Jeff Libby
| Jeff Libby | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 1, 1974 Waterville, Maine, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | New York Islanders | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1997–1998 | ||
Jeff Libby (born March 1, 1974) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman.
He played three seasons with the University of Maine before joining the American Hockey League. He played professionally in the International Hockey League with the Utah Grizzlies, the American Hockey League with the Kentucky Thoroughblades and Lowell Lock Monsters, and one game in the National Hockey League with the New York Islanders on March 26, 1998, against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
His career ended on November 7, 1998, after he lost his right eye as a result of it being cut by the skate of Toronto Maple Leafs prospect, Mark Deyell, while playing for the Lowell Lock Monsters.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | New Hampton School | HS-NH | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | University of Maine | HE | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | University of Maine | HE | 39 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | University of Maine | HE | 34 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 47 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1997–98 | New York Islanders | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| IHL totals | 47 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "No Looking Back Jeff Libby Lost an Eye in a Hockey Game - but His Future is Awfully Bright". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- Ice hockey people from Maine
- Kentucky Thoroughblades players
- Lowell Lock Monsters players
- Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey players
- New York Islanders players
- People from Waterville, Maine
- Sportspeople from Kennebec County, Maine
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players
- New Hampton School alumni
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American ice hockey defenseman stubs