Dave Babych is a retired defender from Canada.

What was the last team Dave Babych played for?

The last team Dave played for was HC Ambrì-Piotta in the NLA.

How tall is Dave Babych?

Dave Babych is 188 cm (6'2") tall.

How much does Dave Babych weigh?

Dave Babych weighs 100 kg (220 lbs).

When was Dave Babych born?

Dave Babych was born on 1961-05-23 in Edmonton, AB, CAN.

Dave Babych

a.k.a. "David Babych"

HC Ambrì-Piotta / NLA - 99/00

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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

Player Type: Two-Way Defenseman
Drafted: 1980 round 1 #2 overall by Winnipeg Jets
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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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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
77-78	Fort Saskatchewan Traders	AJHL	56	31	69	100	37	-
	Portland Winter Hawks	WCHL	6	1	3	4	41	-
78-79	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL	67	20	59	79	63	-	Playoffs	25	7	22	29	22	-
79-80	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL	50	22	60	82	71	-	Playoffs	8	1	10	11	2	-
80-81	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	69	6	38	44	90	-61
	Canada	WC	7	0	2	2	8	-
81-82	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	79	19	49	68	92	-11	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	29	-
82-83	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	79	13	61	74	56	-10	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-
83-84	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	66	18	39	57	62	-31	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	0	-
84-85	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	78	13	49	62	78	-16	Playoffs	8	2	7	9	6	-
85-86	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	19	4	12	16	14	-1
	Hartford Whalers	NHL	62	10	43	53	36	2	Playoffs	8	1	3	4	14	-
86-87	Hartford Whalers	NHL	66	8	33	41	44	-18	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	14	-
87-88	Hartford Whalers	NHL	71	14	36	50	54	-25	Playoffs	6	3	2	5	2	-1
88-89	Hartford Whalers	NHL	70	6	41	47	54	-5	Playoffs	4	1	5	6	2	1
	Canada	WC	10	2	0	2	4	-
89-90	Hartford Whalers	NHL	72	6	37	43	62	-16	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	0	5
90-91	Hartford Whalers	NHL	8	0	6	6	4	-4
91-92	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	75	5	24	29	63	-2	Playoffs	13	2	6	8	10	6
92-93	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	43	3	16	19	44	6	Playoffs	12	2	5	7	6	-2
93-94	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	73	4	28	32	52	0	Playoffs	24	3	5	8	12	4
94-95	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	40	3	11	14	18	-13	Playoffs	11	2	2	4	14	-8
95-96	Vancouver Canucks"A"	NHL	53	3	21	24	38	-5
96-97	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	78	5	22	27	38	-2
97-98	Vancouver Canucks"A"	NHL	47	0	9	9	37	-11
	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	6	0	0	0	12	2	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	4	2
98-99	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	32	2	4	6	20	0
	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	8	0	2	2	2	-2
99-00	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NLA	1	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-

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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 (WCHL)	3	123	43	122	165	1.34	175	-	2	33	8	32	40	1.21	24	-

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Dave Babych Career Totals

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NHL

1194

142

581

NLA

WHL

123

122

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Dave Babych Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
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.