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Jamie Langenbrunner was elected Devils' team captain on December 5th, 2007 and has continued to perform the role with distinction to present day. He served as mentor to current stars Zach Parise and Travis Zajac, teaching home-grown products the ropes of NHL success with his many years of experience. Jamie played in his 800th career NHL game during the 2007-08 season and took his consecutive appearance streak to 144, thus demonstrating his longevity and toughness. The 2008-09 season yielded Langenbrunner's best individual season as he totaled career highs of 29 goals and 69 points while reaching the 40-assist mark for the first time as a professional. Jamie reached the 200 goal plateau on March 3rd, 2009 but in typical fashion, he downplayed the achievement and gave praise to his teammates. Clearly, he is motivated by team accomplishments and is focused on bringing the Stanley Cup back to New Jersey. Before the 2010 Olympics, Langenbrunner was handed the unique honor of captaining his country in the Vancouver games. The Americans were widely viewed as massive underdogs going into the tournament as pundits and respected hockey analysts alike predicted an early exit for Team USA. Even Brian Burke whose role as general manager for the United States was compiling a roster worthy of going into the medal round admitted, "I wouldn't get a penny bet on them in Vegas." Despite the gloomy forecast, Jamie helped the team gel together as USA finished as the top seed going into the medal round. The "never say die" Americans pushed favorites Canada into overtime but lost the penultimate Gold medal game. Team USA could hold their heads high as they accepted their Silver medals as they truly gave everything they could for the cause. Langenbrunner posted 4 points including 1 goal and 3 assists in 6 Olympic matches. During the 2009-10 season, Jamie put together a streak of three consecutive multi-goal games with a game winning goal. The last player to accomplish such a feat was the immortal Wayne Gretzky in 1981-82. Another career landmark was reached on March 20, 2010 when Jamie tallied his 600th career assist. He finished the campaign with 19 goals and set a new career high in assists at 42. Langenbrunner's career seemed to come full circle when he was reacquired by the Dallas Stars on January 7, 2011. Joe Nieuwendyk who now serves as General Manager of the Stars wanted to add a veteran presence to his roster to increase Dallas' chance of making a deep playoff run and believes that Jamie will be a positive influence on the team.