Inside Mike Babcock Wife, Kids And Family Life

Mike Babcock's wife name is Maureen Babcock. The couple has been together for around 30 years.

The coach's spouse came to fame as the better half of the renowned head mentor of the National Hockey League. Her husband is the only one to have an entry to the Triple Gold Club.

It is a group of ice hockey players and coaches who have won the Stanley Cup championship, the Olympic Games gold medal, and a gold in World Championship.

Maureen prefers to keep a low profile. Thus, there isn't a single profile of her on social media. Moreover, she and her husband barely talk about their initial marriage life.

Mike Babcock And Maureen Babcock Married Life

Mike Babcock and Maureen Babcock married life is passing blissfully even after nearly three decades. They are blessed with three children.

The former mentor had already begun his coaching career when the couple walked down the aisle. He started by tutoring the college hockey teams. In 1988, he was hired as the head mentor for Red Deer College in Alberta.

Later, he joined the Moose Jaw Warriors. Even if he had to relocate due to his profession, his better half would walk with him and settle in a new home in a new place.

While he was making an earning along with leading the leads to the trophies, Maureen looked after the house and their children.

Mike Babcock has three kids. His children Michael Babcock and Taylor Babcock played hockey. But, his eldest daughter Alexandra is the only one who didn't hold the hockey stick even in childhood.

The former Anaheim Ducks head mentor is a proud father to three well-grown-up children. All three have already started their professional life.

The eldest is in the medical field, while the remaining two are into sports. They have an age gap of two years. The youngest of the household is currently 26 years old.

Alexandra Babcock

The first child of the former coach, Alexandra Babcock, is a senior health program and education lead at Love Life. She joined the firm in January 2022.

At the same time, Allie works at Saint Joseph Mercy Health System as a lifestyle and culinary medicine coordinator. She joined the Ann Arbor-based medical firm in November 2019.

Before that, she served as a dietetic intern at Brigham and Women's Hospital and at TranS1 as a public health consultant.

Talking about the educational qualifications of the health associate, she completed her bachelor of science from the University of Michigan in 2015.

Later she enrolled at the University of Michigan School of Public Health to acquire a master's degree in nutritional science and dietetics.

Michael Babcock III

Michael Babcock III is the only son of the coach and his better half. He was born on February 1, 1995, in Northville, USA.

The junior followed his father while choosing a professional career. He works as an assistant coach for the men's hockey team at the University of Saskatchewan.

From the same university, Michael completed his master's in business administration in 2022. Prior to that, he enrolled at Merrimack College to pursue a bachelor's degree in the same subject.

Regarding his high school, he studied at Detroit Catholic Central High School from 2009 to 2013.

Michael began his career as an ice skating instructor at KIm Muir Can't Skate, Can't Play. Later, he joined the Leafs as a salary cap intern in June 2018.

Apart from sports engagement, the junior Babcock served roughly for a year at Silicon Expert. He joined as a business development representative and became manager after five months.

Besides, he is a former ice hockey player. Michael played for Les Gothiques starting from June 2019 to April 2020.

Taylor Babcock

The youngest child, Taylor Babcock, was born on June 2, 1997, in Spokane, WA, USA. Taylor celebrated her 26th birthday a few days back.

The 5-foot-4-inch girl played ice hockey when she was young. Eventually, she grew her interest in soccer and gave it a try.

Taylor is a huge fan of Boston Bruins legend Bobby Orr. In fact, she wore number 4 her whole life, even when she played hockey.

Taylor played nine seasons with Michigan Rush in the Midwest Regional League Premier Division. She led her college team twice and won the title of most valuable player three times. Moreover, she became the Rookie of the Year in 2012.

Mike Babcock lives in a lake-facing home near Montana. However, Babcock was born in Manitouwadge, Ontario, and grew up in Saskatoon.

The majority of his childhood went relocating around Northern Ontario, Manitoba, and Northwest Territories. His parents finally settled down in Saskatoon in 1975. He grew up with his three younger sisters, two of them are twins.

There he completed his elementary and high school education. Later, he enrolled at McGill University, where Mike studied from 1983 to 1987. Right after graduation, he thought of becoming a university professor.

Not even in dreams, he thought of being one of the highest-paid coaches in the NHL in the future. That was possible due to his hard work, which he learned from his mining engineer father. His housewife mother taught him to talk to people.

Mike Babcock is expected to join the Columbus Blue Jackets as their new head coach. The position in the club is vacant after they fired Brad Larsen on April 15, 2023.

According to ESPN, Babcock likely will join the Columbus after June 30. On that day, his eight-year contract with his former NHL franchise would expire.

After parting ways with the Leafs, Mike joined the University of Saskatchewan with his position for the Men's Hockey Team on February 20, 2021.

After two seasons, he resigned from the team and announced his retirement. If the rumor about the Jackets hiring him as their new coach is true, that will continue his journey in NHL.

Mike Babcock salary is around $44,000 as the head coach of the University of Saskatchewan.

His earnings in the NHL were an average of $6.25 million per season with the Leafs.

The franchise signed him with a $50 million worth contract for eight years on May 20, 2015. Following that, he became one of the highest-paid coaches in NHL history.

Babcock career earnings were $50 million from May 2015 to June 2023. He made an eight-year deal with the Maple Leafs.

However, after losing a six-game streak in November 2019, the club fired him. It was his first experience of being fired in his professional coaching career.

To date, he has mentored the players of three NHL franchises. Combining regular season and playoffs, he has won 790 NHL games and a Stanley Cup ring in 2008 with the Wings.

Following is the checklist of the clubs he previously coached:

• Red Deer College, 1988-1990
• Moose Jaw (WHL),1991-1993
• The University of Lethbridge, 1993-1994
• Spoken Chiefs (WHL), 1994-2000
• Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, 2000-2002
• Mighty Dicks of Anaheim, 2002-2004
• Detroit Red Wings, 2005-2014
• Toronto Maple Leafs, 2015-2019
• The University of Saskatchewan, 2021-2022

Mike Babcock net worth is $18 million dollars. The worth is calculated based on his coaching career only.

Babcock started mentoring in the late 1980s with minor hockey teams. Starting in 2002, he became the head coach of Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

The former coach amassed tremendous revenue with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Even though the situation didn't go as planned, he made around $6 million as their mentor.

Apart from megabucks, he owns a lake-facing house in Montana. His father still lives in their luxurious home in his hometown.