Nick Libett

Nicholas Lynn Libett (born December 9, 1945) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. He played 12 years in the National Hockey League as a left winger for the Detroit Red Wings (1967–79) and Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–1981). In 982 career games, he scored 504 points, and was captain of the Red Wings on two occasions during the 1970s.

Early years Libett was born in 1945 at Stratford, Ontario.

Professional hockey Libett played junior hockey with the Hamilton Red Wings from 1962 to 1966, and began his professional hockey career with the Memphis Wings (1965–67) and Fort Worth Wings (1967-68). He played in the playoffs only twice in his twelve seasons with the Red Wings.

On August 3, 1979, Libett was traded by the Red Wings to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Pete Mahovlich. He played two season with the Penguins, retiring after the 1980-81 season at age 35. He survived non-Hodgkins lymphoma in the late 1980s.

Libett and his wife, Jacqueline B. Libett, had three children: Stephanie, Christopher and Kathleen. Jacqueline died in 2019; they had been married for 53 years.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1961–62 Stratford Cullitons CJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1962–63 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 32 1 4 5 21 — — — — — 1963–64 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 49 23 19 42 58 — — — — — 1963–64 Cincinnati Wings CPHL 3 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 1964–65 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 51 24 37 61 60 — — — — — 1965–66 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 42 22 22 44 39 5 2 1 3 6 1965–66 Memphis Wings CPHL 4 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 1966–67 Memphis Wings CPHL 62 12 18 30 30 7 2 2 4 4 1967–68 Detroit Red Wings NHL 22 2 1 3 12 — — — — — 1967–68 San Diego Gulls WHL 10 4 2 6 0 — — — — — 1967–68 Fort Worth Wings CPHL 40 11 28 39 22 — — — — — 1968–69 Detroit Red Wings NHL 75 10 14 24 34 — — — — — 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings NHL 76 20 20 40 39 4 2 0 2 2 1970–71 Detroit Red Wings NHL 78 16 13 29 25 — — — — — 1971–72 Detroit Red Wings NHL 77 31 22 53 50 — — — — — 1972–73 Detroit Red Wings NHL 78 19 34 53 56 — — — — — 1973–74 Detroit Red Wings NHL 67 24 24 48 37 — — — — — 1974–75 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 23 28 51 39 — — — — — 1975–76 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 20 26 46 71 — — — — — 1976–77 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 14 27 41 25 — — — — — 1977–78 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 23 22 45 46 7 3 1 4 0 1978–79 Detroit Red Wings NHL 68 15 19 34 20 — — — — — 1979–80 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78 14 12 26 14 5 1 1 2 0 1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 43 6 6 12 4 — — — — — NHL totals 982 237 268 505 472 16 6 2 8 2

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1979 Canada WC 8 1 0 1 4 Senior totals 8 1 0 1 4