Mitch Babin
Introduction '''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 —  —  —  —  —
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