Scott Langer

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Scott Langer
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Born (1974-05-19) May 19, 1974 (age 48)
Islip, New York, United States
Coached for Fargo Force
Coaching career 1997–present

Scott Langer (born May 19, 1974) was the head coach of the Fargo Force, a Tier I junior hockey team in the United States Hockey League (USHL). He was formerly the head coach and general manager of the Topeka RoadRunners and Aberdeen Wings in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) for 17 seasons where he became one of the most successful junior hockey coaches in the United States.[ according to whom? ] He has amassed an overall record of 637-244-82 (.704), the most wins in NAHL history. [1] Langer off the ice has helped over 290 junior hockey players reach the college hockey ranks while with the RoadRunners and Wings organizations. [2]

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Career

Scott Langer began his career in junior hockey as a defenseman for the Bismarck Bullets and Bismarck Express in the American Frontier Hockey League. At the height of his junior career, 1994–95, he was named to the AFHL All-Star team. After completing his junior hockey career in Bismarck, Scott moved behind the bench coaching at the Bantam AA level.

In 1997, he was hired as an assistant coach for the AFHL/AWHL's Bismarck Bobcats where he remained until 2002. For the 2002–03 season, he served as assistant coach for the United States Hockey League's Chicago Steel before accepting a position with the Lone Star Cavalry of the NAHL in 2003. He took over as head coach after the team's move to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2004. In 2007, the team moved to Topeka, Kansas where he built the program into the most successful franchise in the cities history with a 284-90-38 record and a .736 winning percentage.

He also served as general manager of the Topeka RoadRunners beginning with the 2007–08 season. Under his guidance the Topeka RoadRunners were named NAHL Organization of the Year in 2007–08. In 2009–10 he received the prestigious honor of being named the NAHL GM of the Year. While with the RoadRunners, his teams earned the NAHL regular season title once, NAHL South Division regular season title three times, made it to the playoff Division Finals six times, and advanced to the Robertson Cup Tournament twice. On January 7, 2016, the RoadRunners fired Langer after 12 seasons. [3]

On April 13, 2016, the NAHL's Aberdeen Wings announced it had signed Langer to be the head coach on a three-year contract beginning with the 2016–17 season. [4] In his first season with the Aberdeen Wings he led the team to a NAHL Central Division Playoff Championship and the organizations first Robertson Cup appearance. He was named 2016–17 Central Division Coach of the Year. In Langer's second season with the Wings he guided the organization to its first Regular Season Central Division Championship.

In 2019, Scott was promoted to Head Coach and General Manager of the Aberdeen Wings organization taking over the General Manager title from Pete Sauer and Greg Odde. [5]

During the 2018–19 season, Langer led the Wings to a record breaking season. The team set 22 records including a 19-game win streak. He guided the Wings to a multitude of accomplishments including Central Division Regular Season Champions, Central Division Playoff Champions, NAHL Central Division and League Goaltender of Year, and NAHL Central Division Coach of the Year. On May 14, 2019, Langer and the Aberdeen Wings won the NAHL's Robertson Cup Championship. [6]

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Scott Langer 2019 Robertson Cup

In August 2019, Scott was selected as Head Coach of the North American Hockey Leagues Team NAHL. This selects team competed in international competition in Moscow and at the Junior Club World Cup in Sochi, Russia. He led the team to an international record of 3-2-0-0 (.600) finishing 5th. [7]

He remained the head coach of the Wings until he was hired by the Tier I Fargo Force of the United States Hockey League in July 2021. [8] On April 28, 2022 the Fargo Force announced that they had parted ways with Langer after one season behind the bench. [9] [10]

Coaching history

Awards and achievements


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References

  1. ↑ "Langer nabs NAHL all-time wins record".
  2. ↑ "College Commitments | North American Hockey League | NAHL". nahl.com. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  3. ↑ "Topeka RoadRunners fire Scott Langer as coach, general manager".
  4. ↑ "Scott Langer Named Head Coach". Aberdeen Wings. April 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ asmith. "Langer Named Wings GM!". www.aberdeenwings.com. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  6. ↑ "Wings Way: Aberdeen Wings win 2019 Robertson Cup Championship". North American Hockey League (NAHL). Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  7. ↑ "NAHL announces coaches for 2019 Sirius Junior Club World Cup". North American Hockey League (NAHL). Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  8. ↑ "Force Announce New Head and Assistant Coach". OurSports Central. July 28, 2021.
  9. ↑ Staff, Force (2022-04-28). "FARGO FORCE ANNOUNCE COACHING CHANGES". Fargo Force Hockey. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  10. ↑ Abrego, Trent. "Fargo Force part ways with former Aberdeen Wings coach Scott Langer after one season". Aberdeen News. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  11. ↑ "Wings head coach Scott Langer chosen to lead NAHL squad in Russia".
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