Jean Labonté

Jean Labonté
Labonte in 2015
Born	(1969-03-20) March 20, 1969 Hull, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
National team	Canada
Playing career	1996–2010
Medal record Men's para ice hockey Representing Canada Paralympic Games 1998 Nagano Team 2006 Turin Team World Championships 1996 Nynäshamn Team 2000 Salt Lake City Team 2008 Marlborough Team 2009 Ostrava Team

Jean Labonté (born March 20, 1969) is a Canadian ice 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 ice 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 Turin. 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.

International career

Labonté was named on the Canadian men's national ice 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 2007–08 season until his retirement after the 2009–10 season.

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

Career statistics

International

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

External links

• Player profile - Hockey Canada
• Jean Labonte at the International Paralympic Committee
• Jean Labonte at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)