BIRTHPLACE: St. Paul, Minn.

BORN: May 15, 1954

TEAMS/ASSOCIATIONS: University of Minnesota-Duluth, New York Islanders, Minnesota North Stars, Los Angeles Kings

A rangy, mobile defenseman, Dave Langevin is best known for winning four Stanley Cup rings as a member of the New York Islanders from 1979 to 1985.  But Langevin's career was characterized by success wherever he played. 

A graduate of St. Paul's Hazel Park playground, Langevin went to star at Hill High School (later Hill-Murray), where he played on two state independent championship teams, helping compile a 28-1 record his junior year. 

From there he went on to star at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where he emerged as one of the team's star players from 1972-1976.  He patrolled the Bulldog blue lines with authority and was named as a second-team All-American after his senior year.

His first professional experience came with the Edmonton Oilers in the old World Hockey Association, which Langevin considered a great opportunity for budding U.S. professional players.  After three seasons the league folded, and he wound up with the Islanders.  It would be the break of a lifetime, as his first four seasons in the National Hockey League, 1980-1983, were all climaxed by Stanley Cup triumphs. 

"It was hard to say how great our team was while being part of it", Langevin recalled.  'All I know is that our practices were a lot harder than a lot of our games." 

In 1982 he represented the United States by playing with Team USA in the Canada Cup series.  Then, after a devastating knee injury, which nearly ended his career, sidelined him, he worked hard to rehabilitate himself back into game shape.  Told he'd never play again before the Islanders fourth Stanley Cup bid, Langevin came back to star in the four-game sweep over former Oilers teammates that included Wayne Gretzky.  Langevin, who earned All-Star honors in 1983, later played a season with the Minnesota North Stars and ended his career with the Los Angeles Kings.  There, after reinjuring his knee, he opted to retired at the age of 33. 

Langevin later pursued a coaching career in high school, amateur, and college hockey while residing in St. Paul with his family.