Rod Langway

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National Hockey League player defenceman human ice hockey player

Rod Langway is a Hall of Fame American defenseman renowned for his defensive prowess and leadership, particularly during the 1980s, which helped transform the Washington Capitals into a competitive NHL franchise.

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Label Occurrences
Rod Langway canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Hockey League player ⓘ
defenceman ⓘ
human ⓘ
ice hockey player ⓘ
awardReceived Norris Trophy ⓘ
birthName Roderick Thomas Langway ⓘ
captainOfTeam Washington Capitals ⓘ
careerEnd 1993 ⓘ
careerStart 1977 ⓘ
citizenship United States of America ⓘ
countryOfBirth Formosa ⓘ
surface form: Taiwan
dateOfBirth 1957-05-03 ⓘ
draftedBy Montreal Canadiens ⓘ
draftPositionOverall 36 ⓘ
draftRound 2 ⓘ
draftYear 1977 ⓘ
familyName Langway ⓘ
fullName Roderick Thomas Langway ⓘ
givenName Roderick ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction Hockey Hall of Fame ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear 2002 ⓘ
helpedTransformTeam Washington Capitals ⓘ
helpedTransformTeamEra 1980s ⓘ
jerseyNumber 5 ⓘ
jerseyRetiredBy Washington Capitals ⓘ
jerseyRetiredNumber 5 ⓘ
knownFor defensive prowess ⓘ
leadership ⓘ
shot blocking ⓘ
leaguePlayedIn National Hockey League ⓘ
nhlDebutSeason 1978-1979 ⓘ
nickname Secretary of Defense ⓘ
norrisTrophyWinYear 1982-1983 ⓘ
1983-1984 ⓘ
placeOfBirth Taipei, Taiwan ⓘ
surface form: Taipei
playedForMinorLeagueTeam Nova Scotia Voyageurs ⓘ
playedForTeam Montreal Canadiens ⓘ
Washington Capitals ⓘ
playedInLeague American Hockey League ⓘ
playedInTournament World Cup of Hockey ⓘ
surface form: Canada Cup
positionPlayed defence ⓘ
representedNationalTeam United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
shoots left ⓘ
stanleyCupChampion 1979 ⓘ
stanleyCupChampionWith Montreal Canadiens ⓘ
styleOfPlay defense-first ⓘ

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Washington Capitals → notableFormerPlayer → Rod Langway ⓘ
Caps → notablePlayer → Rod Langway ⓘ
Langway → hasNotableBearer → Rod Langway ⓘ
New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey → notableAlumnus → Rod Langway ⓘ