Dave Babych

Date of Birth: May 23, 1961
Age: 65
Place of Birth: Edmonton, AB, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: D
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 100 kg / 220 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Dave Babych Facts

Player Type: Two-Way Defenseman
Drafted: 1980 round 1 #2 overall by Winnipeg Jets

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	+/-
1977-1978	Fort Saskatchewan Traders	AJHL	56	31	69	100	37	-
1977-1978	Portland Winter Hawks	WCHL	6	1	3	4	41	-
1978-1979	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL	67	20	59	79	63	-	Playoffs	25	7	22	29	22	-
1979-1980	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL	50	22	60	82	71	-	Playoffs	8	1	10	11	2	-
1980-1981	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	69	6	38	44	90	-61
1980-1981	Canada	WC	7	0	2	2	8	-
1981-1982	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	79	19	49	68	92	-11	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	29	-
1982-1983	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	79	13	61	74	56	-10	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-
1983-1984	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	66	18	39	57	62	-31	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	0	-
1984-1985	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	78	13	49	62	78	-16	Playoffs	8	2	7	9	6	-
1985-1986	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	19	4	12	16	14	-1
1985-1986	Hartford Whalers	NHL	62	10	43	53	36	2	Playoffs	8	1	3	4	14	-
1986-1987	Hartford Whalers	NHL	66	8	33	41	44	-18	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	14	-
1987-1988	Hartford Whalers	NHL	71	14	36	50	54	-25	Playoffs	6	3	2	5	2	-1
1988-1989	Hartford Whalers	NHL	70	6	41	47	54	-5	Playoffs	4	1	5	6	2	1
1988-1989	Canada	WC	10	2	0	2	4	-
1989-1990	Hartford Whalers	NHL	72	6	37	43	62	-16	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	0	5
1990-1991	Hartford Whalers	NHL	8	0	6	6	4	-4
1991-1992	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	75	5	24	29	63	-2	Playoffs	13	2	6	8	10	6
1992-1993	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	43	3	16	19	44	6	Playoffs	12	2	5	7	6	-2
1993-1994	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	73	4	28	32	52	0	Playoffs	24	3	5	8	12	4
1994-1995	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	40	3	11	14	18	-13	Playoffs	11	2	2	4	14	-8
1995-1996	Vancouver Canucks "A"	NHL	53	3	21	24	38	-5
1996-1997	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	78	5	22	27	38	-2
1997-1998	Vancouver Canucks "A"	NHL	47	0	9	9	37	-11
1997-1998	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	6	0	0	0	12	2	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	4	2
1998-1999	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	32	2	4	6	20	0
1998-1999	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	8	0	2	2	2	-2
1999-2000	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NLA	1	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-

Dave Babych Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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 (WCHL)	3	123	43	122	165	1.34	175	-	2	33	8	32	40	1.21	24	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dave Babych Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Canada	2	17	2	2	4	0.24	12	-	0
Fort Saskatchewan Traders	1	56	31	69	100	1.79	37	-	0
Hartford Whalers	6	349	44	196	240	0.69	254	-66	5	31	7	13	20	0.65	32	5*
HC Ambrì-Piotta	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
Los Angeles Kings	1	8	0	2	2	0.25	2	-2	0
Philadelphia Flyers	2	38	2	4	6	0.16	32	2	1	5	1	0	1	0.20	4	2
Portland Winter Hawks	3	123	43	122	165	1.34	175	-	2	33	8	32	40	1.21	24	-
Vancouver Canucks	7	409	23	131	154	0.38	290	-27	4	60	9	18	27	0.45	44	0
Winnipeg Jets (old)	6	390	73	248	321	0.82	392	-130	4	18	4	10	14	0.78	35	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dave Babych Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1977-1978	AJHL First All-Star Team 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

Dave Babych Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1991, 1 #4 by Minnesota North Stars in the NHL Expansion Draft
Cult/Star player for Hartford Whalers
Cult/Star player for HC Ambrì-Piotta
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.