Marc LaBelle (born December 20, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Career

LaBelle went undrafted and signed with the Montreal Canadiens in 1991 as a free agent, but played in the minors. He then signed with the Ottawa Senators the next year, again as a free agent, but only played in the minor leagues. LaBelle was then claimed by the

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in the

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, spending three seasons in the International Hockey League with the

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and the Milwaukee Admirals, but never played for the Panthers. He signed with the Dallas Stars in 1996 and played nine regular season games during the

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, scoring no points and collecting 46 penalty minutes. He continued to play in the IHL with the Admirals, Cyclones, and

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. He also played one game in the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League for the Lachute Rapids. LaBelle joined the El Paso Buzzards as a player and associate coach, where he spent two seasons, but suffered a hand injury during a game against the New Mexico Scorpions, which eventually led to his retirement. He briefly came out of retirement during the

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playing one more game for the

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