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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 Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1974-75 21 TOT NHL 61 9 21 30 11 -24 19 9 0 0 2 90 10.0
1974-75 21 ATF NHL 18 1 4 5 2 -7 13 1 0 0 0 22 4.5
1974-75 21 MNS NHL 43 8 17 25 9 -17 6 8 0 0 2 68 11.8
1975-76 22 MNS NHL 79 18 30 48 18 -12 18 13 4 1 2 137 13.1
1976-77 23 MNS NHL 80 22 27 49 19 -29 10 13 9 0 2 185 11.9
1977-78 24 MNS NHL 75 13 16 29 12 -16 25 11 2 0 2 80 16.3
1978-79 25 NYR NHL 68 13 16 29 11 5 29 9 2 2 3 88 14.8
1979-80 26 NYR NHL 55 10 20 30 11 1 26 6 4 0 0 69 14.5
1980-81 27 NYR NHL 50 13 17 30 12 2 28 10 1 2 0 73 17.8
1981-82 28 NYR NHL 29 6 7 13 5 -3 8 5 1 0 2 33 18.2
Career NHL 497 104 154 258 99 -76 163 76 23 5 13 755 13.8

NHL 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
1974-75 21 TOT NHL 61 0.15 0.34 0.49 0.18 0.31 1.48 8 18 26 9 49 11 63 1 -24 0.5 0.3 0.8
1974-75 21 ATF NHL 18 0.06 0.22 0.28 0.09 0.72 1.22 1 3 4 1 13 3 17 0 -7 -0.3 0.1 -0.2
1974-75 21 MNS NHL 43 0.19 0.40 0.58 0.21 0.14 1.58 7 15 22 8 36 8 46 1 -17 0.8 0.3 1.0
1975-76 22 MNS NHL 79 0.23 0.38 0.61 0.23 0.23 1.73 15 26 41 15 78 23 67 0 -12 1.9 1.1 3.0
1976-77 23 MNS NHL 80 0.28 0.34 0.61 0.24 0.13 2.31 19 24 43 17 87 44 72 0 -29 2.5 0.5 3.0
1977-78 24 MNS NHL 75 0.17 0.21 0.39 0.15 0.33 1.07 11 14 25 10 51 13 55 1 -16 0.4 0.8 1.2
1978-79 25 NYR NHL 68 0.19 0.24 0.43 0.17 0.43 1.29 11 13 24 10 45 6 53 19 5 0.4 0.8 1.3
1979-80 26 NYR NHL 55 0.18 0.36 0.55 0.20 0.47 1.25 8 17 25 9 49 15 44 11 1 0.8 0.7 1.6
1980-81 27 NYR NHL 50 0.26 0.34 0.60 0.24 0.56 1.46 10 13 23 9 45 4 49 10 2 1.0 0.6 1.6
1981-82 28 NYR NHL 29 0.21 0.24 0.45 0.18 0.28 1.14 4 5 9 4 21 3 25 4 -3 0.1 0.3 0.4
Career NHL 497 0.21 0.31 0.52 0.20 0.33 1.52 86 130 216 82 425 119 428 46 -76 7.6 5.3 12.9

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1976-77 23 MNS NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979-80 26 NYR NHL 5 1 2 3 9 0 1 0 0
1980-81 27 NYR NHL 14 3 5 8 2 3 0 0 0
Career NHL 21 4 7 11 11 3 1 0 0

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1971-72 18 University of Wisconsin WCHA 37 10 24 34 42
1972-73 19 University of Wisconsin WCHA 38 18 31 49 34
1972-73 19 United States WEC-B 7 2 8 10
1973-74 20 University of Wisconsin WCHA 34 17 29 46 29
1974-75 21 Omaha Knights CHL 11 3 5 8 10
1976-77 23 United States Can-Cup 5 2 2 4 8
1981-82 28 United States Can-Cup 6 3 2 5 0
1981-82 28 New York Rangers DN-Cup 4 2 0 2
Career 2 Seasons Can-Cup 11 5 4 9 8
Career 1 Season CHL 11 3 5 8 10
Career 1 Season DN-Cup 4 2 0 2
Career 3 Seasons WCHA 109 45 84 129 105
Career 1 Season WEC-B 7 2 8 10

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 8 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Dean Talafous 3.0 3.0 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.2 0.8 0.4
Gino Cavallini 93.1 2.9 2.8 1.8 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7
Andre Pronovost 87.4 2.5 2.2 1.5 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.5
Duane Sutter 86.0 3.1 2.8 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 0.9
Rick Meagher 83.9 2.9 2.1 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.7 -0.1
Ethan Moreau 83.4 3.0 2.6 2.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 0.9 -0.1
J.P. Bordeleau 80.8 2.9 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.2 1.1 0.1 0.0
Patrik Stefan 80.5 3.5 2.7 2.4 1.7 1.6 1.1 0.7
Bryan Erickson 80.4 3.0 3.0 2.1 1.8 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.4
Craig MacTavish 79.2 2.9 2.5 2.1 2.1 1.1 0.9 0.1 0.0
Paul Gaustad 78.7 2.8 2.7 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.6 0.0
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Dean Talafous 3.0 3.0 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.2 0.8 0.4
Gino Cavallini 88.4 2.9 2.8 1.8 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7
Andre Pronovost 86.2 2.5 2.2 1.5 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.0 -0.2
J.P. Bordeleau 84.8 2.9 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.1 0.0
Jon Sim 83.7 3.1 2.9 2.0 1.5 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.5
Garnet Bailey 81.0 3.2 2.9 2.1 1.6 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.5 -0.9
Charlie Burns 80.6 3.5 2.9 2.0 1.5 1.4 1.3 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.1 -1.0
Patrik Stefan 80.5 3.5 2.7 2.4 1.7 1.6 1.1 0.7
Tie Domi 80.2 3.1 2.3 1.8 1.7 1.3 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.7 -0.7
Vaclav Varada 80.0 3.5 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.0 -0.1
Rey Comeau 79.2 3.3 2.6 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.1 0.2 0.1 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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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 his retirement, December 30, 1981.

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