It was no secret that Jamie Langenbrunner was going to be selected on this year's Olympic team for Team USA, but his succesful career sometimes falls under the radar. But everywhere he goes he has been a winner.
As a junior at Cloquet high school Langenbrunner was the top forward on a very talented team that made it to the state tournament. During that season he scored 27 goals and 62 assists in only 27 games. He didn't stick around his junior season and instead went to the OHL to play for Peterborough.
In northern Minnesota Langenbrunner was viewed as a good example of a player who improved greatly by forgoing his senior season and unfortunately may have led to more players doing it who weren't at Langenbrunner's caliber and would have been better served staying in high school. But it should be noted that he didn't leave a great situation either because Cloquet's 1992-1993 team was loaded with talented seniors and were all graduated leaving Langenbrunner with a lot of inexperienced players.
In a story posted on NHL it talks of Langenbrunner's success as a pro and his two Stanley Cups.
In 1999, when the Stars won their first Stanley Cup, Langenbrunner figured in scoring on 7 of the team's 16 game-winning goals. In 2003, the Devils captured their third Stanley Cup in nine years thanks to Langenbrunner, who led the League and matched a New Jersey record with 4 game-winning goals in a playoff season.
At the age of 34 Langenbrunner is off to his best year production wise and could be on his way to his first 70 point season with 13 goals adn 22 assists in 40 games. Read the Full Article Here
"I think I handle pressure well and I enjoy being in those situations and, fortunately, I've been in a lot of them," Langenbrunner said. "If you're afraid to be put in those situations or afraid of failure, you're going to fail. I don't think that way. I want to be counted on; I want to be out there if it means stopping the last goal or trying to score it.
"I look forward to those situations and I've been fortunate to be on teams where I had a chance to be successful. The biggest thing is not being afraid to succeed or afraid to fail; just go out there and do it."
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