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Joseph LaBate

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Joseph LaBate
LaBate in 2015
Born (1993-04-16) April 16, 1993 (age 31)
Eagan, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
AHL team
Former teams		 Cleveland Monsters
Vancouver Canucks
Barys Astana
NHL draft 101st overall, 2011
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 2015–present

Joseph LaBate (born April 16, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently under contract with the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL).[1] He was selected 101st overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

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LaBate played for the Academy of Holy Angels's men's ice hockey team in high school, tallying 58 points in 25 games.[2]

After three seasons in high school hockey, the Vancouver Canucks used their fourth round pick, 101 overall, to select LaBate in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.[3][4] He soon moved on to college hockey, playing for the Wisconsin Badgers in the NCAA. LaBate shifted from wing to center in his junior season at Wisconsin and skated in all 37 games for the Badgers.

He scored a career-high 11 goals with 11 assists and was -3 with 22 penalty minutes. After four seasons with the Wisconsin Badgers, he signed a contract with the Canucks. He was sent down to the Utica Comets and posted his first professional career goal against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms after a gruesome fight with Samuel Morin.[5] He participated in the Canucks 2016-17 preseason games, posting a goal, but was eventually sent down to the Comets.[6]

On November 21, he was recalled to the NHL for the first time in his career.[7] He made his NHL debut two days later, on November 23, 2016, logging 5:55 minutes of ice time in a 4–1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes.[8] He played 13 total games with the Canucks. Following the 2017–18 season, and after his third full season within the Canucks organization, LaBate became a free agent after he was not tendered a qualifying offer by the club. On August 20, 2018, LaBate secured a one-year AHL contract with the Belleville Senators, affiliate of the Ottawa Senators.[9]

Labate left the Belleville Senators following the 2020–21 season, his third year with the club, and continued his career in the AHL by signing a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Admirals on July 29, 2021.[10] In the following 2021–22 season, LaBate added a veteran presence to the Admirals forward group, adding 5 goals and 12 points through 56 regular season games. He appeared in a career-high 9 playoff games, adding 2 points.

As a free agent from the Admirals, LaBate was signed to a one-year contract with defending Calder Cup champions, the Chicago Wolves, on July 18, 2022, where he totaled 22 points in 53 games.[11]

After 8 professional seasons in North America, LaBate signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with Kazakh-based club, Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on July 4, 2023.[12] Initially slotted as Barys first-line center, LaBate concluded the season notching 18 points through 49 regular season contests.

Returning to North America as a free agent, LaBate was belatedly signed to a PTO leading into the 2024–25 season, with the Cleveland Monsters of the AHL, the primary affiliate to the Columbus Blue Jackets, on October 8, 2024.[13]

Playing style

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LaBate described himself as:[14]

I would say that I am somewhere in the middle at this point of my career. But I am honestly putting a large emphasis on becoming a more physical player. I am working on the physical aspect of the game, and watching David Backes [who I referred to as a player that he has been compared to] play, you can tell that he plays with a physical edge on the ice. That's something that I'm trying to incorporate into my game. I skated with Ryan Malone this past summer, and I have started watching more of his stuff as well.

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Academy of Holy Angels USHS 25 29 29 58 26 2 0 1 1 2
2010–11 Academy of Holy Angels USHS 25 27 22 49 42 1 2 1 3 0
2011–12 University of Wisconsin WCHA 37 5 15 20 24 — — — — —
2012–13 University of Wisconsin WCHA 41 9 14 23 51 — — — — —
2013–14 University of Wisconsin B1G 37 11 11 22 22 — — — — —
2014–15 University of Wisconsin B1G 35 6 12 18 46 — — — — —
2014–15 Utica Comets AHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2015–16 Utica Comets AHL 66 10 10 20 79 4 0 1 1 6
2016–17 Utica Comets AHL 38 6 10 16 80 — — — — —
2016–17 Vancouver Canucks NHL 13 0 0 0 21 — — — — —
2017–18 Utica Comets AHL 39 6 5 11 87 — — — — —
2018–19 Belleville Senators AHL 70 8 5 13 106 — — — — —
2019–20 Belleville Senators AHL 47 10 16 26 53 — — — — —
2020–21 Belleville Senators AHL 34 7 6 13 64 — — — — —
2021–22 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 56 5 7 12 121 9 1 1 2 8
2022–23 Chicago Wolves AHL 53 11 11 22 100 — — — — —
2023–24 Barys Astana KHL 49 8 10 18 53 — — — — —
NHL totals 13 0 0 0 21 — — — — —

References

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  1. ^ "Joseph LaBate Stats and News". NHL. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Prospect: Joseph LaBate". Hockey's Future. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Prospect Profile: #8 Joseph LaBate". CanucksArmy. August 21, 2013. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "2011 NHL draft profile: Joseph LaBate". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  5. ^ Peters, Chris (November 26, 2015). "AHL fight provides season's most gruesome image to date". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  6. ^ "LaBate scores after quick move". Canucks Media. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  7. ^ "Canucks recall LaBate". nhl.com. November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  8. ^ "Sven Baertschi sparks Canucks past Coyotes". nhl.com. November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  9. ^ "LaBate signs AHL pact with Belleville". American Hockey League. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "Admirals sign forward LaBate". American Hockey League. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  11. ^ "Wolves add two veteran forwards". Chicago Wolves. July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "Joseph LaBate moves to Barys" (in Russian). Barys Astana. July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  13. ^ "Monsters sign forwards Joseph LaBate and Chris Wilkie to PTO contracts". Cleveland Monsters. October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  14. ^ "Prospect Profile: #8 Joseph LaBate". CanucksArmy. August 21, 2013. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
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