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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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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1959-60 21 New York Rangers NHL 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0
1960-61 22 New York Rangers NHL 13 1 2 3 0.23 1 0.09 8
1961-62 23 New York Rangers NHL 30 4 11 15 0.50 5 0.17 11
1962-63 24 New York Rangers NHL 70 11 13 24 0.34 10 0.14 72
1963-64 25 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 24 18 42 0.60 18 0.25 80 17 7 0 2
1964-65 26 Montreal Canadiens NHL 63 18 23 41 0.65 16 0.25 61 17 1 0 5
1965-66 27 Montreal Canadiens NHL 45 3 7 10 0.22 4 0.08 24 3 0 0 1
1966-67 28 Montreal Canadiens NHL 48 11 8 19 0.40 8 0.17 31 11 0 0 5
1967-68 29 Minnesota North Stars NHL 73 15 32 47 0.64 18 0.24 66 18 63 5 -10 84 10 4 1 2 152 2.08 9.9
1968-69 30 New York Rangers NHL 75 10 21 31 0.41 11 0.15 45 8 38 6 5 57 7 1 2 3 134 1.79 7.5
1969-70 31 New York Rangers NHL 76 33 37 70 0.92 28 0.36 99 15 49 5 40 100 28 4 1 3 202 2.66 16.3
1970-71 32 New York Rangers NHL 78 36 24 60 0.77 25 0.32 87 19 63 9 14 34 27 9 0 7 176 2.26 20.5
1971-72 33 2 Teams NHL 75 23 24 47 0.63 19 0.25 73 23 60 0 -10 23 16 7 0 4 133 1.77 17.3
1971-72 33 New York Rangers NHL 16 4 5 9 0.56 3 0.22 13 2 6 0 5 2 3 1 0 1 30 1.88 13.3
1971-72 33 Vancouver Canucks NHL 59 19 19 38 0.64 15 0.26 60 21 54 0 -15 21 13 6 0 3 103 1.75 18.4
1972-73 34 Vancouver Canucks NHL 57 3 2 5 0.09 2 0.04 13 3 26 0 -16 22 2 1 0 0 23 0.40 13.0
1973-74 35 Quebec Nordiques WHA 9 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 776 192 222 414 0.53 164 0.21 383 86 299 25 23 607 138 34 4 32 820 1.89 14.6
Career WHA 9 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1961-62 23 New York Rangers NHL 6 2 3 5 0.83 2
1963-64 25 Montreal Canadiens NHL 7 1 1 2 0.29 25
1964-65 26 Montreal Canadiens NHL SC 10 0 0 0 0.00 10
1965-66 27 Montreal Canadiens NHL SC 9 2 3 5 0.56 16
1966-67 28 Montreal Canadiens NHL 9 0 2 2 0.22 6
1967-68 29 Minnesota North Stars NHL 14 4 9 13 0.93 14 3 1 0 1
1968-69 30 New York Rangers NHL 4 1 0 1 0.25 0 1 0 0 0
1969-70 31 New York Rangers NHL 6 1 1 2 0.33 32 1 0 0 1
1970-71 32 New York Rangers NHL 13 3 2 5 0.38 4 1 2 0 1
Career NHL 2 78 14 21 35 0.45 109 6 3 0 3

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1955-56 17 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 14 5 5 10 0.71 14
1956-57 18 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 40 29 30 59 1.48 112
1957-58 19 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 51 35 44 79 1.55 113
1957-58 19 Vancouver Canucks WHL 4 0 2 2 0.50 8
1957-58 19 Regina Pats M-Cup 16 6 4 10 0.63 23
1958-59 20 Saskatoon Quakers WHL 57 12 25 37 0.65 80
1959-60 21 Vancouver Canucks WHL 3 1 1 2 0.67 2
1959-60 21 Trois-Rivieres Lions EPHL 61 28 42 70 1.15 104
1960-61 22 Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers EPHL 55 15 26 41 0.75 77
1961-62 23 Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers EPHL 37 23 19 42 1.14 87
1965-66 27 Houston Apollos CPHL 9 6 6 12 1.33 0
1973-74 35 Binghamton Dusters AHL 7 0 1 1 0.14 0
Career AHL 7 0 1 1 0.14 0
Career CPHL 9 6 6 12 1.33 0
Career EPHL 153 66 87 153 1.00 268
Career M-Cup 16 6 4 10 0.63 23
Career SJHL 105 69 79 148 1.41 239
Career WHL 64 13 28 41 0.64 90

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1955-56 17 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 12 3 2 5 0.42 14
1956-57 18 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 13 5 5 10 0.77 15
1957-58 19 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 6 3 1 4 0.67 10
1959-60 21 Trois-Rivieres Lions EPHL 7 2 2 4 0.57 19
1960-61 22 Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers EPHL 7 1 1 2 0.29 12
Career EPHL 14 3 3 6 0.43 31
Career SJHL 31 11 8 19 0.61 39

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1965 NHL
1967 NHL
1968 NHL
1971 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)
   

Transactions

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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.