Leo Labine
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2010}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Labine.jpg
| position = Right wing
| played_for = Boston Bruins
Detroit Red Wings
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 180
| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|7|22|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Haileybury, Ontario, Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2005|2|26|1931|7|22}}
| death_place = North Bay, Ontario, Canada
| career_start = 1950
| career_end = 1967
}}
Leonard Gerald "Leo The Lion"{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/bruins/2005-02-26-obit-labine_x.htm|title=Leo Labine, former Bruin and Red Wing, dead at 73|date=February 26, 2005|work=USA Today|accessdate=August 16, 2010}} Labine (July 22, 1931 – February 25, 2005) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. A native of Haileybury, Ontario, Labine played for teams in the NHL, WHL, EPHL, and the AHL. At 5'10", and 178 lbs, Labine had a long and varied career.
Biography
Leo Labine began his career as a featured member of the Memorial Cup winning Barrie Flyers, the Boston Bruins OHA affiliate. After a brief spell with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, Labine joined the Bruins near the conclusion of the 1951–52 season and with his rugged, spectacular style, he quickly established himself as a regular.
In 1955 Labine won the Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy, given to the Boston Bruins player voted most outstanding during home games. Labine also led the Bruins in scoring for the 1954–55 season. His best campaigns in Boston were spent on Boston's top power unit with his long-time partner Real Chevrefils and smooth, crafty centre Don McKenney. His fiery, aggressive style fit in well with the Boston Bruins of the 1950s. Labine was traded to the Detroit Red Wings in 1961.
Labine, who retired from hockey in 1967, was also a member of the WHL All-Star Team in 1964, and participated in the NHL All-Star Games of 1955 and 1956. Labine played in a total of 643 NHL games, had 128 goals, and 321 points.
Labine died of cancer at the North Bay General Hospital in North Bay, Ontario, on February 25, 2005, at the age of seventy-three. He is buried in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in North Bay.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1949–50
| OHA | 47 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 77
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1950–51 | OHA | 52 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 143
| 12 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 36 |
| 1950–51
| Barrie Flyers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | —
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 36 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1951–52 | NHL | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1951–52
| AHL | 53 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 88
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1952–53 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 51 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 69
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 1952–53
| Hershey Bears | AHL | 16 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 33
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1953–54 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 68 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 57
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1954–55
| Boston Bruins | NHL | 67 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 75
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1955–56 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 68 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 104
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956–57
| Boston Bruins | NHL | 67 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 128
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1957–58 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 62 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 60
| 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1958–59
| Boston Bruins | NHL | 70 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 74
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1959–60 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 63 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 58
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1960–61
| Boston Bruins | NHL | 40 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 34
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1960–61 | NHL | 24 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 32
| 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 1961–62
| Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 48 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 30
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1961–62 | EPHL | 9 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 18
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1962–63
| WHL | 68 | 30 | 47 | 77 | 90
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1963–64 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 70 | 31 | 46 | 77 | 56
| 12 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 10 |
| 1964–65
| Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 58 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 42
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1965–66 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 71 | 33 | 30 | 63 | 33
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966–67
| Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 70 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 24
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | WHL totals ! 337 !! 128 !! 189 !! 317 !! 245 ! 15 !! 11 !! 12 !! 23 !! 12 | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 643 !! 128 !! 193 !! 321 !! 730 ! 60 !! 12 !! 11 !! 23 !! 82 |
References
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External links
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