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André Aubut
Born (1960-02-03)February 3, 1960
Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
Died August 1993 (age 33)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shot Right
Played for Maine
Fredericton Express
Oklahoma City Stars
Playing career 1978–1982

André Aubut was a Canadian ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Maine.[1]

Career

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Aubut was a member of the second recruiting class for the Black Bears when they restarted their ice hockey program in the late 1970s. After a good freshman campaign where he was named ECAC 2 rookie of the year,[2] Maine jumped up to Division I. Predictably, the team finished with a losing record, but only by a few games. Maine performed rather well as a new entry into ECAC Hockey and Aubut became the program's first All-American in 1980. His numbers improved and nearly equaled what he scored as a freshman the next season as Maine finished tied for 5th in the conference and made their first conference tournament at the D-I level. With so many players from the initial class graduating after 1981, the team tumbled down the standings and ended up last in their conference. While Aubut was still a promising prospect, he played just a few games for minor professional clubs before retiring. In April 1993, while playing pickup hockey in Montreal, Aubut suffered a freak injury that left him paralyzed. He died in August at Sacré-Coeur Hospital in Montreal.[3]

In 1988, Aubut was inducted into the Maine Athletics Hall of Fame, the first ice hockey player so honored.[4] He also received the most votes for the Black Bears' first All-decade team.[2] As of 2021, Aubus is still the Black Bears all-time leader in goals (tied) and points by a defenseman.[5]

Statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1976–77 Laval National QMJHL 18 0 1 1 38 — — — — —
1978–79 Maine ECAC 2 — 10 35 45 — — — — — —
1979–80 Maine ECAC Hockey 32 6 22 28 42 — — — — —
1980–81 Maine ECAC Hockey 34 11 32 43 47 — — — — —
1981–82 Maine ECAC Hockey 29 5 14 19 26 — — — — —
1981–82 Fredericton Express AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1981–82 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 6 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
NCAA totals — 32 103 135 — — — — — —

Awards and honors

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Award Year
All-ECAC 2 First Team 1978–79 [5]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1979–80 [6]
AHCA East All-American 1979–80 [1]
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1980–81 [6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "1979-1980 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. ^ a b "Aubut's 27 should be retired". Bangor Daily News. March 10, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Briggs, Bob (9 January 2008). "University of Maine ice Hockey". University of Maine. ISBN 9781439635773. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "Andre Aubut". Maine Black Bears. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Maine Men's Ice Hockey 2020-21 Media Guide" (PDF). Maine Black Bears. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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