* -4* |
Czechia (all) International 20* 5* 1* 6* 25* -* |
1997-98 Boston Bruins NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
Houston Aeros IHL 9* 1* 7* 8* 4* 1* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 51* 9* 13* 22* 14* 6* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 2 -4
Czechia OG 6* 0* 3* 3* 0* 4* |
Czechia (all) International 6* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |
1998-99 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 72* 21* 23* 44* 24* -10* | Playoffs 12 0 2 2 0 -3
1999-00 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78* 23* 42* 65* 14* -9* | Playoffs 11 3 3 6 0 -1
2000-01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82* 32* 48* 80* 28* 20* | Playoffs 16 4 4 8 4 2
2001-02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 62* 18* 32* 50* 16* 9* |
Czechia OG 4* 1* 2* 3* 2* 3* |
Czechia (all) International 4* 1* 2* 3* 2* 3* |
2002-03 Washington Capitals NHL 82* 22* 47* 69* 22* 12* | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 2 3
2003-04 Washington Capitals NHL 63* 29* 45* 74* 24* 2* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 6* 1* 4* 5* 2* 2* | Playoffs 12 4 5 9 6 -1
2004-05 Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Detroit Red Wings NHL 72* 20* 42* 62* 72* 17* | Playoffs 6 3 3 6 2 -2
Czechia “C” OG 8* 0* 4* 4* 4* 0* |
Czechia (all) International 8* 0* 4* 4* 4* 0* |
2006-07 Detroit Red Wings NHL 81* 19* 33* 52* 66* 12* | Playoffs 18 2 6 8 8 5
2007-08 Chicago Blackhawks “A” NHL 76* 21* 33* 54* 50* 9* |
2008-09 Montréal Canadiens NHL 50* 18* 21* 39* 36* 6* |
2009-10 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 64* 9* 20* 29* 28* -4* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 0

Robert Lang Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1991-92 Czechoslovakia Deutschland Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Robert Lang Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Czechia 2 50* 18* 43* 61* 1.22* 56* 27* | 1 5 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.60 * 4 * 0 *
Czechoslovakia 4 133* 49* 60* 109* 0.82* 38* 9* | 2 13 3 * 8 * 11 * 0.85 * 0 * - *
Czechoslovakia U16 2 34* 29* 29* 58* 1.71* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechoslovakia U18 3 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Deutschland Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 3 91* 21* 52* 73* 0.80* 58* -15* | 0 * * * * * *
International 7 100* 22* 14* 25* 0.25* 35* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 16 989* 261* 442* 703* 0.71* 424* 55* | 9 91 18 * 28 * 46 * 0.51 * 24 * -1 *
OG 4 26* 6* 17* 23* 0.88* 14* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 24* 8* 7* 15* 0.63* 29* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Robert Lang Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/29/2009
09/29/2009 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens Phoenix Coyotes
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Phoenix Roadrunners

Cult/Star player for Pittsburgh Penguins

Career transactions
- 2009-09-29 • Signed as a free agent by the Phoenix Coyotes
- 2008-09-12 • Traded to the Montréal Canadiens for 2010 2nd round pick (previously acquired, later traded back to Toronto, later traded to Boston - Boston selected Jared Knight)
- 2007-07-02 • Signed as a free agent by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 2004-02-27 • Traded to the Detroit Red Wings for Tomas Fleischmann, 2005 1nd round pick (Mike Green) and 2006 4th round pick (Luke Lynes)
- 2002-07-01 • Signed as a free agent by the Washington Capitals
- 1997-10-25 • Waiver by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 1997-09-28 • Waiver by the Boston Bruins
- 1997-03-13 • Signedas as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins

Other memorable dates
- 1994-01-27 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. New York Rangers vs. Mike Richter)
- 1992-10-06 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Calgary Flames)