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Mario Faubert

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Height
  
1.85 m

Position
  
Defenseman

Role
  
Ice hockey player

Career end
  
1995


Name
  
Mario Faubert

Career start
  
1983

Playing career
  
1974–1982

Weight
  
79 kg

Played for
  
Mario Faubert wwwpenguinshockeycardscomplayersmariofauber

Born
  
December 2, 1954 (age 69) Valleyfield, QC, CAN (
1954-12-02
)

NHL Draft
  
62nd overall, 1974Pittsburgh Penguins

WHA Draft
  
138th overall, 1974Vancouver Blazers

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Mario Faubert (born December 2, 1954) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman and politician.

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Hockey career

Faubert played two seasons at Saint Louis University before being drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. His early career was split between the Penguins and the AHL's Hershey Bears. He played his first full season in 1981, and finished the year first among Pittsburgh defenceman in scoring. On November 18, 1981 Faubert suffered a tragic career ending leg injury in a game versus St. Louis.

Political career

In February 2003, the Parti libéral du Québec announced that Mario Faubert would be its candidate in the riding of Beauharnois for the upcoming Quebec general election. He was named the liberal candidate after the Beauharnois-Huntingdon district was split in two and incumbent André Chenail chose to ride in Huntingdon. He got 42.77% of the vote but lost by 639 votes to Parti Québécois candidate Serge Deslières.

References

Mario Faubert Wikipedia