Mitch Babin Explained

Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:190
Played For:St. Louis Blues
VEU Feldkirch
Birth Date:December 1, 1954
Birth Place:Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
Draft:180th overall
Draft Year:1974
Draft Team:St. Louis Blues
Wha Draft:218th overall
Wha Draft Year:1974
Wha Draft Team:Indianapolis Racers
Career Start:1974
Career End:1979

Michel J. Babin (born December 1, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. He played 8 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues during the 1975–76 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1974 to 1979, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

Playing career

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1971–72Kenora MuskiesMJHL46 22 22 44 89
1972–73North Bay TrappersOPJAHL43 35 37 72 101
1973–74North Bay TrappersOPJAHL43 29 51 80 60
1974–75Denver SpursCHL70 30 43 75 482 0 2 2 4
1975–76St. Louis BluesNHL8 0 0 0 0
1975–76Providence RedsAHL54 8 9 17 142 0 0 0 0
1976–77Kansas City BluesCHL75 26 25 51 5910 4 4 8 6
1977–78Salt Lake Golden EaglesCHL17 2 4 6 6
1978–79VEU FeldkirchAUT29 28 23 51 62
CHL totals162 58 72 130 11312 4 6 10 10
NHL totals8 0 0 0 0