Wayne Babych
Wayne Babych (born on June 6, 1958 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired professional right winger who played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers. He is the brother of retired NHL player Dave Babych.
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.
He enjoyed some early success with the Blues but tailed off and was claimed by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1984. He played with the Quebec Nordiques and the Hartford Whalers before retiring in 1987.
He is now living in the Winnipeg, Manitoba area.
Career statistics[]
Playing[]
| 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 | ||||
Coaching[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | Type | GP | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | GP | W | L | Results | ||
| 1988-89 | Southeast | MJHL | Head | 48 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 5th South | DNQ | |||||
| 1989-90 | Southeast | MJHL | Head | 52 | 20 | 31 | 1 | 41 | 4th South | 4 | 0 | 4 | Lost Div Semi | ||
External links[]
- Wayne Babych's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Wayne Babych's biography at Legends of Hockey
| Preceded by Scott Campbell |
St. Louis Blues first round draft pick 1978 |
Succeeded by Perry Turnbull |
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