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Canada Dave Babych

a.k.a. "David Babych"

HC Ambrì-Piotta / NLA - 99/00

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Dave Babych Facts

Date of Birth
May 23, 1961
Position
D
Age
62
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Edmonton, AB, CAN
Weight
220 lbs / 100 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1980 round 1 #2 overall by Winnipeg Jets
Highlights
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time WHL First All-Star Team 1

Brother: Wayne Babych
Sons: Cal Babych, Jaret Babych & Ty Babych

Dave Babych was selected 2nd overall in 1980 after scoring 82 points with the Portland Winter Hawks. The big defenseman scored 44 points as a rookie in 1981 and would score no lower than 41 points until 1991, when he suffered multiple injuries. The 2x All-Star won World Championship silver in 1989 and retired from the NHL in 1999 with 142 goals and 581 assists.

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Dave Babych Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1977-78 Fort Saskatchewan Traders AJHL 56* 31* 69* 100* 37* -* |
Portland Winter Hawks WCHL 6* 1* 3* 4* 41* -* |
1978-79 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 67* 20* 59* 79* 63* -* | Playoffs 25 7 22 29 22 -
1979-80 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 50* 22* 60* 82* 71* -* | Playoffs 8 1 10 11 2 -
1980-81 Winnipeg Jets NHL 69* 6* 38* 44* 90* -61* |
Canada WC 7* 0* 2* 2* 8* -* |
1981-82 Winnipeg Jets NHL 79* 19* 49* 68* 92* -11* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 29 -
1982-83 Winnipeg Jets NHL 79* 13* 61* 74* 56* -10* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
1983-84 Winnipeg Jets NHL 66* 18* 39* 57* 62* -31* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -
1984-85 Winnipeg Jets NHL 78* 13* 49* 62* 78* -16* | Playoffs 8 2 7 9 6 -
1985-86 Winnipeg Jets NHL 19* 4* 12* 16* 14* -1* |
Hartford Whalers NHL 62* 10* 43* 53* 36* 2* | Playoffs 8 1 3 4 14 -
1986-87 Hartford Whalers NHL 66* 8* 33* 41* 44* -18* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 14 -
1987-88 Hartford Whalers NHL 71* 14* 36* 50* 54* -25* | Playoffs 6 3 2 5 2 -1
1988-89 Hartford Whalers NHL 70* 6* 41* 47* 54* -5* | Playoffs 4 1 5 6 2 1
Canada WC 10* 2* 0* 2* 4* -* |
1989-90 Hartford Whalers NHL 72* 6* 37* 43* 62* -16* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 0 5
1990-91 Hartford Whalers NHL 8* 0* 6* 6* 4* -4* |
1991-92 Vancouver Canucks NHL 75* 5* 24* 29* 63* -2* | Playoffs 13 2 6 8 10 6
1992-93 Vancouver Canucks NHL 43* 3* 16* 19* 44* 6* | Playoffs 12 2 5 7 6 -2
1993-94 Vancouver Canucks NHL 73* 4* 28* 32* 52* 0* | Playoffs 24 3 5 8 12 4
1994-95 Vancouver Canucks NHL 40* 3* 11* 14* 18* -13* | Playoffs 11 2 2 4 14 -8
1995-96 Vancouver Canucks “A” NHL 53* 3* 21* 24* 38* -5* |
1996-97 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78* 5* 22* 27* 38* -2* |
1997-98 Vancouver Canucks “A” NHL 47* 0* 9* 9* 37* -11* | - - - - 2 -
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 12* 2* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 4 2
1998-99 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 32* 2* 4* 6* 20* 0* |
Los Angeles Kings NHL 8* 0* 2* 2* 2* -2* |
1999-00 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1999-00 HC Ambrì-Piotta NLA Player-Asst. Coach
2008-09 Team Canada Deutschland Cup Asst. Coach
Team Canada International Asst. Coach
2009-10 Vancouver Canucks NHL Team Consultant Defence Development Consultant
2010-11 Vancouver Canucks NHL Team Consultant Defence Development Consultant
2011-12 Vancouver Canucks NHL Team Consultant Defence Development Consultant
2012-13 Vancouver Canucks NHL Team Consultant Defence Development Consultant
2013-14 Vancouver Canucks NHL Team Consultant Defence Development Consultant
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Dave Babych Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AJHL 1 56* 31* 69* 100* 1.79* 37* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 19 1 194* 142* 581* 723* 0.61* 970* -223* | 14 114 21 * 41 * 62 * 0.54 * 115 * 7 *
NLA (NL) 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
WC 2 17* 2* 2* 4* 0.24* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL (WCHL) 3 123* 43* 122* 165* 1.34* 175* -* | 2 33 8 * 32 * 40 * 1.21 * 24 * - *
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Dave Babych Connections

Player Period Teams
Dana Murzyn (D) 1985-1998 10 Hartford Whalers, Vancouver Canucks
Gino Odjick (F) 1991-1998 7 Vancouver Canucks
Kirk McLean (G) 1991-1998 7 Vancouver Canucks
Jyrki Lumme (D) 1991-1998 7 Vancouver Canucks

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Dave Babych Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1991, 1 #4 overall by Minnesota North Stars in the NHL Expansion Draft

Cult/Star player for Ambrì-Piotta

Cult/Star player for Hartford Whalers

Cult/Star player for Portland Winterhawks

Cult/Star player for Vancouver Canucks

Cult/Star player for Winnipeg Jets

Dave & his brother Wayne were, for a time, also brothers-in-law as they married twin sisters. They have both separated from their respective wives.

Dave had a small role in the movie Slap Shot 2.

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