Mitch Babin
Mitch Babin | |||
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Born |
Kapuskasing, ON, CAN | December 1, 1954||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | St. Louis Blues | ||
NHL Draft |
180th overall, 1974 St. Louis Blues | ||
WHA Draft |
218th overall, 1974 Indianapolis Racers | ||
Playing career | 1974–1979 |
Michel J. Babin (born December 1, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player.
Babin spent his junior years in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League for the Kenora Muskies and in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey Association for the North Bay Trappers. He was drafted 180th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft and 218th overall by the Indianapolis Racers in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft. Babin chose to report to the Blues and was sent to the Denver Spurs of the Central Hockey League for development. He eventually played eight games for St. Louis during the 1975-76 NHL season but did not manage to score a point and spent the remainder of the season in the American Hockey League for the Providence Reds. He returned to the CHL for spells with the Kansas City Blues and the Salt Lake Golden Eagles before finishing his career in Austria for VEU Feldkirch.
External links
- Mitch Babin's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Mitch Babin's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Mitch Babin's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Mitch Babin profile at Eurohockey.com