Jean-Francois Labbe
Jersey Number: 1, 35
Player information for Jean-Francois Labbe
Position
Goalie
Height
5'9" (175cm)
Born
June 15, 1972
Number
1, 35
Catches
Left
Weight
174 lbs (79kg)
Birthplace
Sherbrooke, Quebec, CAN
Years in Columbus
2
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Player Career Notes
- Went 3-5-0 with a 3.48 goals-against average and .890 save percentage in 14 games over two seasons with Columbus from 2001-03.
- Stopped 34-of-36 shots in a 4-2 Columbus victory for his first career NHL win on Mar. 11, 2002 at Pittsburgh.
- Had career highs in games played (11) and starts (5) with the Blue Jackets in 2002-03, finishing with a 2-4-0 record, 3.59 GAA and .884 SV pct.
- Finished his three-year NHL career with a 3-6-0 record, 3.44 GAA and .889 SV% in 15 games with the Blue Jackets and NY Rangers from 1999-2003.
- Stopped 19-of-22 shots in a 3-0 loss in his NHL debut with the Rangers on Apr. 5, 2000 vs. Montreal.
- Also went 202-151-52 and 27 shutouts in 402 contests playing for six teams over 10 seasons in the American Hockey League from 1993-2003.
- Won the AHL Calder Cup in 1997 with Hershey and 2000 with Hartford, selected to four AHL All-Star Games (1996, 1997, 1998, 2000) and was inducted into the AHL Hall of Fame in 2015.
- Won the AHL’s Les Cunningham Award for Most Valuable Player and Baz Bastien Memorial Award for Best Goaltender in 1996-97 with the Hershey Bears after leading the league in wins (34), shutouts (6) and GAA (2.52).
- Went on to play six years in Europe from 2003-09, including stints in Russia, Germany and Austria.
- Concluded his playing career with the Flint Generals in the International Hockey League in 2009-10 and Sherbrooke Saint-Francois in the LNAH in 2010-11.
- Played junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, posting a 103-57-5 record in 176 games for the Trois-Rivieres Draveurs, Sherbrooke Faucons and Hull Olympiques from 1989-93.
- Captured the Jacques Plante trophy (QMJHL best GAA), was named the QMJHL Defensive Player of the Year, to the QMJHL First All-Star Team and CHL Third All-Star Team after going 30-12-3 with a 3.03 GAA in 48 games with the Draveurs in 1991-92.
- After serving in hockey management capacities in the LNAH from 2011-13, became the assistant coach and goaltending coach with the Sherbrooke Phoenix of the QMJHL from 2014-16 and served as the goaltending coach of the AHL’s San Diego Gulls from 2016-20.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GA | GAA | SV% | SA | SO | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2002 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.07 | 0.912 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-2003 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.59 | 0.884 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3.48 | 0.890 | 301 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transaction History
- Undrafted.
- Acquired from the NY Rangers in exchange for D Bert Robertsson on Nov. 9, 2000.