Jean Labonté

Jean Labonté
Born March 20, 1969
Hull, QC, CA
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Playing career 1996–2010

Jean Labonté (born on March 20, 1969 in Hull, Québec) is a Canadian sledge hockey player.

Labonté was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in his left tibia in 1986 at the age of 17 and finally lost his leg at the age of 20, in 1990. After his amputation, Labonté turned his sights towards sledge hockey and made the Canadian National Sledge hockey team for the first time in 1996. He was on the Canadian team that won the 2006 sledge hockey gold medal at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino. He was the captain of the Canadian Team from the 2007-08 season until his retirement after the 2009-2010 season. He studied at l'Université du Québec en Outaouais and currently works at Alcatel-Lucent as a software designer.

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International career

Labonté was named on the Canadian National Sledge hockey team for the first time in 1996, at the age of 26. His first international tournament was the 1996 IPC World Championships held in Nynäshamn, Sweden. Labonté was team Canada's captain from the 2007-2008 season until his retirement after the 2009-2010 season.

Labonté was the flag bearer for Canada at the 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver.

Career statistics

International

Medal record
Competitor for Canada
Men's Ice sledge hockey
Paralympic games
Gold 2006 - Torino, Italy Tournament
Silver 1998 - Nagano, Japan Tournament
IPC World Men Championships
Bronze 1996 - Nynäshamn, Sweden Tournament
Gold 2000 - Salt Lake City, USA Tournament
Gold 2008 - Marlborough, USA Tournament
Bronze 2009 - Ostrava, Czech Republic Tournament
Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM
1996 Canada ISHWC - - - - -
1998 Canada PARA 5 0 1 1 4
2000 Canada ISHWC 6 1 2 3 4
2002 Canada PARA 6 2 2 4 6
2004 Canada ISHWC 5 0 0 0 0
2006 Canada PARA 5 1 1 2 4
2008 Canada ISHWC 6 1 2 3 6
2009 Canada ISHWC 5 1 3 4 0
2010 Canada PARA 5 1 2 3 2
TOTALS ISHWC 22 3 7 10 10
TOTALS PARA 21 4 6 10 16

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