Olivier Labelle
| Olivier Labelle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| ECHL team Former teams |
Reading Royals Syracuse Crunch Bridgeport Sound Tigers Manitoba Moose Providence Bruins Graz 99ers Dragons de Rouen Boxers de Bordeaux | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Olivier Labelle (born July 15, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Reading Royals in the ECHL.
Playing career
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]
Career statistics
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 132 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ^ "Royals sign Olivier Labelle". Reading Royals. 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Sound Tiger sign Labelle to PTO". oursportscentral.com. 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Royals agree to terms with Olivier Labelle". Reading Royals. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Royals agree to terms with Olivier Labelle". Reading Royals. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Fuel add skill and experience with Olivier Labelle". Indy Fuel. 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Reading Royals (July 15, 2019). "All-Time leader in Goals Olivier Labelle returns to Reading". Twitter. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1985 births
- Acadie–Bathurst Titan players
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
- Dragons de Rouen players
- French Quebecers
- Gatineau Olympiques players
- Graz 99ers players
- Hull Olympiques players
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- Indy Fuel players
- Living people
- Manitoba Moose players
- People from Saint-Eustache, Quebec
- Providence Bruins players
- Reading Royals players
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players
- Victoria Salmon Kings players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in France
- Canadian ice hockey winger stubs