# Mario Faubert

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**Mario Faubert** (born December 2, 1954) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) retired professional [ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey) [defenceman](/source/Defenceman) and politician.

## Hockey career

Faubert played two seasons at [Saint Louis University](/source/Saint_Louis_University_(United_States)) before being drafted by the [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins) in the [1974 NHL amateur draft](/source/1974_NHL_amateur_draft). His early career was split between the Penguins and the [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)'s [Hershey Bears](/source/Hershey_Bears). He played his first full season in [1981](/source/1980%E2%80%9381_NHL_season), 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](/source/St._Louis_Blues).[1]

## Political career

In February 2003, the [Parti libéral du Québec](/source/Parti_lib%C3%A9ral_du_Qu%C3%A9bec) announced that Mario Faubert would be its candidate in the riding of [Beauharnois](/source/Beauharnois_(provincial_electoral_district)) for the upcoming [Quebec general election](/source/2003_Quebec_general_election). He was named the liberal candidate after the [Beauharnois-Huntingdon](/source/Beauharnois-Huntingdon) district was split in two and incumbent [André Chenail](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Chenail) chose to ride in [Huntingdon](/source/Huntingdon_(Quebec_provincial_electoral_district)). He got 42.77% of the vote but lost by 639 votes to [Parti Québécois](/source/Parti_Qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois) candidate [Serge Deslières](/source/Serge_Desli%C3%A8res).

## Awards and honours

Award Year All-CCHA Second Team 1973-74 [2] CCHA All-Tournament Team 1974 [3]

## Career statistics

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1972-73 St. Louis University CCHA 38 3 36 39 68 — — — — — 1973-74 St. Louis University CCHA 40 8 35 43 62 — — — — — 1974–75 Hershey Bears AHL 54 13 21 34 76 11 2 7 9 4 1974–75 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 10 1 0 1 6 — — — — — 1975–76 Hershey Bears AHL 39 7 16 23 37 10 4 6 10 14 1975–76 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 21 1 8 9 10 — — — — — 1976–77 Hershey Bears AHL 32 8 19 27 42 — — — — — 1976–77 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 47 2 11 13 32 3 1 0 1 2 1977–78 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18 0 6 6 11 — — — — — 1977–78 Binghamton Dusters AHL 7 0 3 3 12 — — — — — 1978–79 Binghamton Dusters AHL 73 7 33 40 50 10 3 7 10 6 1979–80 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 49 5 13 18 31 2 0 1 1 0 1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 72 8 44 52 118 5 1 1 2 4 1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 14 4 8 12 14 — — — — — NHL totals 231 21 90 111 222 10 2 2 4 6

## References

1. Legends of Hockey/HHOF. 2001–06.[\[1\]](http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12571). Retrieved December 17, 2006.

1. ["All-CCHA Teams"](http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_all.html). College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-27.

1. ["2012-13 CCHA Media Guide"](http://issuu.com/cchahockey/docs/2012-13_ccha_media_guide_final_2a_compressed#). ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.

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