Mitch Babin

Mitch Babin
Born	(1954-12-01) December 1, 1954 Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
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 VEU Feldkirch
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) 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

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1971–72	Kenora Muskies	MJHL		46	22	22	44	89		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	North Bay Trappers	OPJAHL		43	35	37	72	101		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	North Bay Trappers	OPJAHL		43	29	51	80	60		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Denver Spurs	CHL		70	30	43	75	48		2	0	2	2	4
1975–76	St. Louis Blues	NHL		8	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Providence Reds	AHL		54	8	9	17	14		2	0	0	0	0
1976–77	Kansas City Blues	CHL		75	26	25	51	59		10	4	4	8	6
1977–78	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	CHL		17	2	4	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	VEU Feldkirch	AUT		29	28	23	51	62		—	—	—	—	—
CHL totals				162	58	72	130	113		12	4	6	10	10
NHL totals				8	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database