DefenseRetired·Stay-at-Home Defenseman
Dave Babych
Born May 23, 1961 · Edmonton, CAN
Draft 1980 · WIN round 1 #2
41
GP
2
G
6
A
8
PTS
Career
142G 581A 723P
Fringe
Stay-at-Home Defenseman
Points per game vs. elite D ceiling
Assists per game vs. elite D
Average ice time per game
Power play points per game
Skating speed and stamina
Shots on goal per game
Season projections
41 GP played · paced to 82 GPProj. Goals
4
at 82 GP
Proj. Assists
12
at 82 GP
Proj. Points
16
at 82 GP
Proj. Shots
98
at 82 GP
Proj. PPG
4
at 82 GP
Proj. PPP
10
at 82 GP
Points/Game
0.20
current rate
Goals/Game
0.05
current rate
TOI/Game
—
avg ice time
Shooting %
4.1%
current season
Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)
0.35
1994–95
0.45
1995–96
0.35
1996–97
0.19
1997–98
0.18
1998–99
Recent games
GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.30
Click date for box score · opponent for team
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | S | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-04-18 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| 1999-04-16 | SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1999-04-15 | ANA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.75 |
| 1999-04-11 | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 1999-04-08 | SJS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.83 |
Tendencies
Full profileArchetype
Bottom-six contributor
Source: NHL API (volume only)
Sample: 41 GP · confidence 50%
Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.
- Goal-scoring index0.05 · 8 index
Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.
- Playmaking index0.15 · 20 index
Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.
- Point-production index0.20 · 16 index
Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.
Career totals (regular season)
- Games
- 1195
- Goals
- 142
- Assists
- 581
- Points
- 723
- +/-
- -216
- PIM
- 970
- Shots
- 2791
Career totals (playoffs)
- Games
- 114
- Goals
- 21
- Assists
- 41
- Points
- 62
- +/-
- -20
- PIM
- 115
- Shots
- 252
Season history
NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–00 | Ambri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Flyers | 33 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | Los Angeles Kings | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 |
| 1997–98 | Vancouver Canucks | 47 | 0 | 9 | 9 | -11 |
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Flyers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996–97 | Vancouver Canucks | 78 | 5 | 22 | 27 | -2 |
| 1995–96 | Vancouver Canucks | 53 | 3 | 21 | 24 | -5 |
| 1994–95 | Vancouver Canucks | 40 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -13 |
| 1993–94 | Vancouver Canucks | 73 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 0 |
| 1992–93 | Vancouver Canucks | 43 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6 |
| 1991–92 | Vancouver Canucks | 75 | 5 | 24 | 29 | -2 |
| 1990–91 | Hartford Whalers | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -4 |
| 1989–90 | Hartford Whalers | 72 | 6 | 37 | 43 | -16 |
| 1988–89 | Hartford Whalers | 70 | 6 | 41 | 47 | -5 |
| 1988–89 | Canada | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1987–88 | Hartford Whalers | 71 | 14 | 36 | 50 | -25 |
| 1986–87 | Hartford Whalers | 66 | 8 | 33 | 41 | -17 |
| 1985–86 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 19 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -1 |
| 1985–86 | Hartford Whalers | 62 | 10 | 43 | 53 | 2 |
| 1984–85 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 78 | 13 | 49 | 62 | -15 |
| 1983–84 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 66 | 18 | 39 | 57 | -29 |
| 1982–83 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 79 | 13 | 61 | 74 | -8 |
| 1981–82 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 79 | 19 | 49 | 68 | -9 |
| 1980–81 | Winnipeg Jets (1979) | 69 | 6 | 38 | 44 | -62 |
| 1980–81 | Canada | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1979–80 | Portland | 50 | 22 | 60 | 82 | |
| 1978–79 | Portland | 67 | 20 | 59 | 79 | |
| 1977–78 | Ft. Saskatchewan | 56 | 31 | 69 | 100 | |
| 1977–78 | Portland | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |