hired to work in a part-time capacity with the Vancouver Canucks as an assistant specializing in defencemen to director of player personnel Dave Gagner. Lawsuit against the Flyers Babych sued the Flyers and the team's orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Arthur Bartolozzi, in 2002, claiming that improper medical care for his injury shortened his career. Bartolozzi misdiagnosed the injury as a bone bruise rather than a fracture, and gave Babych painkillers so he could suit up for the first round of the playoffs. Babych claimed for many years that playing through the injury caused permanent damage which prematurely ended his career. Claiming that the Flyers and Bartolozzi had defrauded him, he sued for $2 million in lost wages. The Flyers were dismissed as a defendant before trial when a judge ruled there was no evidence of fraud on their part. While a jury found no evidence of fraud on Bartolozzi's part either, it found that he failed to follow accepted standards of care and awarded Babych US$1.02 million in lost wages and US$350,000 for pain and suffering in November 2002. Personal life Babych, who is of Ukrainian ancestry, was born in Edmonton, Alberta. Babych had a small role in the movie Slap Shot 2. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Awards WHL First All-Star Team – 1980 See also List of NHL players with 1,000 games played References External links Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com Dave Babych: Training Inspiration 1961 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian people of Ukrainian descent Fort Saskatchewan Traders players Hartford Whalers players HC Ambrì-Piotta players Los Angeles Kings players National Hockey League All-Stars National Hockey League first-round draft picks Philadelphia Flyers players Portland Winterhawks players Ice hockey people from Edmonton Vancouver Canucks personnel Vancouver Canucks players Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) draft picks Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players