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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 Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1959-60 21 New York Rangers NHL 3 0 0 0 0
1960-61 22 New York Rangers NHL 13 1 2 3 8
1961-62 23 New York Rangers NHL 30 4 11 15 11
1962-63 24 New York Rangers NHL 70 11 13 24 72
1963-64 25 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 24 18 42 80 17 7 0 2
1964-65 26 Montreal Canadiens NHL 63 18 23 41 61 17 1 0 5
1965-66 27 Montreal Canadiens NHL 45 3 7 10 24 3 0 0 1
1966-67 28 Montreal Canadiens NHL 48 11 8 19 31 11 0 0 5
1967-68 29 Minnesota North Stars NHL 73 15 32 47 -10 84 10 4 1 2 152 9.9
1968-69 30 New York Rangers NHL 75 10 21 31 5 57 7 1 2 3 134 7.5
1969-70 31 New York Rangers NHL 76 33 37 70 40 100 28 4 1 3 202 16.3
1970-71 32 New York Rangers NHL 78 36 24 60 14 34 27 9 0 7 176 20.5
1971-72 33 2 Teams NHL 75 23 24 47 -10 23 16 7 0 4 133 17.3
1971-72 33 New York Rangers NHL 16 4 5 9 5 2 3 1 0 1 30 13.3
1971-72 33 Vancouver Canucks NHL 59 19 19 38 -15 21 13 6 0 3 103 18.4
1972-73 34 Vancouver Canucks NHL 57 3 2 5 -16 22 2 1 0 0 23 13.0
1973-74 35 Quebec Nordiques WHA 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Career 14 Seasons NHL 776 192 222 414 23 607 138 34 4 32 820 14.6
Career 1 Season WHA 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1959-60 21 New York Rangers NHL 3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0
1960-61 22 New York Rangers NHL 13 0.08 0.15 0.23 0.08 0.62 1 2 3 1
1961-62 23 New York Rangers NHL 30 0.13 0.37 0.50 0.17 0.37 4 12 16 5
1962-63 24 New York Rangers NHL 70 0.16 0.19 0.34 0.14 1.03 12 14 26 10
1963-64 25 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 0.34 0.26 0.60 0.26 1.14 28 21 49 21
1964-65 26 Montreal Canadiens NHL 63 0.29 0.37 0.65 0.26 0.97 20 26 46 18
1965-66 27 Montreal Canadiens NHL 45 0.07 0.16 0.22 0.08 0.53 3 7 10 4
1966-67 28 Montreal Canadiens NHL 48 0.23 0.17 0.40 0.17 0.65 12 9 21 9
1967-68 29 Minnesota North Stars NHL 73 0.21 0.44 0.64 0.24 -0.14 1.15 2.08 16 35 51 18 66 18 63 5 -10
1968-69 30 New York Rangers NHL 75 0.13 0.28 0.41 0.15 0.07 0.76 1.79 10 21 31 11 45 8 38 6 5
1969-70 31 New York Rangers NHL 76 0.43 0.49 0.92 0.37 0.53 1.32 2.66 33 38 71 28 99 15 49 5 40
1970-71 32 New York Rangers NHL 78 0.46 0.31 0.77 0.34 0.18 0.44 2.26 33 22 55 24 87 19 63 9 14
1971-72 33 2 Teams NHL 75 0.31 0.32 0.63 0.26 -0.13 0.31 1.77 23 24 47 19 73 23 60 0 -10
1971-72 33 New York Rangers NHL 16 0.25 0.31 0.56 0.22 0.31 0.13 1.88 4 5 9 4 13 2 6 0 5
1971-72 33 Vancouver Canucks NHL 59 0.32 0.32 0.64 0.27 -0.25 0.36 1.75 19 19 38 16 60 21 54 0 -15
1972-73 34 Vancouver Canucks NHL 57 0.05 0.04 0.09 0.04 -0.28 0.39 0.40 3 2 5 2 13 3 26 0 -16
1973-74 35 Quebec Nordiques WHA 9 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.22
Career 14 Seasons NHL 776 0.25 0.29 0.53 0.21 0.05 0.78 1.89 198 233 431 172 383 86 299 25 23
Career 1 Season WHA 9 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.22

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT 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

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT 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 Regina Pats M-Cup 16 6 4 10 23
1957-58 19 Prince Albert Mintos SJHL 6 3 1 4 10
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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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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)

Adjusted Goals

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

Points

1969-70 NHL 70 (10)

Adjusted Points

1969-70 NHL 71 (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

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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