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Canadian ice hockey player (born 1958)
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Ice hockey player
Wayne Babych
Babych in 2005
Born (1958-06-06) June 6, 1958 (age 66)
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 St. Louis Blues
Pittsburgh Penguins
Quebec Nordiques
Hartford Whalers
National team  Canada
NHL draft 3rd overall, 1978
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 1978–1987

Wayne Joseph Babych (born June 6, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (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.

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.

Babych is slated to be inducted into the St. Louis Blues Hall of Fame in January, 2025 along with Jim Roberts and Curtis Joseph.

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

References

  1. Ukrainian Pro Hockey Update by Ihor N. Stelmach
  2. https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/blues-name-2025-hall-of-fame-class

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded byScott Campbell St. Louis Blues first round draft pick
1978 		Succeeded byPerry Turnbull
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