Moe L'Abbé explained

Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:170
Played For:Chicago Black Hawks
Birth Date:August 12, 1947
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Frisco, Texas, U.S.
Career Start:1968
Career End:1976
Draft:22nd overall
Draft Year:1964
Draft Team:Chicago Black Hawks

Maurice Joseph L'Abbé (August 12, 1947 – January 13, 2024) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played five games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1972–73 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1968 to 1976, was spent in various minor leagues.

Career

L'Abbé was drafted by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1964 NHL Amateur Draft in the fourth round, 22nd overall. It was not until almost a decade later, in 1972–73 that he actually made it to the NHL level. Prior to making it to the NHL, he had played in five different minor leagues on five different teams. His big break into the NHL would not last long, though. After only five games (and one assist), he was sent back down to the minors, where he finished off his career playing for the Dallas Black Hawks of the Central Hockey League.

Death

L'Abbé died in Frisco, Texas on January 13, 2024, at the age of 76.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1964–65St. Catharines Black HawksOHA17 3 4 7 0
1965–66St. Catharines Black HawksOHA11 0 2 2 26 0 2 2 0
1966–67St. Catharines Black HawksOHA48 14 17 31 186 5 4 9 2
1967–68St. Catharines Black HawksOHA50 27 23 50 285 3 3 6 0
1968–69Dallas Black HawksCHL1 0 0 0 0
1968–69Greensboro GeneralsEHL47 20 29 49 228 5 2 7 2
1969–70Dallas Black HawksCHL3 1 2 3 2
1969–70Greensboro GeneralsEHL72 52 39 91 1216 7 10 17 2
1970–71Dallas Black HawksCHL69 17 24 41 810 1 1 2 4
1971–72Flint GeneralsIHL41 17 17 34 10
1971–72Portland BuckaroosWHL5 0 2 2 0
1972–73Chicago Black HawksNHL5 0 1 1 0
1972–73Dallas Black HawksCHL67 28 34 62 187 4 6 10 0
1973–74Dallas Black HawksCHL72 24 30 54 810 4 7 11 0
1974–75Dallas Black HawksCHL28 9 13 22 11
1975–76Dallas Black HawksCHL76 38 38 76 1010 4 3 7 2
CHL totals316 117 141 258 5737 13 17 30 6
NHL totals5 0 1 1 0

Notes and References

  1. https://www.northcentraltexascremation.com/obituaries/Maurice-Moe-L-Abbe/#!/Obituary Maurice "Moe" Joseph L'abbe