Jean Labonté

Jean Labonté
Born	March 20, 1969 Hull, QC, CA
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Playing career	1996–present

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 is the captain of the Canadian Team since the 2007-08 season. He studied at l'Université du Québec en Outaouais. He currently works at Alcatel-Lucent as a software engineer.

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 is team Canada's current captain and has been since the 2007-2008 season

Labonté was given the honour of being selected as flag bearer for Canada at the 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver.

Career statistics

International

Jean Labonté

Medal record
Representing Canada
Men's Ice sledge hockey
Paralympic games
	2006 - Torino, Italy	Tournament
	1998 - Nagano, Japan	Tournament
IPC World Men Championships
	1996 - Nynäshamn, Sweden	Tournament
	2000 - Salt Lake City, USA	Tournament
	2008 - Marlborough, USA	Tournament
	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
TOTALS		ISHWC	22	3	7	10	10
TOTALS		PARA	16	3	4	7	14

External links

• Player profile - Hockey Canada