Olivier Labelle

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Olivier Labelle
Olivier Labelle.jpg
Labelle with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2007
Born (1985-07-15) July 15, 1985 (age 39)
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
Magnus team
Former teams
Boxers de Bordeaux
Syracuse Crunch
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Manitoba Moose
Providence Bruins
Graz 99ers
Dragons de Rouen
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2006present

Olivier Labelle (born July 15, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.

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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] In the 2019–20 season, Labelle featured in just 4 games with the Royals before he was released from his contract on October 24, 2019. He returned to former French club, Boxers de Bordeaux on November 6, 2019. [7]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2002–03 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 69161834861941536
2003–04 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL7026315713015371024
2004–05 Gatineau OlympiquesQMJHL671937561331012312
2005–06 Acadie-Bathurst Titan QMJHL675050100185175101535
2006–07 Syracuse Crunch AHL 74112031153
2007–08 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 5226224816915471133
2007–08 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL810113
2008–09 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL56161935128943732
2008–09 Manitoba Moose AHL602211
2009–10 Reading Royals ECHL55231841162161141536
2009–10 Providence Bruins AHL20000
2010–11 Reading RoyalsECHL38211132105725716
2010–11 Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL3432574
2011–12 Reading RoyalsECHL63273057144511210
2011–12 Providence BruinsAHL20002
2012–13 Graz 99ers EBEL 4218163498521310
2013–14 Graz 99ersEBEL405121764
2014–15 Reading RoyalsECHL7230417192703310
2015–16 Dragons de Rouen FRA 261114253615651124
2016–17 Reading RoyalsECHL6627285578622410
2016–17 Syracuse CrunchAHL60004
2017–18 Boxers de Bordeaux FRA44222244108921314
2018–19 Indy Fuel ECHL5615254075
2019–20 Reading RoyalsECHL40112
AHL totals132152439257

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References

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