Mario Faubert (born December 2, 1954) is a
Canadian retired professional
ice hockey defenceman and politician.
Hockey career
Faubert played two seasons at
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Mississip ...
before being drafted by the
Pittsburgh Penguins in the
1974 NHL amateur draft. His early career was split between the Penguins and the
AHL's
Hershey Bears. He played his first full season in
1981
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, and finished the year first among Pittsburgh defenceman in scoring. On November 18, 1981 Faubert suffered a tragic career ending leg injury in a game versus
St. Louis.
[Legends of Hockey/HHOF. 2001–0]
Retrieved December 17, 2006.
Political career
In February 2003, the
Parti libéral du Québec announced that Mario Faubert would be its candidate in the riding of
Beauharnois for the upcoming
Quebec general election. He was named the liberal candidate after the
Beauharnois-Huntingdon
Beauharnois-Huntingdon was a former provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was located in and around the area between Beauharnois, Quebec and Hunting ...
district was split in two and incumbent
André Chenail
André Chenail (born July 12, 1946) is a farmer and former political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauharnois-Huntingdon from 1989 to 2003 and Huntingdon in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2003 to 2007 as a Liberal.
He was born in Sainte ...
chose to ride in
Huntingdon. He got 42.77% of the vote but lost by 639 votes to
Parti Québécois candidate
Serge Deslières.
Awards and honours
Career statistics
References
External links
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1954 births
Living people
Binghamton Dusters players
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
French Quebecers
Hershey Bears players
Sportspeople from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
Pittsburgh Penguins players
Saint Louis Billikens men's ice hockey players
Vancouver Blazers draft picks
Ice hockey people from Quebec
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