| Jean-François Labbé | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Labbé in 2016 | |||
| Born |
(1972-06-15) June 15, 1972 (age 52) Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers Columbus Blue Jackets HC Lada Togliatti Augsburger Panther Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Vienna Capitals | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2011 | ||
Jean-François Labbé (born June 15, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 15 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and the Columbus Blue Jackets between 2000 and 2003.
Playing career
As a youth, he played in the 1984 and 1986 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Sherbrooke.
After playing four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Labbé began a very successful American Hockey League career. He played for the Prince Edward Island Senators, Cornwall Aces, Hershey Bears, Hamilton Bulldogs, Hartford Wolf Pack and Syracuse Crunch in his AHL tenure. His best season came in 1996–1997 with the Hershey Bears, when he won both the Hap Holmes Memorial Award for lowest goals against average and the Les Cunningham Award for league MVP. Labbé won the Calder Cup with the Hartford Wolf Pack in 2000.
Labbé appeared in 15 NHL games: one with the New York Rangers at the end of the 1999–2000 season and 14 with the Columbus Blue Jackets during the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons.
He played for the Saint-Georges Garaga in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey in 2003–2004 after a short stint with the Tolyatti Lada in the Russian Hockey Super League.
Labbé has played in the DEL for three seasons, with Augsburger Panther in 2004–05 and with the Sinupret Ice Tigers in 2005–06 and 2006–07. For the 2008 and 2009 season he joined the Vienna Capitals in Austria's Erste Bank Hockey League.
He finished his career in 2011 after a season with the Sherbrooke Saint-François in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey.
Labbé was selected for induction as part of the American Hockey League Hall of Fame's 2016 class.
Records
Labbé currently holds records with the Syracuse Crunch for:
- Lowest GAA in a single season - 2.18 (2001–02)
- Highest single season save percentage - .928 (2001–02)
- Career shutouts - 11
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1988–89 | Montreal Cantons de l'Est Cantonniers | QMAAA | 29 | 22 | 7 | 0 | — | 1764 | 94 | 1 | 3.20 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 333 | 19 | 0 | 3.42 | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Trois-Rivières Draveurs | QMJHL | 28 | 13 | 10 | 0 | — | 1499 | 106 | 1 | 4.24 | .865 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 8 | 0 | 3.64 | .896 | ||
| 1990–91 | Trois-Rivières Draveurs | QMJHL | 54 | 35 | 14 | 0 | — | 2870 | 158 | 5 | 3.30 | .892 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 230 | 19 | 0 | 4.96 | .867 | ||
| 1991–92 | Trois-Rivières Draveurs | QMJHL | 48 | 31 | 13 | 3 | — | 2749 | 142 | 1 | 3.10 | .896 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 791 | 33 | 1 | 2.50 | .915 | ||
| 1992–93 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 46 | 26 | 18 | 2 | — | 2701 | 156 | 2 | 3.46 | .897 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 518 | 24 | 1 | 2.78 | .925 | ||
| 1992–93 | Sherbrooke Faucons | QMJHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 187 | 13 | 0 | 4.16 | .860 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Thunder Bay Senators | CoHL | 52 | 35 | 11 | 4 | — | 2900 | 150 | 2 | 3.10 | .900 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 493 | 18 | 2 | 2.19 | .929 | ||
| 1993–94 | Prince Edward Island Senators | AHL | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 389 | 22 | 0 | 3.39 | .901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Thunder Bay Senators | CoHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 120 | 6 | 1 | 3.00 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Prince Edward Island Senators | AHL | 32 | 13 | 14 | 3 | — | 1817 | 94 | 2 | 3.10 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 55 | 25 | 21 | 5 | — | 2972 | 144 | 3 | 2.91 | .893 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 471 | 21 | 1 | 2.68 | .920 | ||
| 1996–97 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 66 | 34 | 22 | 9 | — | 3811 | 160 | 6 | 2.52 | .914 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1364 | 59 | 1 | 2.60 | .916 | ||
| 1997–98 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 52 | 24 | 17 | 11 | — | 3138 | 149 | 2 | 2.85 | .913 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 413 | 20 | 0 | 2.90 | .915 | ||
| 1998–99 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 59 | 28 | 26 | 3 | — | 3392 | 182 | 2 | 3.22 | .898 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 447 | 22 | 0 | 2.95 | .911 | ||
| 1999–00 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | .864 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 49 | 27 | 13 | 7 | — | 2853 | 120 | 1 | 2.52 | .924 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1320 | 48 | 3 | 2.18 | .935 | ||
| 2000–01 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 394 | 20 | 0 | 3.04 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 37 | 15 | 15 | 5 | — | 2201 | 105 | 2 | 2.86 | .924 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 323 | 18 | 0 | 3.34 | .920 | ||
| 2001–02 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 118 | 6 | 0 | 3.07 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 51 | 27 | 16 | 7 | — | 2993 | 109 | 9 | 2.18 | .928 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 596 | 19 | 2 | 1.91 | .939 | ||
| 2002–03 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 452 | 27 | 0 | 3.59 | .884 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 247 | 11 | 0 | 2.68 | .917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 30 | 17 | 5 | 3 | — | 1725 | 43 | 8 | 1.50 | .937 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Garaga de Saint-Georges | QSPHL | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 669 | 22 | 2 | 1.97 | .933 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Augsburg Panthers | DEL | 50 | — | — | — | — | 2970 | 139 | 3 | 2.81 | .911 | 5 | — | — | 298 | 17 | 0 | 3.42 | .917 | ||
| 2005–06 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 49 | — | — | — | — | 2888 | 104 | 3 | 2.16 | .927 | 4 | — | — | 220 | 17 | 0 | 4.63 | .850 | ||
| 2006–07 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 44 | — | — | — | — | 2540 | 103 | 5 | 2.43 | .920 | 13 | — | — | 827 | 38 | 2 | 2.76 | .920 | ||
| 2007–08 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1.75 | .942 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2.65 | .916 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.28 | .926 | ||
| 2009–10 | Flint Generals | IHL | 12 | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | 621 | 37 | 0 | 3.57 | .895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Saint-François de Sherbrooke | LNAH | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 241 | 11 | 0 | 2.74 | .916 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 629 | 36 | 0 | 3.44 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| QMJHL | ||
| All-Star Team | 1991–92 | |
| Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy | 1991–92 | |
| CHL Third All-Star Team | 1991–92 | |
| CoHL | ||
| All-Star Team | 1993–94 | |
| American Hockey League | ||
| First All-Star Team | 1996–97 | |
| Calder Cup | 1996–97, 1999–2000 | |
| Hap Holmes Memorial Award | 1996–97, 1999–2000 | |
| Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award | 1996–97 | |
| Les Cunningham Award | 1996–97 | |
| Second All-Star Team | 2001–02 | |
| DEL | ||
| Best GAA | 2005–06 | |
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- "Hartford Wolf Pack 1999-00 roster and statistic". HockeyDB.com. 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- "2003-04 Tolyatti Lada roster and statistics". HockeyDB. 2004. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- "2003-04 St. Georges-de-Beauce Garaga roster and statistics". HockeyDB. 2004. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- "St. Francois Training camp starts with some surprises". Sherbrooke Saint-François. 2010-09-10. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- "Jean-François Labbé Inducted into the AHL Hall of Fame". Sherbrooke Phoenix. 2015. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- "2001-02 Syracuse Crunch roster and statistics". HockeyDB. 2002. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- "2001-02 Syracuse Crunch roster and statistics". HockeyDB. 2002. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- "2000-01 Syracuse Crunch roster and statistics". HockeyDB. 2001. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- "2001-02 Syracuse Crunch roster and statistics". HockeyDB. 2002. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- "Aldege "Baz" Bastien Award". American Hockey League. 2010-07-20. Archived from the original on 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- "Les Cunningham Award". American Hockey League. 2010-07-21. Archived from the original on 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byJamie Stewart | CoHL Best Goaltender of the Year 1993–94 |
Succeeded byMaxim Mikhailovsky |
| Preceded byManny Legace and Scott Langkow | Winner of the Hap Holmes Memorial Award 1996–97 |
Succeeded byJean-Sébastien Giguère and Tyler Moss |
| Preceded byBrad Smyth | Winner of the Les Cunningham Award 1996–97 |
Succeeded bySteve Guolla |
| Preceded byManny Legace | Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award 1996–97 |
Succeeded byScott Langkow |
- 1972 births
- Augsburger Panther players
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Columbus Blue Jackets players
- Cornwall Aces players
- Flint Generals players
- Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- HC Lada Togliatti players
- Hershey Bears players
- Hull Olympiques players
- Living people
- New York Rangers players
- Nürnberg Ice Tigers players
- Prince Edward Island Senators players
- Sherbrooke Faucons players
- Ice hockey people from Sherbrooke
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Thunder Bay Senators players
- Trois-Rivières Draveurs players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Vienna Capitals players