- Pete Babando
Peter "Pete" Babando (born
May 10 ,1925 in Braeburn,Lower Burrell ,Pennsylvania ) was raised inOntario and was a formerNational Hockey League player who skated for theBoston Bruins ,Detroit Red Wings , Chicago Black Hawks, andNew York Rangers . During six NHL seasons, Babando scored 86 goals, 73 assists (for 159 points) in 351 regular season games. However, Babando's mark in history was made onApril 23 , 1950 in Game seven of theStanley Cup Finals. As a member of the Red Wings, he scored a sudden death (and Cup-clinching goal) to eliminate the Rangers at 8:31 of the second overtime. At the time he was one of the few American-born players in the NHL. Babando scored only three playoff goals in his career.Babando was also a key member of the legendary
Clinton Comets of theEastern Hockey League .He currently lives in Timmins, Ontario.
External links
* [http://www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ05_19.shtml Picture of Pete Babando's Name on the 1950 Stanley Cup Plaque]
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* [http://www.city.timmins.on.ca/old/Babando-Barilko.htm Sports Heros (Timmins)]
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