Mitch Babin

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 seasonPlayoffs 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 — — — — —