# Jeff Libby > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jeff_Libby > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jeff_Libby.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Libby > Source revision: 1282035149 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1974)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | position = [Defense](/source/defenceman_(ice_hockey)) | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 215 | played_for =[New York Islanders](/source/New_York_Islanders) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|3|1|mf=y}} | birth_place = [Waterville](/source/Waterville%2C_Maine), [Maine](/source/Maine), U.S. | career_start = 1997 | career_end = 1998 | draft = ''Undrafted'' }} '''Jeff Libby''' (born March 1, 1974) is an American former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [defenseman](/source/defenceman_(ice_hockey)). He played three seasons with the [University of Maine](/source/Maine_Black_Bears_men's_ice_hockey) before joining the [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League). He played professionally in the [International Hockey League](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001)) with the [Utah Grizzlies](/source/Utah_Grizzlies), the [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League) with the [Kentucky Thoroughblades](/source/Kentucky_Thoroughblades) and [Lowell Lock Monsters](/source/Lowell_Lock_Monsters), and one game in the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) with the [New York Islanders](/source/New_York_Islanders) on March 26, 1998, against the [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins). His career ended on November 7, 1998, after he lost his right eye as a result of it being cut by the skate of [Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs) prospect, [Mark Deyell](/source/Mark_Deyell), while playing for the [Lowell Lock Monsters](/source/Lowell_Lock_Monsters).{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/1999/03/21/1999-03-21_no_looking_back_jeff_libby_l.html |title=No Looking Back Jeff Libby Lost an Eye in a Hockey Game - but His Future is Awfully Bright |website=[New York Daily News](/source/New_York_Daily_News) |accessdate=2009-04-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404152028/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/1999/03/21/1999-03-21_no_looking_back_jeff_libby_l.html |archivedate=2010-04-04 }} ==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|[Regular season](/source/Regular_season) ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|[Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) ! Team ! League ! GP !! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) !! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) !! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) !! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey)) ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1993–94 | [New Hampton School](/source/New_Hampton_School) | HS-NH | — || — || — || — || — | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1994–95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | [University of Maine](/source/Maine_Black_Bears_men's_ice_hockey) | [HE](/source/Hockey_East) | 22 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 6 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | University of Maine | HE | 39 || 0 || 9 || 9 || 42 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1996–97](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season) | University of Maine | HE | 34 || 6 || 25 || 31 || 41 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_IHL_season) | [Utah Grizzlies](/source/Utah_Grizzlies_(1995%E2%80%932005)) | [IHL](/source/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001)) | 47 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 25 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_AHL_season) | [Kentucky Thoroughblades](/source/Kentucky_Thoroughblades) | [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League) | 8 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 4 | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 |- | [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_NHL_season) | [New York Islanders](/source/New_York_Islanders) | [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_AHL_season) | [Lowell Lock Monsters](/source/Lowell_Lock_Monsters) | AHL | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 13 !! 0 !! 3 !! 3 !! 6 ! 3 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 4 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | IHL totals ! 47 !! 1 !! 5 !! 6 !! 25 ! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |} ==See also== *[List of players who played only one game in the NHL](/source/List_of_players_who_played_only_one_game_in_the_NHL) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{icehockeystats|legends=15196}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Libby, Jeff}} Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen Category:Ice hockey players from Maine Category:Kentucky Thoroughblades players Category:Lowell Lock Monsters players Category:Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey players Category:New York Islanders players Category:People from Waterville, Maine Category:Sportspeople from Kennebec County, Maine Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players Category:Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players Category:New Hampton School alumni Category:20th-century American sportsmen {{US-icehockey-defenceman-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jeff Libby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Libby) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Libby?action=history)). 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