Max Labovitch (January 18, 1924 – January 14, 2018) was a

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professional

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player. He was

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Biography

Labovitch played professional hockey for ten years, and missed two seasons due to military service (1942–43 and 1944–45). In 1941–42, he played for the

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of the

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. In 1943–44 he saw time with both the

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and the

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. 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

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in February 2001. He died in January 2018 at the age of 93.

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