Career
He is Jewish. Labovitch played professional hockey for ten years, and missed two seasons due to military service (1942-1943 and 1944-1945). In 1941-1942, he played for the New Haven Eagles of the American Hockey League. In 1943-1944 he saw time with both the New York Rangers and the New York Rovers.
In 1945, he played for the Vancouver Pros and the Stan Evan Orioles of Winnipeg.
He did not retire from hockey until after the 1949-1950 season. That year, he had 42 points in 49 games for the Toledo Buckeyes of the IHL. Labovitch was inducted in the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in February 2001.