| Position | Left wing |
|---|---|
| Shoots | Left |
| Height | 5 ft |
| Height in | 9 |
| Weight lb | 187 |
| Played for | Boston Bruins Detroit Red Wings Chicago Black Hawks New York Rangers |
| Birth date | May 10, 1925 |
| Birth place | Braeburn, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death date | February 19, 2020 (aged 94) |
| Death place | Timmins, Ontario, Canada |
| Career start | 1945 |
| Career end | 1967 |
Peter Joseph Babando (May 10, 1925 – February 19, 2020) was an American-born Canadian ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with all four of the United States–based Original Six teams (Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers).
The son of Italian immigrants, Babando was born in Braeburn-Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania.[1] His family briefly moved back to Italy before settling in South Porcupine, Ontario, when he was a youngster.[2]
Babando died on February 19, 2020, at the age of 94.[3]
Career
During six NHL seasons, Babando scored 86 goals, and 73 assists (for 159 points) in 351 regular season games. On April 23, 1950, in game seven of the Stanley Cup Final, he scored the Cup-clinching goal as a member of the Red Wings, to defeat the New York Rangers at 8:31 of the second overtime. As of 2022, it remains the only game seven of the Stanley Cup Final to go multiple overtimes.[4] At the time, he was one of the few American-born players in the NHL. The goal was the third and final Stanley Cup playoff goal in Babando's career. About three months later, Babando was traded to the Chicago Black Hawks as part of a nine-player deal.[5] Babando was also a member of the Clinton Comets of the Eastern Hockey League.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1943–44 | Galt Red Wings | OHA-Jr. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1944–45 | Galt Red Wings | OHA-Jr. | 19 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Boston Olympics | EAHL | 32 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 50 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 10 | ||
| 1946–47 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 51 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 81 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1947–48 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 60 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1948–49 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 58 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1949–50 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 56 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1950–51 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 49 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 29 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | New York Rangers | NHL | 29 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 63 | 21 | 43 | 64 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1954–55 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 59 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 61 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 1955–56 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 59 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 65 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1956–57 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 33 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | North Bay Trappers | NOHA | 16 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Whitby Dunlops | OHA-Sr. | 50 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 1958–59 | Whitby Dunlops | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 1959–60 | Whitby Dunlops | OHA-Sr. | 53 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 48 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 1960–61 | Clinton Comets | EHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Clinton Comets | EHL | 67 | 43 | 68 | 111 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1962–63 | Clinton Comets | EHL | 66 | 55 | 83 | 138 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 16 | ||
| 1963–64 | Clinton Comets | EHL | 68 | 26 | 65 | 91 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 34 | ||
| 1964–65 | Clinton Comets | EHL | 61 | 37 | 65 | 102 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 1965–66 | Clinton Comets | EHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Clinton Comets | EHL | 71 | 39 | 49 | 88 | 101 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 351 | 86 | 73 | 159 | 194 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| EAHL/EHL totals | 367 | 226 | 340 | 566 | 276 | 66 | 41 | 54 | 95 | 70 | ||||
| AHL totals | 265 | 93 | 127 | 220 | 283 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 10 | ||||
References
- ^ "NHL journeyman Pete Babando scored dramatic Stanley Cup-winning goal"
- ^ "A Game-7 hero to call our own"
- ^ "@NHL just wanted to inform the NHL fans that former NHL alumni Pete Babando has past away[sic] at the age of 94. He play…". No. 1230292746142994434. 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Babando, first to score OT goal in Game 7 of Cup Final, dies at 94". NHL.com. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ Clinton, Jared (February 20, 2020). "Pete Babando, first Game 7 overtime hero in Stanley Cup final history, passes away at 94". TheHockeyNews. Retrieved May 22, 2020.