A Big Hit on the Chart
Jersey’s Langlois ranked 121st in final rankings for NHL Draft
June 11, 2009
 

Photo by Nicole Goodhue Boyd

Since his first taste of Eastern Junior Hockey League-related competition, Jeremy Langlois has embodied the term “standout.”

He, along with his Phoenix Polar Bears teammates, gave the Jersey Hitmen all they could handle in the 2008 Tier-3 Jr. A National Championships, with Langlois scoring a goal and netting an assist in his two meetings against the Hitmen.

Hitmen coach Toby Harris was impressed by Langlois’ play, and the forward joined the Hitmen for the 2008- 09 season along with Polar Bears teammates Alex Cantor and Steve Edgeworth.

The Phoenix trio continued its strong play under Harris, with Langlois rising to the top. The Tempe, Ariz., native recorded points in his first 18 games and finished the season with 35 goals and 47 assists (82 total points), good enough for the EJHL scoring title.

He led the Hitmen to a second straight EJHL Dineen Cup Championship and another berth in the National Championship.

Despite not appearing in either the preliminary or midterm Central Scouting Bureau rankings, Langlois kept up his torrid pace and gathered EJHL Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year honors. Quinnipiac University won the bidding war for his services in the fall, and NHL scouts took notice and ranked the forward 121st in the final rankings.

With the honors collected by Langlois following the season, he is undoubtedly the most decorated player in the team’s five-year history.

A selection in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft would represent yet another honor for Langlois in his short but illustrious career, as well as an important milestone for the Hitmen: if all goes according to plan, Langlois will be the first player drafted from the team.