Olivier Labelle
| Olivier Labelle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Labelle with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2007 | |||
| Born |
July 15, 1985 Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Magnus team Former teams |
Boxers de Bordeaux Syracuse Crunch Bridgeport Sound Tigers Manitoba Moose Providence Bruins Graz 99ers Dragons de Rouen | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Olivier Labelle (born July 15, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.
Playing career
[edit]Undrafted after playing major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Labelle played his first professional season in 2006–07 under contract to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League .
On July 6, 2010, the Reading Royals re-signed Labelle to an ECHL contract. He was the team's first signee for the 2010–11 season.[1] On November 19, 2010, the Reading Royals loaned Labelle to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL.[2]
After two seasons abroad in the Austrian Hockey League with the Graz 99ers, Labelle returned to familiar surroundings in signing as a free agent to a one-year deal with the Reading Royals on September 4, 2014.[3]
Labelle experienced one year in France, playing with Dragons de Rouen of the Ligue Magnus, before opting for a return in a fifth season with the Reading Royals on June 22, 2016.[4]
After another stint in the Ligue Magnus, Labelle again switched back to the ECHL for the 2018–19 season, agreeing to a one-year contract with the Indy Fuel on July 26, 2018.[5] As an affiliate within the Chicago Blackhawks organization, Labelle made 56 appearances to finish with 15 goals and 40 points.
On July 15, 2019, Labelle on his 34th birthday agreed to return to the Reading Royals for his sixth season with the club.[6] In the 2019–20 season, Labelle featured in just 4 games with the Royals before he was released from his contract on October 24, 2019. He returned to former French club, Boxers de Bordeaux on November 6, 2019.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 69 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 86 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 36 | ||
| 2003–04 | Gatineau Olympiques | QMJHL | 70 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 130 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | ||
| 2004–05 | Gatineau Olympiques | QMJHL | 67 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 133 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2005–06 | Acadie-Bathurst Titan | QMJHL | 67 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 185 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 35 | ||
| 2006–07 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 74 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Utah Grizzlies | ECHL | 52 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 169 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 33 | ||
| 2007–08 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Victoria Salmon Kings | ECHL | 56 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 128 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 32 | ||
| 2008–09 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 55 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 162 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 36 | ||
| 2009–10 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 38 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 105 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 2010–11 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 34 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 63 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 144 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Graz 99ers | EBEL | 42 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 98 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Graz 99ers | EBEL | 40 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 72 | 30 | 41 | 71 | 92 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Dragons de Rouen | FRA | 26 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | ||
| 2016–17 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 66 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 78 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Boxers de Bordeaux | FRA | 44 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 108 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2018–19 | Indy Fuel | ECHL | 56 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 132 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Royals sign Olivier Labelle". Reading Royals. July 6, 2010. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ^ "Sound Tiger sign Labelle to PTO". oursportscentral.com. November 19, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
- ^ "Royals agree to terms with Olivier Labelle". Reading Royals. September 4, 2014. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ "Royals agree to terms with Olivier Labelle". Reading Royals. June 22, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ "Fuel add skill and experience with Olivier Labelle". Indy Fuel. July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ Reading Royals (July 15, 2019). "All-Time leader in Goals Olivier Labelle returns to Reading". Twitter. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "Big Deal! Olivier Labelle returns". Boxers de Bordeaux. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1985 births
- Acadie–Bathurst Titan players
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
- Dragons de Rouen players
- Gatineau Olympiques players
- Graz 99ers players
- Hull Olympiques players
- Ice hockey people from Laurentides
- Indy Fuel players
- Living people
- Manitoba Moose players
- People from Saint-Eustache, Quebec
- Providence Bruins players
- Reading Royals players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players
- Victoria Salmon Kings players
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers