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Dave Balon

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: August 2, 1938 in Wakaw, Saskatchewan
Died: May 29, 2007

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 8:27AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #462. Stefan Persson… #463. Herb Cain… #464. Moose Vasko… #464. DAVE BALON… #466. Joe Murphy… 

NHL/WHA Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Hide Partial Seasons
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1959-60 21 NYR NHL 3 0 0 0 0 0
1960-61 22 NYR NHL 13 1 2 3 1 8
1961-62 23 NYR NHL 30 4 11 15 5 11
1962-63 24 NYR NHL 70 11 13 24 10 72
1963-64 25 MTL NHL 70 24 18 42 18 80 17 7 0 2
1964-65 26 MTL NHL 63 18 23 41 16 61 17 1 0 5
1965-66 27 MTL NHL 45 3 7 10 4 24 3 0 0 1
1966-67 28 MTL NHL 48 11 8 19 8 31 11 0 0 5
1967-68 29 MNS NHL 73 15 32 47 17 -10 84 10 4 1 2 152 9.9
1968-69 30 NYR NHL 75 10 21 31 11 5 57 7 1 2 3 134 7.5
1969-70 31 NYR NHL 76 33 37 70 28 40 100 28 4 1 3 202 16.3
1970-71 32 NYR NHL 78 36 24 60 26 14 34 27 9 0 7 176 20.5
1971-72 33 TOT NHL 75 23 24 47 19 -10 23 16 7 0 4 133 17.3
1971-72 33 NYR NHL 16 4 5 9 4 5 2 3 1 0 1 30 13.3
1971-72 33 VAN NHL 59 19 19 38 16 -15 21 13 6 0 3 103 18.4
1972-73 34 VAN NHL 57 3 2 5 2 -16 22 2 1 0 0 23 13.0
1973-74 35 QBN WHA 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 776 192 222 414 167 23 607 138 34 4 32 820 14.6
Career WHA 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1959-60 21 NYR NHL 3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1960-61 22 NYR NHL 13 0.08 0.15 0.23 0.08 0.62 1 2 3 1 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
1961-62 23 NYR NHL 30 0.13 0.37 0.50 0.17 0.37 4 12 16 5 0.3 0.5 0.8
1962-63 24 NYR NHL 70 0.16 0.19 0.34 0.14 1.03 12 14 26 10 0.0 0.8 0.8
1963-64 25 MTL NHL 70 0.34 0.26 0.60 0.26 1.14 28 21 49 21 3.4 1.3 4.7
1964-65 26 MTL NHL 63 0.29 0.37 0.65 0.26 0.97 20 26 46 18 2.8 1.0 3.8
1965-66 27 MTL NHL 45 0.07 0.16 0.22 0.08 0.53 3 7 10 4 -0.9 0.8 -0.1
1966-67 28 MTL NHL 48 0.23 0.17 0.40 0.17 0.65 12 9 21 9 0.6 0.8 1.3
1967-68 29 MNS NHL 73 0.21 0.44 0.64 0.24 1.15 2.08 16 35 51 18 66 18 63 5 -10 2.8 1.2 4.0
1968-69 30 NYR NHL 75 0.13 0.28 0.41 0.15 0.76 1.79 10 21 31 11 45 8 38 6 5 0.3 1.4 1.7
1969-70 31 NYR NHL 76 0.43 0.49 0.92 0.37 1.32 2.66 33 38 71 28 99 15 49 5 40 6.2 2.4 8.7
1970-71 32 NYR NHL 78 0.46 0.31 0.77 0.34 0.44 2.26 33 22 55 24 87 19 63 9 14 5.1 1.5 6.7
1971-72 33 TOT NHL 75 0.31 0.32 0.63 0.26 0.31 1.77 23 24 47 19 73 23 60 0 -10 3.1 0.7 3.8
1971-72 33 NYR NHL 16 0.25 0.31 0.56 0.22 0.13 1.88 4 5 9 4 13 2 6 0 5 0.5 0.3 0.8
1971-72 33 VAN NHL 59 0.32 0.32 0.64 0.27 0.36 1.75 19 19 38 16 60 21 54 0 -15 2.6 0.4 3.1
1972-73 34 VAN NHL 57 0.05 0.04 0.09 0.04 0.39 0.40 3 2 5 2 13 3 26 0 -16 -1.8 0.4 -1.4
1973-74 35 QBN WHA 9 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.22
Career NHL 776 0.25 0.29 0.53 0.21 0.78 1.89 198 233 431 172 383 86 299 25 23 21.6 13.0 34.5
Career WHA 9 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.22

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1961-62 23 NYR NHL 6 2 3 5 2
1963-64 25 MTL NHL 7 1 1 2 25
1964-65 26 MTL NHL SC 10 0 0 0 10
1965-66 27 MTL NHL SC 9 2 3 5 16
1966-67 28 MTL NHL 9 0 2 2 6
1967-68 29 MNS NHL 14 4 9 13 14 3 1 0 1
1968-69 30 NYR NHL 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1969-70 31 NYR NHL 6 1 1 2 32 1 0 0 1
1970-71 32 NYR NHL 13 3 2 5 4 1 2 0 1
Career NHL 2 78 14 21 35 109 6 3 0 3

Other Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1955-56 17 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 14 5 5 10 14
1956-57 18 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 40 29 30 59 112
1957-58 19 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 51 35 44 79 113
1957-58 19 Vancouver Canucks WHL 4 0 2 2 8
1958-59 20 Saskatoon Quakers WHL 57 12 25 37 80
1959-60 21 Vancouver Canucks WHL 3 1 1 2 2
1959-60 21 Trois-Rivieres Lions EPHL 61 28 42 70 104
1960-61 22 Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers EPHL 55 15 26 41 77
1961-62 23 Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers EPHL 37 23 19 42 87
1965-66 27 Houston Apollos CPHL 9 6 6 12 0
1973-74 35 Binghamton Dusters AHL 7 0 1 1 0
Career 1 Season AHL 7 0 1 1 0
Career 1 Season CPHL 9 6 6 12 0
Career 3 Seasons EPHL 153 66 87 153 268
Career 3 Seasons SJHL 105 69 79 148 239
Career 3 Seasons WHL 64 13 28 41 90

Other Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1955-56 17 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 12 3 2 5 14
1956-57 18 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 13 5 5 10 15
1957-58 19 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 6 3 1 4 10
1957-58 19 Regina Pats M-Cup 16 6 4 10 23
1959-60 21 Trois-Rivieres Lions EPHL 7 2 2 4 19
1960-61 22 Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers EPHL 7 1 1 2 12
Career 2 Seasons EPHL 14 3 3 6 31
Career 1 Season M-Cup 16 6 4 10 23
Career 3 Seasons SJHL 31 11 8 19 39

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 14 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Dave Balon 8.7 6.7 4.7 4.0 3.8 3.8 1.7 1.3 0.8 0.8 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -1.4
Scott Walker 88.4 7.9 6.1 4.7 3.6 3.6 2.9 2.3 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.3
Craig Simpson 86.0 8.8 6.1 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.1 3.5 1.5 0.8 0.7
Tim Connolly 84.6 6.9 5.7 5.2 4.1 3.5 3.4 2.2 1.8 1.0 0.2
Steve Payne 84.6 8.8 6.0 4.8 4.8 3.8 3.4 3.2 0.8 0.1 -0.6
Todd White 84.5 7.4 6.7 5.6 4.3 4.3 3.1 2.7 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0
Al Secord 84.2 8.6 5.9 5.3 3.6 3.1 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.7 -0.5
Alex Shibicky 84.0 4.9 4.7 3.8 3.4 3.0 2.2 1.2 0.8
Baldy Cotton 83.8 5.0 4.1 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.8 0.2 -0.8
Dennis Hextall 83.6 7.6 6.6 4.0 3.9 3.4 3.3 2.2 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.1 -0.3
Guy Charron 83.5 7.0 6.8 5.0 4.5 4.0 2.7 2.4 2.2 1.2 1.0 0.3 -0.2
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Dave Balon 8.7 6.7 4.7 4.0 3.8 3.8 1.7 1.3 0.8 0.8 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -1.4
Scott Walker 87.1 7.9 6.1 4.7 3.6 3.6 2.9 2.3 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.3
Craig Simpson 86.0 8.8 6.1 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.1 3.5 1.5 0.8 0.7
Tim Connolly 84.6 6.9 5.7 5.2 4.1 3.5 3.4 2.2 1.8 1.0 0.2
Steve Payne 84.6 8.8 6.0 4.8 4.8 3.8 3.4 3.2 0.8 0.1 -0.6
Todd White 84.5 7.4 6.7 5.6 4.3 4.3 3.1 2.7 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0
Al Secord 84.2 8.6 5.9 5.3 3.6 3.1 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.7 -0.5
Alex Shibicky 84.0 4.9 4.7 3.8 3.4 3.0 2.2 1.2 0.8
Baldy Cotton 83.8 5.0 4.1 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.8 0.2 -0.8
Dennis Hextall 83.6 7.6 6.6 4.0 3.9 3.4 3.3 2.2 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.1 -0.3
Guy Charron 83.5 7.0 6.8 5.0 4.5 4.0 2.7 2.4 2.2 1.2 1.0 0.3 -0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

All-Star Games

1965 NHL
1967 NHL
1968 NHL
1971 NHL

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1965 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1966 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)

Games Played

1962-63 NHL 70 (1)
 1963-64 NHL 70 (2)
1969-70 NHL 76 (1)
 1970-71 NHL 78 (3)

Goals

1963-64 NHL 24 (9)
1969-70 NHL 33 (8)
1970-71 NHL 36 (10)

Points

1969-70 NHL 70 (10)

Plus/Minus

1969-70 NHL 40 (4)

Even Strength Goals

1963-64 NHL 17 (10)
1964-65 NHL 17 (9)
1969-70 NHL 28 (3)
1970-71 NHL 27 (9)

Power Play Goals

1963-64 NHL 7 (7)

Short-Handed Goals

1968-69 NHL 2 (8)

Game-Winning Goals

1964-65 NHL 5 (5)
1966-67 NHL 5 (4)
1970-71 NHL 7 (4)

Shooting Percentage

1969-70 NHL 16.3 (7)
1970-71 NHL 20.5 (4)
1971-72 NHL 17.3 (9)

Adjusted Goals

1963-64 NHL 28 (9)
1969-70 NHL 33 (8)
1970-71 NHL 33 (10)

Adjusted Points

1969-70 NHL 71 (10)
      

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

June 4, 1963: Traded to Montreal by NY Rangers with Gump Worsley, Leon Rochefort and Len Ronson for Phil Goyette, Don Marshall and Jacques Plante, June 4, 1963.

June 6, 1967: Selected by Minnesota from Montreal in Expansion Draft, June 6, 1967.

June 12, 1968: Traded to NY Rangers by Minnesota for Wayne Hillman, Dan Seguin and Joey Johnston, June 12, 1968.

November 16, 1971: Traded to Vancouver by NY Rangers with Wayne Connelly and Ron Stewart for Gary Doak and Jim Wiste, November 16, 1971.

February 12, 1972: Selected by Quebec (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.

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