Brian Langtry

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Brian Langtry
Born (1976-05-16) May 16, 1976 (age 45)
Massapequa, New York
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight185 pounds (84 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionForward
NLL draft38th overall, 1998
New York Saints
NLL teams Colorado Mammoth
New York Saints
MLL team
Former teams
Long Island Lizards
Denver Outlaws
Pro career 20002011

Brian Langtry (born May 16, 1976) is a former lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League and the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse. Langtry was born in Massapequa, NY, and played NCAA lacrosse for Hofstra University.

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NLL

Langtry began his NLL career with the New York Saints in 2000, but only played three games. He didn't play again until 2003 with the Mammoth, and was named the NLL Rookie of the Year. He won the Champion's Cup with the Mammoth in 2006.

In 2003, Langtry scored the game-winning goal in the Mammoth's first-ever game, a 13-12 double-overtime victory over the Toronto Rock.

In the 2007 National Lacrosse League expansion draft, Langtry was selected by the expansion Boston Blazers, but was immediately traded back to the Mammoth. [1] On March 22, 2008, Langtry set a career high with 9 goals and added 4 assists as the Mammoth lost to the Portland LumberJax, [2] and was awarded "Offensive Player of the Week" honors by the league. [3] During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star game. [4]

Langtry announced his retirement shortly before the 2012 season. [5]

Statistics

NLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
2000New York310165------------
2003Colorado1528346210713271896
2004Colorado16242650594100020
2005Colorado101611273710151620
2006Colorado15242650729310515150
2007Colorado163136677724132590
2008Colorado143033635821112340
2009Colorado163841798024111250
2010Colorado16244165686------------
2011Colorado141525404618102210
NLL Totals13523127350461013411271441476

MLL

    
SeasonTeamGPG2ptGAPtsGBPIM
2006Denver111721837202
2007Denver112621139135.5
2008Denver122432047164
2009Denver111541029510.5
MLL Totals458211591415422

Awards

Preceded by NLL Rookie of the Year
2003
Succeeded by

Career After Lacrosse

Brian Langtry taught Humanities at the Challenge School in Denver, Colorado. He resigned after a legal incident. [6]

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References

  1. "Boston Deals Langtry Back To Colorado". NLL.com. July 31, 2007. Retrieved August 2, 2007.
  2. "Weekend Recap, News, & Quotes". NLL.com. March 24, 2008. Archived from the original on March 28, 2008. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
  3. "Watson named Player of the Week". NLL.com. March 26, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
  4. "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2009.
  5. "Brian Langtry announces retirement". NLL.com. October 11, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  6. Maass, Brian. "Former Lacrosse Star Hit With Felony, Other Criminal Charges". Denver.CBSLocal.com. KCNC-TV . Retrieved April 17, 2021.