Pete Babando, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Pete Babando

American-born Canadian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 10-May-1925

Place of Birth: Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada, United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Pete Babando

  • Peter Joseph Babando (born May 10, 1925) is a former National Hockey League player who skated for the Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, and New York Rangers.
  • He was born in Braeburn-Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania and raised in South Porcupine, Ontario.
  • During six NHL seasons, Babando scored 86 goals, 73 assists (for 159 points) in 351 regular season games.
  • On April 23, 1950, in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, he scored the Cup-clinching goal as a member of the Red Wings, to eliminate the New York Rangers at 8:31 of the second overtime.
  • As of 2019, it remains the only Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final to go multiple overtimes.
  • 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 Blackhawks as part of a nine-player deal.
  • Babando was also a member of the Clinton Comets of the Eastern Hockey League.

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