10 Facts About Rick Lang

Richard P "Rick" Lang was born on December 12,1953 and is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Rick Lang is a two-time World champion and three-time Brier champion representing Northern Ontario.

Rick Lang currently serves as a performance consultant for Curling Canada.

Rick Lang later played third with Brier champions Bill Tetley, and Al Hackner, winning two World championships with Hackner and a bronze medal at the Worlds with Tetley.

Rick Lang skipped Northern Ontario to a gold medal at the 1981 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship.

Rick Lang later skipped Northern Ontario at the 1991 and 1993 Briers.

Rick Lang played third on Al Hackner's Canadian Senior Men's championship team in 2006, and won a silver medal on the team at the 2007 World Senior Curling Championships.

Rick Lang later became a Head Coach for the Northern Ontario curling team on both the men's and women's side, appearing in both the 2020 Brier and Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Rick Lang is married to Lorraine Lang and has two children, Adam and Sarah.

In February 2020, Rick Lang survived a plane crash while returning home from the Scotties invitation with the team he had been coaching.