9 8 ), ▁three ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁World ▁Championships ▁and ▁two ▁World ▁Cu ps . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁A ▁native ▁of ▁Czech oslov ak ia , ▁Lang ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁Czech oslov ak ▁Ext ral iga ▁as ▁an ▁eigh teen - year - old ▁with ▁H C ▁Lit v ín ov . ▁ ▁After ▁scoring ▁ 1 5 ▁points ▁in ▁ 3 2 ▁games ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 – 9 0 , ▁his ▁second ▁season ▁with ▁H C ▁Lit v ín ov , ▁he ▁was ▁draft ed ▁ 1 3 3 rd ▁overall ▁by ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Kings ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁N HL ▁Entry ▁D raft . ▁ ▁Lang ▁returned ▁to ▁play ▁another ▁two ▁seasons ▁in ▁the ▁Ext ral iga ▁before ▁debut ing ▁with ▁the ▁Kings ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 – 9 3 . ▁He ▁played ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁two ▁seasons ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁Hockey ▁League ▁( I HL ) ▁with ▁the ▁Kings ' ▁minor ▁league ▁affili ate , ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁Road run ners . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁lock out - short ened ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 9 5 ▁season , ▁Lang ▁returned ▁to ▁H C ▁Lit v ín ov ▁( now ▁of ▁the ▁Czech ▁Ext ral iga ) ▁for ▁ 1 6 ▁games , ▁scoring ▁ 2 3 ▁points . ▁ ▁When ▁N HL ▁play ▁res umed , ▁he ▁land ed ▁a ▁full - time ▁ro ster ▁spot ▁with ▁the ▁Kings . ▁He ▁tal lied ▁ 2