1981-82 O-Pee-Chee 358 Dave Babych Hockey Card (Front)
1981-82 O-Pee-Chee 358 Dave Babych Hockey Card (Back)
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Card Notes
One of the NHL’s most outstanding rookies of 1980-81. Dave contributed 3 power play goals to Jets’ attack last season. A very strong skater, he plays as well offensively as he does defensively. Dave is capable of controlling the pace of a game. Dave was winner of AJHL Rookie of the Year Trophy at Fort Saskatchewan in 1977-78.
En Français
Une des meilleures recrues dans la LNH en 1980-81, Dave contribua 3 buts pendant des jeux de puissance. Cet excellent patineur est aussi efficace à l’offensive qu’à la défensive. Dave sait contrôler la cadence du jeu sur la glace. Dave fut choisi Recrue de l’Année dans la LHJA, alors qu’il jouait pour Fort Saskatchewan en 1977-78.
Details
While seeing some time with the Portland Winter Hawks in 1977-78, it was certainly an outstanding performance Dave Babych put in with the Fort Saskatchewan Traders. In 56 games, he scored 31 goals and totaled 100 points. Babych also saw his first WHL action in the form of six games with the Winter Hawks.
The following year, Dave was starring with Portland as the Winter Hawks finished second overall in the WHL and reached the final before falling to the powerful Brandon Wheat Kings in six games. Babych was over a point per game in both the regular season and playoffs.
In his final year of major junior, Dave was honoured with the Bill Hunter Trophy as the WHL’s top defenseman and named a First Team All-Star. His Winter Hawks finished first overall but couldn’t get past the opening round of the playoffs. The Winnipeg Jets saw all they needed and selected Babych second overall at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, ahead of Larry Murphy and Paul Coffey, both future members of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Between 1980-81 and 1998-99, Dave Babych appeared in 1,195 regular season and 114 playoff games in the National Hockey League. He spent five and a half years with Winnipeg before moving on to the Hartford Whalers. He also played for the Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings. Dave went to the Stanley Cup final in 1993-94 with the Canucks.