Dave Babych
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Age: 34 Birthdate:May 23, 1961 Birthplace: Edmonton, AB Resides: North Vancouver, BC Height: 6'2" Weight: 215 lbs Shoots: Left Family: Wife, Diana; sons, Terence, Ty, Colton |
1995-96 | |
| -Did not dress vs. Chicago on March 14th... -Recorded one assist vs. Buffalo on March 6th... -Recorded one assist vs. Buffalo Sabres on March 3rd.... -Recorded one assist on March 2nd vs. Detroit... -Did not dress on Feb. 29th due to injured hand.... -Did not dress on Feb. 23rd due to illness... -Recorded one assist vs. Winnipeg on Feb. 13th -Recorded two assist on Feb. 10th vs. Washington. -Recorded one assist @. Edmonton on Feb. 9th -Recorded one assist @Dallas on Feb 2nd. -Recorded one assist on Feb. 1 @St. Louis -Missed 23 games with broken bone in his foot...(Returned Feb. 1 vs. St,Louis) -Recorded one goal and one assist Toronto, Nov. 3.... -Recorded one assist vs. New York Rangers on Oct. 24th... -Recorded two assists and named 1st Star of the Game on October 15th vs. L.A.... -Recorded one assist vs. San Jose on October 14th on a goal by Scott Walker... - Dave Babych appeared in his 1,000th game vs. Hartford on Feb. 7th.. | |
Personal | |
| "A part-time adventurer" Dave enjoys hunting and fishing in the off-season ... Brother Wayne played nine NHL seasons with St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Quebec and Hartford ... When he was younger Dave wanted to be an architect but ended up following his brother into hockey ... The brothers own two golf courses, one that runs along the banks of the Red River, north of Winnipeg and the other in the city ... Played in the Charity Hockey Game to Honour the Memory of Pamela Cameron and Jesse Cadman, two local youths who lost their lives due to senseless acts of violence...Was involved in a number of different charity golf events in British Columbia this past summer...Participated in the filming of Crimestoppers commercials... In 1990 Dave received Hartford's Founders Trophy for his community service work. | |
1994-95 | |
| Finished season third in defencemen scoring...Recorded his 650th NHL point vs. Anheim Saturday March 11th...Had two - 2 point games...Scored 1-5-6 on powerplay...Missed three games due to injury...Played his 200th game as a Canuck vs. Anaheim on February 17th...Completed his 15th season in the NHL and fourth as a Vancouver Canuck | |
Playoffs | |
| Appeared in all 11 playoff games and recorded 2-2-4...Appeared in 100th NHL Playoff game vs. St. Louis on May 9th...Appeared in 50th playoff game as a Canuck vs. St. Louis on May 7th.1993-94: Finished fourth in scoring among defencemen with 4-28-32, his highest point total since 1989-90 ... Canucks' nominee for the Bill Masterton Award, given annually to an NHL player "who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportmanship and dedication to hockey" ... Playoffs: Appeared in all 24 games, scoring 3-5-8, third among defencemen ... Second with 27 points on the team's all-time playoff scoring list for defencemen. Career:Entering his 16th season in the NHL, fifth with Vancouver ... At 34years old, Babych is the second oldest player on the team behind Tim Hunter ... Is 30 games short of 1,000 ... Two other players, Ryan Walter and Pitt Martin, have played their 1,000th game in a Canucks' uniform ... Recorded first career hat-trick, including game winner in overtime, in a 6-5 win over Calgary on Nov. 22, 1991 ... Wrist surgery and later a broken thumb limited Babych to a career low 8 games in 1990-91, his final season with Hartford ... Prior to that he led all Whaler defencemen in scoring five straight seasons from 1985-86 to 1989-90, and twice was selected by the media as the team's top defenceman ... Scored a career high five points Jan. 27, 1989, in Hartford's 8-6 win at New Jersey ... Twice represented Winnipeg at the NHL All-Star Game, in 1981 and 1982. | |
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| REGULAR SEASON | PLAYOFFS | |||||||||||
| Season | Club | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1980-81 | Winnipeg | NHL | 69 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1981-82 | Winnipeg | NHL | 79 | 19 | 49 | 68 | 92 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 |
| 1982-83 | Winnipeg | NHL | 79 | 13 | 61 | 74 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983-84 | Winnipeg | NHL | 66 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | Winnipeg | NHL | 78 | 13 | 49 | 62 | 78 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| 1985-86 | Winnipeg | NHL | 19 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hartford | NHL | 62 | 10 | 43 | 53 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
| 1986-87 | Hartford | NHL | 66 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 1987-88 | Hartford | NHL | 71 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 54 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 1988-89 | Hartford | NHL | 70 | 6 | 41 | 47 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 1989-90 | Hartford | NHL | 72 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990-91 | Hartford | NHL | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1991-92 | Vancouver | NHL | 75 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 63 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 1992-93 | Vancouver | NHL | 43 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| 1993-94 | Vancouver | NHL | 73 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 52 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| 1994-95 | Vancouver | NHL | 40 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| NHL Totals | 970 | 132 | 523 | 655 | 823 | 109 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 109 | ||
| Canuck Totals | 231 | 15 | 79 | 94 | 177 | 60 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 42 | ||
