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| 1969 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Yvon Labre
Selected in fourth round
No.
38 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born November 29, 1949
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Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Toronto (OHA)
Birthplace: Sudbury, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Sudbury, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1966-67 |
Markham | Jr. B | 32 |
0 | 14 |
14 | -- | | 1967-68 |
Toronto | OHA |
43 | 4 |
8 | 12 |
107 | | 1968-69 |
Toronto | OHA |
54 | 1 |
16 | 17 |
185 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OHA Jr. B All-Star First Team: 1966-67 (Markham)
OHA Jr. B
Outstanding Defenseman: 1966-67 |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 1970
Numbers:
15, 20 (Pittsburgh); 7
(Washington) (number retired)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1981 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1970-1981 |
Pittsburgh, Washington | 371 |
14 | 87 | 101 |
788 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Washington Captain: Jan. 23, 1976, through
Nov. 4, 1978
1974-75: Played on first Washington Capitals team.
Washington Penalty Minutes Leader: 1974-75 (182), 1975-76 (146)
Washington Best Defenseman: 1976-77
Miscellaneous: Scored
Washington's first NHL goal at home on Oct. 14, 1974. ... Named Washington's
Most Popular Player by fans in 1974-75, 1975-76 and 1976-77. ... Served as
Washington alternate captain from Jan. 2, 1974 until Jan. 23, 1976. ... Was
last member of the original Washington Capitals to play continuously for the
team. ... Number retired by Washington Capitals on Nov. 7, 1981. ... Served as
Washington director of community relations from 1981-82 through 1994-95. ...
Worked in Washington community relations department on special projects from
1995-96 through 1996-97. ... Worked as Washington television color commentator
during 1981-82 season. ... Washington fan club named its annual Most Popular
Player trophy the Yvon Labre Trophy in his honor in 1984. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Baltimore (AHL); Amarillo (CHL);
Hershey (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1974 (Hershey)
Miscellaneous:
Coaches youth hockey in the Washinton area. ... Maryland high school hockey
association named its annual Most Valuable Player award the Yvon Labre Award
in 1998. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| EXPANSION: Pittsburgh left Labre unprotected
for the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft. He was claimed by Washington on June 12,
1974. |
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SNAPSHOT '69 | | Total Selected: |
84 | | Forwards: |
58 | | Defense: |
18 | | Goaltenders: |
8 | | Major Junior: |
68 | | College Players: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
78 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
4 | | U.S.-Born: |
4 |
| European: |
1 |
| Reached NHL: |
49 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
7 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
2 |
| Picks Traded: |
11 |
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