ruilin96 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Ex-NHL player Dave Babych rescues disoriented teen on B.C. mountain A North Vancouver man known for his career as an NHL defenceman is being thanked by a teen for rescuing her after a hike on a B.C. mountain went wrong. Christa Minielly, 13, was hiking the Baden-Powell Trail in North Vancouver with her friend Brina Lyon last week when she fell trying to take a shortcut. The pair attempted to take a quick detour past a ravine when Minielly lost her footing and slipped down the embankment. "I guess I hit my head and tumbled down about 15 feet," she told CTV Vancouver. She had fallen far enough that Lyon couldn't reach her, and her head injury had impacted her vision. Both girls were panicking, with Lyon trying to find someone to help them. "I was like screaming for help as loud as I could," Lyon said. "I didn't know what else to do." That's when a tall man, with a bushy moustache, strode out of the gloom to give the pair a helping hand. Dave Babych -- a defenceman who played 1,195 NHL games for the Jets, the Hartford Whalers, the Canucks, the Philadelphia Flyers and the LA Kings -- was Minielly's unlikely rescuer. Babych made his way down to the stranded hiker, put her on his back and spent 35 minutes carrying her down the trail to safety. "I don't know what we would've done without him," Lyon said, adding that the pair wasn't well-dressed for the hike. Minielly says she remembers waking up, but struggles to remember much of the interaction. "I remember waking up on his back a couple of times and making some comments," she said. "I really don't know what I said." The pair said they had no idea as to the identity of Minielly's rescuer, till her father called the man to thank him. He reached Babych's voicemail and put two and two together, realizing the North Vancouver man who helped his daughter was the former hockey star. Babych, who has five kids of his own, says he hopes someone would do the same to help his children and brushed aside any assertions that he was a hero. "I did what I thought was right, and that's all I needed to do to make sure Christa was okay," Babych said. Minielly says her parents have told her she can only go hiking with them and the incident has opened her eyes as to how she needs to properly prepare. http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/ex-nhl-player-dave-babych-rescues-disoriented-teen-on-b-c-mountain-1.3081172 It is great to learn that former Canucks doing nice things here and there! Just thought to share it with CDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruilin96 Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 Sorry my bad, get the admins to lock it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chon derry Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Just now, Stamkos said: Umm... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slegr Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Love it. Babych rocks. Still tough as nails. I wonder if he used his moustache to help get them down the cliff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 That's a lot of spaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babych Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Just now, Slegr said: Love it. Babych rocks. Still tough as nails. I wonder if he used his moustache to help get them down the cliff. Thanks Slegs! I just did what any hero would do in that situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearditall Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 20 minutes ago, ruilin96 said: Ex-NHL player Dave Babych rescues disoriented teen on B.C. mountain A North Vancouver man known for his career as an NHL defenceman is being thanked by a teen for rescuing her after a hike on a B.C. mountain went wrong. Christa Minielly, 13, was hiking the Baden-Powell Trail in North Vancouver with her friend Brina Lyon last week when she fell trying to take a shortcut. The pair attempted to take a quick detour past a ravine when Minielly lost her footing and slipped down the embankment. "I guess I hit my head and tumbled down about 15 feet," she told CTV Vancouver. She had fallen far enough that Lyon couldn't reach her, and her head injury had impacted her vision. Both girls were panicking, with Lyon trying to find someone to help them. "I was like screaming for help as loud as I could," Lyon said. "I didn't know what else to do." That's when a tall man, with a bushy moustache, strode out of the gloom to give the pair a helping hand. Dave Babych -- a defenceman who played 1,195 NHL games for the Jets, the Hartford Whalers, the Canucks, the Philadelphia Flyers and the LA Kings -- was Minielly's unlikely rescuer. Babych made his way down to the stranded hiker, put her on his back and spent 35 minutes carrying her down the trail to safety. "I don't know what we would've done without him," Lyon said, adding that the pair wasn't well-dressed for the hike. Minielly says she remembers waking up, but struggles to remember much of the interaction. "I remember waking up on his back a couple of times and making some comments," she said. "I really don't know what I said." The pair said they had no idea as to the identity of Minielly's rescuer, till her father called the man to thank him. He reached Babych's voicemail and put two and two together, realizing the North Vancouver man who helped his daughter was the former hockey star. Babych, who has five kids of his own, says he hopes someone would do the same to help his children and brushed aside any assertions that he was a hero. "I did what I thought was right, and that's all I needed to do to make sure Christa was okay," Babych said. Minielly says her parents have told her she can only go hiking with them and the incident has opened her eyes as to how she needs to properly prepare. http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/ex-nhl-player-dave-babych-rescues-disoriented-teen-on-b-c-mountain-1.3081172 It is great to learn that former Canucks doing nice things here and there! Just thought to share it with CDC Former Canuck, Dave Babych Resued 2 teens on BC Mountains" It's RESCUED. not resued... big difference...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysACanuckFan Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 5 minutes ago, babych said: Good on you for rescuing that girl, you're a hero! You're the man! The man with the stache! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Building Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 1 minute ago, hearditall said: It's RESCUED. Redeuce, resue, rescue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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