Maxwell Labovitch (born January 18, 1924 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) was a Canadian ice hockey forward.
Career
Labovitch played professional hockey for ten years and missed two seasons due to military service (1942–43 and 1944–45). In 1941-42 he played for the New Haven Eagles of the American Hockey League. In 1943-44 he saw time with both the New York Rangers and the New York Rovers. In 1945-46 he played for the senior Winnipeg Orioles and in 1946-47 played for the Los Angeles Ramblers. His Grandson Steven Breslauer currently plays in the United Kingdom.
He retired from hockey until after the 1949-50 season. That year, he had 42 points in 49 games for the Toledo Buckeyes of the Eastern Hockey League.
He played in 5 NHL games and scored no points.
Labovitch was inducted in the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001.
External links
- http://www.newyorkrangers.com/tradition/atr/bio.asp?PlayerID=586&FirstName=Max&LastName=Labovitch
- http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=14586
- http://web.archive.org/web/20040411225627/http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_zolf/20020131.html
- http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=hockey&ID=14
- http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13257
- http://www.propeller.com/story/2008/11/17/legends-of-hockey-steven-breslauer-calgary-hockey-player/