Robert LeBel
Robert "Bob" LeBel (born September 21, 1905 in Quebec City , Quebec , † September 20, 1999 ) was a Canadian ice hockey official .
Career
Robert LeBel founded the Interprovincial Senior League, of which he was president from 1944 to 1947. From 1955 to 1957 he headed the Quebec Amateur Hockey League, before serving as President of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association for twelve years until 1969 . He was also President of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF from 1960 to 1962 . In 1970 he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame for his services to ice hockey . The Trophée Robert LeBel , which has been awarded annually since 1978 to the team of the Canadian top junior league QMJHL with the lowest goalscoring average, is named after him.
Robert LeBel was also mayor of Chambly .
Awards
- 1970 Induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame
- 1997 inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame
Web links
- Robert LeBel at legendsofhockey.net (English)
Louis Magnus (1908-1912) | Henri Van den Bulcke (1912–1914) | Louis Magnus (1914) | Peter Patton (1914) | Henri Van den Bulcke (1914–1920) | Max Sillig (1920–1922) | Paul Loicq (1922-1947) | Fritz Kraatz (1947–1948) | George Hardy (1948–1951) | Fritz Kraatz (1951–1954) | Walter A. Brown (1954-1957) | Bunny Ahearne (1957-1960) | Robert LeBel (1960–1963) | Bunny Ahearne (1963-1966) | William Thayer Tutt (1966–1969) | Bunny Ahearne (1969–1975) | Günther Sabetzki (1975–1994) | René Fasel (since 1994)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | LeBel, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | LeBel, Bob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Quebec City , Quebec , Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 1999 |