Wayne Babych
Wayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of former NHL player Dave Babych. He is of Ukrainian ancestry.[1]
| Wayne Babych | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Wayne Babych at charitable game "NHL All Stars vs NHL Old Timers" in Vegreville, Alberta, 2005 | |||
| Born |
June 6, 1958 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
NHL St. Louis Blues Pittsburgh Penguins Quebec Nordiques Hartford Whalers AHL Binghamton Whalers | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft |
3rd overall, 1978 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1978–1987 | ||
Babych was drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Edmonton Mets | AJHL | 56 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | 68 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | 61 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 98 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 | ||
| 1976–77 | Portland Winter Hawks | WCHL | 71 | 50 | 62 | 112 | 76 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1977–78 | Portland Winter Hawks | WCHL | 68 | 50 | 71 | 121 | 218 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | ||
| 1978–79 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 67 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 59 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 54 | 42 | 96 | 93 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1981–82 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 51 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1982–83 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 71 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 70 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1984–85 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 65 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 37 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 78 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 519 | 192 | 246 | 438 | 498 | 41 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 24 | ||||
| WCHL totals | 269 | 151 | 197 | 348 | 549 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 52 | ||||
Awards
- WCHL First All-Star Team – 1977 & 1978
See also
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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