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Dean Talafous

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-4    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: August 25, 1953 in Duluth, Minnesota

Drafted by the Atlanta Flames in the 4th round (53rd overall) of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft.

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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
1974-75 21 2 Teams NHL 61 9 21 30 0.49 11 0.18 49 11 63 1 -24 19 9 0 0 2 90 1.48 10.0
1974-75 21 Atlanta Flames NHL 18 1 4 5 0.28 2 0.10 13 3 17 0 -7 13 1 0 0 0 22 1.22 4.5
1974-75 21 Minnesota North Stars NHL 43 8 17 25 0.58 9 0.21 36 8 46 1 -17 6 8 0 0 2 68 1.58 11.8
1975-76 22 Minnesota North Stars NHL 79 18 30 48 0.61 18 0.23 78 23 67 0 -12 18 13 4 1 2 137 1.73 13.1
1976-77 23 Minnesota North Stars NHL 80 22 27 49 0.61 19 0.24 87 44 72 0 -29 10 13 9 0 2 185 2.31 11.9
1977-78 24 Minnesota North Stars NHL 75 13 16 29 0.39 11 0.15 51 13 55 1 -16 25 11 2 0 2 80 1.07 16.3
1978-79 25 New York Rangers NHL 68 13 16 29 0.43 11 0.16 45 6 53 19 5 29 9 2 2 3 88 1.29 14.8
1979-80 26 New York Rangers NHL 55 10 20 30 0.55 11 0.20 49 15 44 11 1 26 6 4 0 0 69 1.25 14.5
1980-81 27 New York Rangers NHL 50 13 17 30 0.60 12 0.23 45 4 49 10 2 28 10 1 2 0 73 1.46 17.8
1981-82 28 New York Rangers NHL 29 6 7 13 0.45 5 0.18 21 3 25 4 -3 8 5 1 0 2 33 1.14 18.2
Career 8 Seasons NHL 497 104 154 258 0.52 98 0.20 425 119 428 46 -76 163 76 23 5 13 755 1.52 13.8

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
1976-77 23 Minnesota North Stars NHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
1979-80 26 New York Rangers NHL 5 1 2 3 0.60 9 0 1 0 0
1980-81 27 New York Rangers NHL 14 3 5 8 0.57 2 3 0 0 0
Career 3 Seasons NHL 21 4 7 11 0.52 11 3 1 0 0

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
1971-72 18 University of Wisconsin WCHA 37 10 24 34 0.92 42
1972-73 19 University of Wisconsin WCHA 38 18 31 49 1.29 34
1972-73 19 United States WEC-B 7 2 8 10 1.43
1973-74 20 University of Wisconsin WCHA 34 17 29 46 1.35 29
1974-75 21 Omaha Knights CHL 11 3 5 8 0.73 10
1976-77 23 United States Can-Cup 5 2 2 4 0.80 8
1981-82 28 United States Can-Cup 6 3 2 5 0.83 0
1981-82 28 New York Rangers DN-Cup 4 2 0 2 0.50
Career 2 Seasons Can-Cup 11 5 4 9 0.82 8
Career 1 Season CHL 11 3 5 8 0.73 10
Career 1 Season DN-Cup 4 2 0 2 0.50
Career 3 Seasons WCHA 109 45 84 129 1.18 105
Career 1 Season WEC-B 7 2 8 10 1.43

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games Played

1976-77 NHL 80 (1)

Short-Handed Goals

1978-79 NHL 2 (9)

Transactions

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January 3, 1975: Traded to Minnesota by Atlanta with Dwight Bialowas for Barry Gibbs, January 3, 1975.

July 17, 1978: Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, July 17, 1978.

December 30, 1981: Officially announced retirement, December 30, 1981.