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| 1973 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dean Talafous
Selected in fourth round
No.
53 overall by Atlanta Flames
Born August 25, 1953
 | Position:
Center /
Right Wing
Height: 6-4 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Wisconsin (WCHA)
Birthplace: Duluth, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
Hastings, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1971-72 |
Wisconsin | WCHA |
37 |
10 | 24 |
34 | 42 | | 1972-73 |
Wisconsin | WCHA |
38 | 18 |
31 | 49 |
34 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 1973 (Wisconsin)
NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding
Player: 1973 (Wisconsin)
NCAA All-Tournament Team: 1973
(Wisconsin)
Miscellaneous: Played hockey and basketball at Hastings High School. ... Scored with five seconds left in regulation and then added
overtime goal that gave Wisconsin a 6-5 victory over Cornell in 1973 NCAA
Tournament semifinals. ... Scored game-winning goal to beat Denver in 1973 NCAA Tournament
championship game. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 23, 1974 (Detroit at Atlanta)
Numbers: 24 (Atlanta); 15 (Minnesota);
19 (N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired Dec. 30, 1981 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974-1981 |
ATL, MIN, NYR | 497 |
104 | 154 | 258 |
163 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1981 |
Minnesota, N.Y Rangers | 21 |
4 | 7 | 11 |
11 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1978-79: Played on N.Y. Rangers team that
went to Stanley Cup Finals, but did not appear in postseason due to pinched
nerve in neck.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1978-79 season with pinched nerve in
neck. ... Missed part of 1979-80 season with neck injury. ... Missed part of
1980-81 season with chronic neck problems related to pinched nerve. ... Traded by N.Y. Rangers with Jere Gillis to Quebec for
Robbie Ftorek on Dec. 30, 1981, but chose to retire rather than report to
Nordiques. He initially flew to Quebec and seemed willing to play for his new
team, but had second thoughts about relocating and retired. The NHL allowed
the trade to stand and gave the teams until March 9, 1982, to agree on a
replacement player for Talafous. The teams could not reach an agreement, so an
NHL arbitrator completed the deal by awarding Pat Hickey from the Rangers to
Quebec on March 8, 1982. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Wisconsin (WCHA); Omaha (CHL)
Canada Cup: 1976
(fifth place), 1981 (fourth place)
World Championships: 1973 (second, Pool B), 1974 (first, Pool B)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Division III Championship: 1994
(Wis.-River Falls) (as coach)
AHCA Jeremiah Award (Coach of Year):
1995-96 (Wis.-River Falls)
NCHA Coach of Year: 1995-96 (Wisconsin
River Falls)
WHA Draft Pick: 1973 (by
Cincinnati, No. 13 overall in Round 1)
Coaching Career: Named
Minnesota (WCHA) assistant coach prior to 1982-83 season and remained in
position through 1983-84 season. ... Named St. Paul (USHL) head coach in 1984
and remained in that position through 1984-85 season. ... Named Minnesota (WCHA)
assistant coach prior to 1985-86 season and remained in that position through
1988-89 season. ... Named Wisconsin-River Falls (NCAA Division III) head coach
prior to 1989-90 season and remained in that position through 1995-96 season.
... Named Alaska-Anchorage (WCHA) head coach in May 1996 and remained in that
position until March 23, 2001.
Miscellaneous: Coached
Wisconsin-River Falls to appearances in four straight NCAA Division III Final
Fours from 1993-1996.
Personal: Father of former college hockey
player Pete Talafous. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Atlanta traded Talafous and Dwight
Bialowas to Minnesota in exchange for Barry Gibbs on January 3, 1975. |
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SNAPSHOT '73 | | Total Selected: |
168 | | Forwards: |
103 | | Defense: |
53 | | Goaltenders: |
12 | | Major Junior: |
131 | | College Players: |
28 |
| Canadian: |
151 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
14 | | U.S.-Born: |
14 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
70 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
35 |
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