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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
Babych in 2005
Born	(1958-06-06) June 6, 1958 (age 64) 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	Canada
NHL Draft	3rd overall, 1978 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1978–1987

Babych played his junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Canada Hockey League before being drafted 3rd overall by St. Louis in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. A skilled winger, he netted 20 or more goals four times in seven full NHL seasons. In 1980-81, Babych become the first 50-goal scorer in Blues franchise history. His 54 goals stood as the Blues single season record until Brett Hull's 72 goal campaign in 1989-90. Babych, Hull and Brendan Shanahan are the only players in Blues history to record 50 goal seasons.

He is now living in the Winnipeg, Manitoba area.

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

• List of family relations in the NHL

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Scott Campbell	St. Louis Blues first round draft pick 1978	Succeeded by Perry Turnbull

На других языках

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[de] Wayne Babych

Wayne Joseph Babych (* 6. Juni 1958 in Edmonton, Alberta) ist ein ehemaliger kanadischer Eishockeyspieler, der im Verlauf seiner aktiven Karriere zwischen 1974 und 1987 unter anderem 560 Spiele für die St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Nordiques de Québec und Hartford Whalers in der National Hockey League auf der Position des rechten Flügelstürmers bestritten hat. Seinen größten Karriereerfolg feierte Babych, der im NHL Amateur Draft 1978 bereits an dritter Position ausgewählt worden war und den Spielertyp des Power Forwards[1] verkörperte, im Trikot der kanadischen U20-Nationalmannschaft mit dem Gewinn der Bronzemedaille bei der Junioren-Weltmeisterschaft 1978. Sein drei Jahre jüngerer Bruder Dave war ebenfalls professioneller Eishockeyspieler und 19 Jahre in der NHL aktiv.

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