| André Aubut | |
| Birth Date: | 3 February 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Gaspé, Quebec, Canada |
| Death Date: | August 1993 (age 33) |
| Death Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Position: | Defenseman |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Played For: | Maine Fredericton Express Oklahoma City Stars |
| Career Start: | 1978 |
| Career End: | 1982 |
André Aubut was a Canadian ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Maine.
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,[1] 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.[2]
In 1988, Aubut was inducted into the Maine Athletics Hall of Fame, the first ice hockey player so honored.[3] He also received the most votes for the Black Bears' first All-decade team.[4] As of 2021, Aubus is still the Black Bears all-time leader in goals (tied) and points by a defenseman.[5]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1976–77 | QMJHL | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978–79 | ECAC 2 | — | 10 | 35 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1979–80 | ECAC Hockey | 32 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980–81 | ECAC Hockey | 34 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1981–82 | ECAC Hockey | 29 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1981–82 | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1981–82 | CHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| NCAA totals | — | 32 | 103 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC 2 First Team | 1978–79 | [6] |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1979–80 | [7] |
| AHCA East All-American | 1979–80 | [8] |
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 1980–81 | [9] |