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Dave Babych

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: May 23, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta

Drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL/WHA Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1980-81 19 Winnipeg Jets NHL 69 6 38 44 -61 90 3 3 0 0 209 2.9
1981-82 20 Winnipeg Jets NHL 79 19 49 68 -11 92 8 11 0 2 262 7.3
1982-83 21 Winnipeg Jets NHL 79 13 61 74 -10 56 6 7 0 1 253 5.1
1983-84 22 Winnipeg Jets NHL 66 18 39 57 -31 62 8 10 0 4 233 7.7
1984-85 23 Winnipeg Jets NHL 78 13 49 62 -16 78 7 6 0 1 239 5.4
1985-86 24 2 Teams NHL 81 14 55 69 1 50 4 9 1 2 205 6.8
1985-86 24 Winnipeg Jets NHL 19 4 12 16 -1 14 2 2 0 0 53 7.5
1985-86 24 Hartford Whalers NHL 62 10 43 53 2 36 2 7 1 2 152 6.6
1986-87 25 Hartford Whalers NHL 66 8 33 41 -18 44 1 7 0 1 157 5.1
1987-88 26 Hartford Whalers NHL 71 14 36 50 -25 54 4 10 0 2 233 6.0
1988-89 27 Hartford Whalers NHL 70 6 41 47 -5 54 2 4 0 2 172 3.5
1989-90 28 Hartford Whalers NHL 72 6 37 43 -16 62 2 4 0 1 164 3.7
1990-91 29 Hartford Whalers NHL 8 0 6 6 -4 4 0 0 0 0 15 0.0
1991-92 30 Vancouver Canucks NHL 75 5 24 29 -2 63 1 4 0 1 148 3.4
1992-93 31 Vancouver Canucks NHL 43 3 16 19 6 44 0 3 0 0 78 3.8
1993-94 32 Vancouver Canucks NHL 73 4 28 32 0 52 4 0 0 2 96 4.2
1994-95 33 Vancouver Canucks NHL 40 3 11 14 -13 18 2 1 0 0 58 5.2
1995-96 34 Vancouver Canucks NHL 53 3 21 24 -5 38 0 3 0 0 69 4.3
1996-97 35 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 5 22 27 -2 38 3 2 0 1 105 4.8
1997-98 36 2 Teams NHL 53 0 9 9 -9 49 0 0 0 0 46 0.0
1997-98 36 Vancouver Canucks NHL 47 0 9 9 -11 37 0 0 0 0 40 0.0
1997-98 36 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 6 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 0 0 6 0.0
1998-99 37 2 Teams NHL 41 2 6 8 -2 22 0 2 0 0 49 4.1 728 17:45
1998-99 37 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 33 2 4 6 0 20 0 2 0 0 44 4.5 585 17:44
1998-99 37 Los Angeles Kings NHL 8 0 2 2 -2 2 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 142 17:48
Career 19 Seasons NHL 1195 142 581 723 -223 970 55 86 1 20 2791 5.1 728 17:45

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1980-81 19 Winnipeg Jets NHL 69 0.09 0.55 0.64 0.20 -0.88 1.30 3.03 5 29 34 11 125 47 169 30 -61
1981-82 20 Winnipeg Jets NHL 79 0.24 0.62 0.86 0.30 -0.14 1.16 3.32 14 36 50 17 188 70 151 22 -11
1982-83 21 Winnipeg Jets NHL 79 0.16 0.77 0.94 0.31 -0.13 0.71 3.20 10 49 59 19 184 70 146 22 -10
1983-84 22 Winnipeg Jets NHL 66 0.27 0.59 0.86 0.31 -0.47 0.94 3.53 14 31 45 16 156 56 167 36 -31
1984-85 23 Winnipeg Jets NHL 78 0.17 0.63 0.79 0.26 -0.21 1.00 3.06 10 39 49 16 159 54 142 21 -16
1985-86 24 2 Teams NHL 81 0.17 0.68 0.85 0.28 0.01 0.62 2.53 11 43 54 18 169 65 144 41 1
1985-86 24 Winnipeg Jets NHL 19 0.21 0.63 0.84 0.29 -0.05 0.74 2.79 3 9 12 4 37 13 35 10 -1
1985-86 24 Hartford Whalers NHL 62 0.16 0.69 0.85 0.28 0.03 0.58 2.45 8 34 42 14 132 52 109 31 2
1986-87 25 Hartford Whalers NHL 66 0.12 0.50 0.62 0.21 -0.27 0.67 2.38 7 28 35 11 98 53 78 15 -18
1987-88 26 Hartford Whalers NHL 71 0.20 0.51 0.70 0.25 -0.35 0.76 3.28 12 30 42 15 108 68 67 2 -25
1988-89 27 Hartford Whalers NHL 70 0.09 0.59 0.67 0.21 -0.07 0.77 2.46 5 34 39 12 115 47 80 7 -5
1989-90 28 Hartford Whalers NHL 72 0.08 0.51 0.60 0.18 -0.22 0.86 2.28 5 31 36 11 123 61 91 13 -16
1990-91 29 Hartford Whalers NHL 8 0.00 0.75 0.75 0.20 -0.50 0.50 1.88 0 5 5 1 13 9 8 0 -4
1991-92 30 Vancouver Canucks NHL 75 0.07 0.32 0.39 0.12 -0.03 0.84 1.97 4 21 25 8 85 29 75 17 -2
1992-93 31 Vancouver Canucks NHL 43 0.07 0.37 0.44 0.14 0.14 1.02 1.81 2 13 15 5 63 22 52 17 6
1993-94 32 Vancouver Canucks NHL 73 0.05 0.38 0.44 0.14 0.00 0.71 1.32 4 25 29 9 78 18 76 16 0
1994-95 33 Vancouver Canucks NHL 40 0.08 0.28 0.35 0.12 -0.33 0.45 1.45 5 19 24 8 42 12 58 15 -13
1995-96 34 Vancouver Canucks NHL 53 0.06 0.40 0.45 0.14 -0.09 0.72 1.30 3 20 23 7 65 15 72 17 -5
1996-97 35 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 0.06 0.28 0.35 0.11 -0.03 0.49 1.35 5 23 28 9 75 7 87 17 -2
1997-98 36 2 Teams NHL 53 0.00 0.17 0.17 0.05 -0.17 0.92 0.87 0 10 10 3 40 3 63 17 -9
1997-98 36 Vancouver Canucks NHL 47 0.00 0.19 0.19 0.05 -0.23 0.79 0.85 0 10 10 3 35 2 61 17 -11
1997-98 36 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 6 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.33 2.00 1.00 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 2
1998-99 37 2 Teams NHL 41 0.05 0.15 0.20 0.07 -0.05 0.54 1.20 2 7 9 3 29 10 28 7 -2
1998-99 37 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 33 0.06 0.12 0.18 0.07 0.00 0.61 1.33 2 5 7 2 25 10 21 6 0
1998-99 37 Los Angeles Kings NHL 8 0.00 0.25 0.25 0.07 -0.25 0.25 0.63 0 2 2 1 4 0 7 1 -2
Career 19 Seasons NHL 1195 0.12 0.49 0.61 0.20 -0.19 0.81 2.34 118 493 611 199 1915 716 1754 332 -223

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1981-82 20 Winnipeg Jets NHL 4 1 2 3 29 0 1 0 0
1982-83 21 Winnipeg Jets NHL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983-84 22 Winnipeg Jets NHL 3 1 1 2 -6 0 0 1 0 0 13 7.7
1984-85 23 Winnipeg Jets NHL 8 2 7 9 -3 6 0 2 0 0 20 10.0
1985-86 24 Hartford Whalers NHL 8 1 3 4 0 14 1 0 0 0 18 5.6
1986-87 25 Hartford Whalers NHL 6 1 1 2 -4 14 0 1 0 0 27 3.7
1987-88 26 Hartford Whalers NHL 6 3 2 5 -1 2 3 0 0 0 23 13.0
1988-89 27 Hartford Whalers NHL 4 1 5 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 16 6.3
1989-90 28 Hartford Whalers NHL 7 1 2 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 14 7.1
1991-92 30 Vancouver Canucks NHL 13 2 6 8 6 10 1 1 0 1 25 8.0
1992-93 31 Vancouver Canucks NHL 12 2 5 7 -2 6 1 1 0 0 25 8.0
1993-94 32 Vancouver Canucks NHL 24 3 5 8 4 12 3 0 0 1 26 11.5
1994-95 33 Vancouver Canucks NHL 11 2 2 4 -8 14 0 1 1 0 16 12.5
1997-98 36 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 5 1 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 12 8.3
Career 14 Seasons NHL 114 21 41 62 -6 113 11 9 1 2 235 8.5

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1977-78 16 Fort Saskatchewan Traders AJHL 56 31 69 100 37
1977-78 16 Portland Winter Hawks WCJHL 6 1 3 4 4
1978-79 17 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 67 20 59 79 63
1979-80 18 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 50 22 60 82 71
1980-81 19 Canada WEC-A 7 0 2 2 8
1988-89 27 Canada WEC-A 10 2 0 2 4
1999-00 38 HC Ambri-Piotta Swiss 1 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season AJHL 56 31 69 100 37
Career 1 Season Swiss 1 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season WCJHL 6 1 3 4 4
Career 2 Seasons WEC-A 17 2 2 4 12
Career 2 Seasons WHL 117 42 119 161 134

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1978-79 17 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 25 7 22 29 22
1979-80 18 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 8 1 10 11 2
1999-00 38 HC Ambri-Piotta Swiss 2 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season Swiss 2 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons WHL 33 8 32 40 24

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1983 NHL
1984 NHL

Games Played

1985-86 NHL 81 (2)
Career NHL 1195 (86)

Assists

1982-83 NHL 61 (6)
Career NHL 581 (79)

Adjusted Assists

1982-83 NHL 49 (6)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1981-82 NHL 188 (3)
1982-83 NHL 184 (4)
1983-84 NHL 156 (8)
1984-85 NHL 159 (9)
1985-86 NHL 169 (9)
Career NHL 1915 (35)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1981-82 NHL 70 (5)
1982-83 NHL 70 (2)
Career NHL 716 (34)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1980-81 NHL 169 (2)
1981-82 NHL 151 (7)
1982-83 NHL 146 (6)
1983-84 NHL 167 (2)
1984-85 NHL 142 (6)
1985-86 NHL 144 (7)
Career NHL 1754 (10)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

Career NHL 332 (93)

Shots on Goal

Career NHL 2791 (97)
      

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

November 21, 1985: Traded to Hartford by Winnipeg for Ray Neufeld, November 21, 1985.

October 29, 1990: Missed majority of 1990-91 season recovering from wrist surgery, October 29, 1990.

May 30, 1991: Claimed by Minnesota from Hartford in Expansion Draft, May 30, 1991.

June 22, 1991: Traded to Vancouver by Minnesota for Tom Kurvers, June 22, 1991.

March 24, 1998: Traded to Philadelphia by Vancouver with Philadelphia's 5th round choice (previously acquired, Philadelphia selected Garrett Prosofsky) in 1998 Entry Draft for Philadelphia's 3rd round choice (Justin Morrison) in 1998 Entry Draft, March 24, 1998.

March 23, 1999: Traded to Los Angeles by Philadelphia with Philadelphia's 5th round choice (Nathan Marsters) in 2000 Entry Draft for Steve Duchesne, March 23, 1999.

January 31, 2000: Signed as a free agent by Ambri-Piotta (Switz), January 31, 2000.

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