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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Neil Labatte
Selected in second round
No.
27 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born April 24, 1957
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Defense / Center
Height: 6-2 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Toronto (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Don Mills, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1974-75 |
Brown (freshman) | ECAC |
16 | 9 |
6 | 15 |
94 | | 1975-76 |
Brown | ECAC |
13 | 7 |
14 | 21 |
51 | | 1976-77 |
Toronto | OMJHL |
66 | 21 |
32 | 53 |
114 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Left Brown University after his sophomore year to play major-junior hockey. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 16, 1979 (Boston at St.
Louis)
Numbers: 9, 36 (St. Louis)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1982 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1979-1981 |
St. Louis | 26 | 0 |
2 | 2 | 19 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Salt Lake (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1980, 1981 (Salt Lake)
Salt Lake Most Valuable Defenseman: 1980-81
WHA Draft Pick: 1977 (by Edmonton,
No. 33 overall in Round 4)
1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82: Played
on CHL regular-season champion (Salt Lake).
Miscellaneous: Played
center for Salt Lake (CHL) in his first year of pro hockey before being moved
back to defense for remainder of career. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season
with shoulder injury that required two surgeries. ... Went into real estate
and hotel business after his retirement, becoming senior vice president and
chief operating officer of Fairmont Hotels as well as the president of Legacy
Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust.
Personal: Full name is Neil Joseph
Henry Labatte. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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