Robert Lebel (ice hockey), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Lebel (ice hockey)

Canadian ice hockey administrator

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1905

Place of Birth: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 20-Sep-1999

Profession: politician, ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Robert Lebel or LeBel (September 21, 1905 – September 20, 1999) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator, and former president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA), and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Lebel founded a senior ice hockey league during World War II, and then became president of the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association (QAHA).
He was a mayor of Chambly, Quebec, before joining the CAHA as an executive member and later its president.
He was president of the IIHF during the early Cold War era, the last Canadian to lead the federation.
He later founded the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for junior ice hockey players.
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, the IIHF Hall of Fame, three halls of fame in his native Quebec, and is the namesake of the Robert Lebel Trophy.