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Dave Babych

a.k.a. "David Babych"

HC Ambrì-Piotta / NLA - 99/00

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Date of Birth

May 23, 1961

Position

Age

Height

6'2" / 188 cm

Place of Birth

Edmonton, AB, CAN

Weight

220 lbs / 100 kg

Nation

Canada

Shoots

Youth Team

Status

Retired

Drafted

1980 round 1 #2 overall by Winnipeg Jets

Highlights

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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Player 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
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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Player 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	1194	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	3	123	43	122	165	1.34	175	-	\|	2	33	8	32	40	1.21	24	-

Career Highlights

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Awards by season

1977-1978
- AJHL Most Outstanding Defenseman
- AJHL Rookie of the Year
1979-1980
- WHL First All-Star Team
1982-1983
- NHL All-Star Game
1983-1984
- NHL All-Star Game
1988-1989
- World Championship Silver Medal

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Player	Period	YearsYr	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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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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