Babych Hired To Assist Gagner As Director Of Player Development

by Sean Zandberg on Dec 8, 2009 1:16 PM PST

"We don’t have a lot of defencemen on our coaching staffs, here or in Manitoba," Mike Gillis said.

"We just wanted an extra set of eyes and a voice. He’s joining us on a part-time basis. He will work mostly with Dave in understanding where our defence prospects are and creating a course of action for them. He’ll watch them and provide advice based on his experience."

Good on ya, Mr. Babych. This guys is a class act. I've met him twice now, albeit briefly, and he's always an approachable guy.

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Awesome!

I love Dave Babych! I am not sure, but I think he is the last Canuck d-man to score a hat trick? Also, great to bring a good moustache into the organization – now we just need to get Harold Snespts involved with the team in some capacity!

by nucksandpucks on Dec 8, 2009 1:49 PM PST reply actions

Also, I really like how the Canucks involve former players in the organization. It is not only classy, but also sends a good message about the strength and loyalty of the the organization.

by nucksandpucks on Dec 8, 2009 1:50 PM PST reply actions

I like the idea of paying more attention to our D-men prospects and working more on their development, starting at a younger age, too. Ain’t no salary cap for development; go crazy!

The opposite of serious is not funny; the opposite of serious is unserious.

by casual on Dec 8, 2009 1:53 PM PST reply actions

Forced ’staches for the whole team.

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by Yankee Canuck on Dec 8, 2009 2:10 PM PST reply actions

YES!!!

Also, we should trade for Ian White and George Parros.

by nucksandpucks on Dec 8, 2009 2:13 PM PST up reply actions

Well…the guys that can grow one…not sure we want a repeat of that whispy thing Crosby was sporting last year!

The earliest use of the word with the spelling we recognize today is found in "L'Acadie: or Seven Years' Exploration in British America" by James Edward Alexander, published in 1849:

We also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him who called to us 'Come boys and have some grog, I'm what you call a canuck"

by vancitydan on Dec 10, 2009 6:40 PM PST up reply actions

yeah..all he needed was a van and a box of candy

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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 10, 2009 10:26 PM PST up reply actions

Canucks for movember.

by thelastjohnny on Dec 11, 2009 3:25 AM PST up reply actions

Dave Babych is awesome.
Fun fact: I touched his mustache once. (His son went to school with me)
Great guy, good to see him back with the Canucks.

by Dr. Static on Dec 11, 2009 1:11 AM PST reply actions

Hahaha

Creepy.

by nucksandpucks on Dec 11, 2009 5:41 PM PST up reply actions

I was like, 10.

by Dr. Static on Dec 17, 2009 4:47 AM PST reply actions

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Canucks Stats

Stat	Forwards	Defense
Points	H. Sedin (52)	Edler (34)
Goals	D. Sedin (20)	Edler (7)
Assists	H. Sedin (41)	Edler (27)
Shots	D. Sedin (159)	Edler (131)
Hits	Lapierre (136)	Edler (97)
Blocked Shots	Kesler (38)	Edler (72)
ES TOI/G	H. Sedin (14.45)	Bieksa (17.75)
PP TOI/G	D. Sedin (3.56)	Edler (3.60)
PK TOI/G	Malhotra (2.63)	Hamhuis (3.08)
Corsi Rel QoC	Burrows (0.975)	Bieksa (0.951)
Zone Starts (OPCT)	D. Sedin (80%) Malhotra (13%)	Edler (58%) Tanev (36%)

Updated: January 22

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