Mario Faubert

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Mario Faubert
Born (1954-12-02) December 2, 1954 (age 69)
Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
NHL Draft 62nd overall, 1974
Pittsburgh Penguins
WHA Draft 138th overall, 1974
Vancouver Blazers
Playing career 19741982

Mario Faubert (born December 2, 1954) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman and politician.

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Hockey career

Faubert played two seasons at Saint Louis University before being drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1974 NHL amateur draft. His early career was split between the Penguins and the AHL's Hershey Bears. He played his first full season in 1981, and finished the year first among Pittsburgh defenceman in scoring. On November 18, 1981 Faubert suffered a tragic career ending leg injury in a game versus St. Louis. [1]

Political career

In February 2003, the Parti libéral du Québec announced that Mario Faubert would be its candidate in the riding of Beauharnois for the upcoming Quebec general election. He was named the liberal candidate after the Beauharnois-Huntingdon district was split in two and incumbent André Chenail chose to ride in Huntingdon. He got 42.77% of the vote but lost by 639 votes to Parti Québécois candidate Serge Deslières.

Awards and honours

AwardYear
All-CCHA Second Team 1973-74 [2]
CCHA All-Tournament Team 1974 [3]

Career statistics

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1972-73 St. Louis University CCHA 383363968
1973-74 St. Louis UniversityCCHA408354362
1974–75 Hershey Bears AHL 5413213476112794
1974–75 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 101016
1975–76 Hershey BearsAHL39716233710461014
1975–76 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL2118910
1976–77 Hershey BearsAHL328192742
1976–77 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL47211133231012
1977–78 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL1806611
1977–78 Binghamton Dusters AHL703312
1978–79 Binghamton DustersAHL7373340501037106
1979–80 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL49513183120110
1980–81 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL728445211851124
1981–82 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL14481214
NHL totals2312190111222102246

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References

  1. Legends of Hockey/HHOF. 2001–06.. Retrieved December 17, 2006.
  2. "All-CCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  3. "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.