Dave Babych

D · #44

Dave Babych was a defenceman. Born May 23, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, he stood 6'1", weighed 225 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1980 (round 1, 2nd overall) by the WIN. In 1,195 NHL regular-season games he had 142 goals and 581 assists for 723 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

1,195

Goals

142

Assists

581

Points

723

NHL playoff career

Games

114

Goals

21

Assists

41

Points

62

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.12

Assists / game

0.49

Points / game

0.61

Shots / game

2.34

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

19

1981–82 · Winnipeg Jets (1979)

Assists

61

1982–83 · Winnipeg Jets (1979)

Points

74

1982–83 · Winnipeg Jets (1979)

Shots

262

1981–82 · Winnipeg Jets (1979)

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 1999–00

   • AmbriSwiss

2. 1998–99

   • Los Angeles KingsNHL
   • Philadelphia FlyersNHL

3. 1997–98

   • Philadelphia FlyersNHL
   • Vancouver CanucksNHL

4. 1996–97

   • Vancouver CanucksNHL

5. 1995–96

   • Vancouver CanucksNHL

6. 1994–95

   • Vancouver CanucksNHL

7. 1993–94

   • Vancouver CanucksNHL

8. 1992–93

   • Vancouver CanucksNHL

9. 1991–92

   • Vancouver CanucksNHL

10. 1990–91

    • Hartford WhalersNHL

11. 1989–90

    • Hartford WhalersNHL

12. 1988–89

    • Hartford WhalersNHL
    • CanadaWEC-A

13. 1987–88

    • Hartford WhalersNHL

14. 1986–87

    • Hartford WhalersNHL

15. 1985–86

    • Hartford WhalersNHL
    • Winnipeg Jets (1979)NHL

16. 1984–85

    • Winnipeg Jets (1979)NHL

17. 1983–84

    • Winnipeg Jets (1979)NHL

18. 1982–83

    • Winnipeg Jets (1979)NHL

19. 1981–82

    • Winnipeg Jets (1979)NHL

20. 1980–81

    • Winnipeg Jets (1979)NHL
    • CanadaWEC-A

21. 1979–80

    • PortlandWHL

22. 1978–79

    • PortlandWHL

23. 1977–78

    • Ft. SaskatchewanAJHL
    • PortlandWCJHL

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1999–00	Swiss	Ambri	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1999–00	Swiss	Ambri	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1998–99	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Regular	8	0	2	2	2	-2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 17:48 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -2 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 5
1998–99	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	33	2	4	6	20	0	44	2	5	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 17:44 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 33 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus 0 Points 6 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.0455 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 44
1997–98	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Regular	6	0	0	0	12	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 19:11 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 2 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 6
1997–98	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Regular	47	0	9	9	37	-11	40	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 9 Avg Toi 16:53 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 47 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 37 Plus Minus -11 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 40
1997–98	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	4	2	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 24:16 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 2 Points 1 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0833 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 12
1996–97	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Regular	78	5	22	27	38	-2	105	2	4	0	2	1	0	All stats Assists 22 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 78 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 38 Plus Minus -2 Points 27 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.0476 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 105
1995–96	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Regular	53	3	21	24	38	-5	69	3	9	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 21 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 53 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 38 Plus Minus -5 Points 24 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.0435 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 69
1994–95	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Regular	40	3	11	14	18	-13	58	1	6	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 11 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 40 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus -13 Points 14 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.0517 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 58
1994–95	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Playoffs	11	2	2	4	14	-8	16	1	2	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus -8 Points 4 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 16
1993–94	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Regular	73	4	28	32	52	0	96	0	8	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 28 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 73 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 52 Plus Minus 0 Points 32 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.0417 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 96
1993–94	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Playoffs	24	3	5	8	12	4	26	0	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 24 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 4 Points 8 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1154 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 26
1992–93	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Regular	43	3	16	19	44	6	78	3	9	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 16 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 43 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 44 Plus Minus 6 Points 19 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.0385 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 78
1992–93	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Playoffs	12	2	5	7	6	-2	25	1	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 12 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -2 Points 7 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.08 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 25
1991–92	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Regular	75	5	24	29	63	-2	148	4	16	0	0	1	1	All stats Assists 24 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 75 Goals 5 Ot Goals 1 Pim 63 Plus Minus -2 Points 29 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.0338 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 148
1991–92	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Playoffs	13	2	6	8	10	6	25	1	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 13 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus 6 Points 8 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.08 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 25
1990–91	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Regular	8	0	6	6	4	-4	15	0	6	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -4 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 15
1989–90	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Regular	72	6	37	43	62	-16	164	4	25	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 37 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 72 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 62 Plus Minus -16 Points 43 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 25 Shooting Pctg 0.0366 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 164
1989–90	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	0	5	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 5 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0714 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 14
1988–89	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Regular	70	6	41	47	54	-5	172	4	29	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 41 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 70 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 54 Plus Minus -5 Points 47 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 29 Shooting Pctg 0.0349 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 172
1988–89	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	10	2	0	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 10 Goals 2 Pim 4 Points 2
1988–89	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Playoffs	4	1	5	6	2	1	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0625 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 16
1987–88	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Regular	71	14	36	50	54	-25	233	10	37	0	1	2	0	All stats Assists 36 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 71 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 54 Plus Minus -25 Points 50 Power Play Goals 10 Power Play Points 37 Shooting Pctg 0.0601 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 233
1987–88	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Playoffs	6	3	2	5	2	-1	23	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1304 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 23
1986–87	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Regular	66	8	33	41	44	-17	157	7	26	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 33 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 66 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 44 Plus Minus -17 Points 41 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 26 Shooting Pctg 0.051 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 157
1986–87	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	14	-4	27	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus -4 Points 2 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.037 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 27
1985–86	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Regular	62	10	43	53	36	2	152	7	29	1	4	2	0	All stats Assists 43 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 62 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 36 Plus Minus 2 Points 53 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 29 Shooting Pctg 0.0658 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 152
1985–86	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Regular	19	4	12	16	14	-1	53	2	7	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 12 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 19 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus -1 Points 16 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.0755 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 53
1985–86	NHL	Hartford Whalers	Playoffs	8	1	3	4	14	-1	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 8 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus -1 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0556 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 18
1984–85	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Regular	78	13	49	62	78	-15	240	6	27	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 49 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 78 Goals 13 Ot Goals 0 Pim 78 Plus Minus -15 Points 62 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 27 Shooting Pctg 0.0542 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 240
1984–85	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Playoffs	8	2	7	9	6	-3	20	2	5	0	2	0	0	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 8 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -3 Points 9 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 20
1983–84	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Regular	66	18	39	57	62	-29	233	10	30	0	1	4	0	All stats Assists 39 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 66 Goals 18 Ot Goals 0 Pim 62 Plus Minus -29 Points 57 Power Play Goals 10 Power Play Points 30 Shooting Pctg 0.0773 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 233
1983–84	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	0	-6	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -6 Points 2 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0769 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 13
1982–83	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Regular	79	13	61	74	56	-8	252	7	40	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 61 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 79 Goals 13 Ot Goals 0 Pim 56 Plus Minus -8 Points 74 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 40 Shooting Pctg 0.0516 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 252
1982–83	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-5	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -5 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 7
1981–82	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Regular	79	19	49	68	92	-9	262	11	38	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 49 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 79 Goals 19 Ot Goals 0 Pim 92 Plus Minus -9 Points 68 Power Play Goals 11 Power Play Points 38 Shooting Pctg 0.0725 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 262
1981–82	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	29	-8	10	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 29 Plus Minus -8 Points 3 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 10
1980–81	NHL	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	Regular	69	6	38	44	90	-62	209	3	20	0	2	0	0	All stats Assists 38 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 69 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 90 Plus Minus -62 Points 44 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 20 Shooting Pctg 0.0287 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 209
1980–81	WEC-A	Canada	Regular	7	0	2	2	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 8 Points 2
1979–80	WHL	Portland	Regular	50	22	60	82	71	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 60 Games Played 50 Goals 22 Pim 71 Points 82
1979–80	WHL	Portland	Playoffs	8	1	10	11	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 8 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 11
1978–79	WHL	Portland	Regular	67	20	59	79	63	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 59 Games Played 67 Goals 20 Pim 63 Points 79
1978–79	WHL	Portland	Playoffs	25	7	22	29	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 22 Games Played 25 Goals 7 Pim 22 Points 29
1977–78	AJHL	Ft. Saskatchewan	Regular	56	31	69	100	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 69 Games Played 56 Goals 31 Pim 37 Points 100
1977–78	WCJHL	Portland	Regular	6	1	3	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 4 Points 4

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