Coyotes Prospect Jérémy Langlois Reflects on Hockey Journey

Arizona Coyotes Jérémy Langlois is a champion.

Last week, the 19-year-old defenseman and Coyotes 94th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, won the Memorial Cup with the Quebec Remparts, a moment he will never forget.

“To win it, there's no feeling for that,” Langlois said. “After the game I was trying to think about how I was feeling on the ice and I just couldn’t find any words or any emotions to describe because it's just so many emotions at the same time that you feel and you're just so proud of yourself, so proud of the boys that you did it with. You just don’t realize it but it's the biggest cup in Canada so to win it, there is no better feeling.”

Langlois had eight goals, 25 assists and 33 points in 34 regular season games for the Remparts and added an additional seven points in 18 playoff games.

How did Langlois get to this point of his career?

The game of hockey has been a huge part of Langlois’ life since he was a little boy growing up in Quebec.

“I started skating when I was three or four and started playing I think a year after,” Langlois said. “So just in Quebec, hockey is a big thing. My dad was really into hockey. My grandfather was really into hockey as well. So just being a part of a sports family was really key for me to play sports in any kind of way.”

Throughout his childhood, Langlois played both baseball and hockey but at 12-years-old, he had an important decision on what sport to pursue. He ultimately chose to continue to play hockey as opposed to baseball in what would be one of the most influential decisions of his life.

“When I chose between baseball and hockey, it was mostly because I really enjoy hockey much more than I enjoyed baseball,” Langlois said. “I mean hockey is probably the hardest game to play in the whole world.

“The game of hockey, playing hockey is just amazing. I grew up watching the Remparts and the Montreal Canadiens so it's such a big thing in Quebec and Canada that I had to choose it. I loved the game right from when I started. I guess I just really love hockey.”

Over the years Langlois played for a variety of different teams in the Quebec area but ultimately felt when he was 15-years-old that he could eventually start a professional hockey career.

“It's really when I turned midget, I was just 15-years-old that I really felt like I could do something with hockey,” Langlois said. “Everything was improving super fast. I was really feeling like I wasn’t the same player that I was the year before. That's where I guess I really started thinking that it could be more than just a fun game for me.”

Langlois really took off in 2019 when he joined the Cape Breton Eagles of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He had his best season with the Eagles during his 2021-22 campaign where he had 13 goals, 34 assists and 47 points.

Langlois’ incredible breakout season helped his draft stock rise drastically as in 2022, he was selected by the Coyotes finally being able to accomplish his dream of being selected in the NHL Draft.

“I mean, it's a dream for every little kid to be drafted by an NHL team and fortunately for me, it was in Montreal so it was only three hours away from my home so my family was there, lots of my friends were there as well,” Langlois said.

“It was a feeling you can’t really describe how it feels. To get drafted, the emotions and everything you hear your name and you kind of black out for a second and the next thing you know you're down there putting the jersey on so it's amazing. I was very lucky to be drafted by Arizona, and I'll do everything to push for them one day for sure.”

This past season, Langlois was named captain of the Eagles before ultimately being traded to the Remparts back in December.

Langlois is ready to make the next jump as he is looking to play in the American Hockey League next season and is expected to join the Coyotes for rookie development camp.

“I'll do everything in my power to make sure I play in the AHL next year,” Langlois said. “I will work hard this summer on and off the ice to be ready for that. I think I can go, I can move on to the next level so that's the plan.”

Look out for the name Jérémy Langlois as the 19-year-old looks to have a bright future in professional hockey.