Wayne Babych

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Wayne Babych
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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 teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 3rd overall, 1978
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 19781987

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. [1]

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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. [2]

Career statistics

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1973–74 Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL 10110
1973–74 Edmonton Mets AJHL 5620183868
1974–75 Edmonton Oil KingsWCHL68191736157
1975–76 Edmonton Oil KingsWCHL6132467898521323
1976–77 Portland Winter Hawks WCHL715062112761026810
1977–78 Portland Winter HawksWCHL685071121218844819
1978–79 St. Louis Blues NHL 6727366375
1979–80 St. Louis BluesNHL592635614931232
1980–81 St. Louis BluesNHL7854429693112028
1981–82 St. Louis BluesNHL511925445173258
1982–83 St. Louis BluesNHL7116233962
1983–84 St. Louis BluesNHL7013294252101454
1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL6520345435
1985–86 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL20000
1985–86 Quebec Nordiques NHL15651118
1985–86 Hartford Whalers NHL3711172859100112
1986–87 Binghamton Whalers AHL 789334235142792
1986–87 Hartford WhalersNHL40004
NHL totals51919224643849841791624
WCHL totals269151197348549238111952

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Preceded by St. Louis Blues first round draft pick
1978
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