Max Labovitch


Max Labovitch was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was Jewish.

Biography

Labovitch played professional hockey for ten years, and missed two seasons due to military service. In 1941–42, he played for the New Haven Eagles of the American Hockey League. In 1943–44 he saw time with both the New York Rangers and the New York Rovers. In 1945, he played for the Vancouver Pros and the Stan Evan Orioles of Winnipeg.
He did not retire from hockey until after the 1949–50 season. That year, he had 42 points in 49 games for the Toledo Buckeyes of the IHL.
Labovitch was inducted in the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in February 2001. He died in January 2018 at the age of 93.