Dean Talafous

Dean Talafous
Born	August 25, 1953 (1953-08-25) (age 58) Duluth, MN, USA
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Right Winger
Played for	New York Rangers Minnesota North Stars Atlanta Flames
NHL Draft	53rd overall, 1973 Atlanta Flames
WHA Draft	13th overall, 1973 Cincinnati Stingers
Playing career	1974–1982

Dean Charles Talafous (born August 25, 1953 in Duluth, Minnesota) is a retired ice hockey player. He played 497 NHL regular season games in 1974–82 for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars and the Atlanta Flames as a right winger.

College

Talafous played for the Wisconsin Badgers where he helped the team win a National Championship in 1973, where he was named the MVP.

NHL career

Drafted 53rd overall by the Atlanta Flames in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft after helping the Wisconsin Badgers win the NCAA title. He played 18 games for the Flames before being traded to the Minnesota North Stars. In international hockey he played for the United States in the 1976 Canada Cup and 1981 Canada Cup. In 1978 Talafous signed on as a free agent with the New York Rangers. He retired from playing in 1982 after only playing 29 games for New York that season.

Coaching

Juniors

• Head of player development - [ Hudson Crusaders ] [ MJHL ]
• Head Coach - Bloomington Junior Stars USHL

College Coach (20 years)

• Head Coach - University of Alaska Anchorage WCHA
• Head Coach - University of Wisconsin–River Falls NCHA (National Champions 1995)
• Assistant Coach - University of Minnesota WCHA

Current

Currently Talafous lives in Hudson,Wisconsin and runs Total Hockey Training, a hockey training company.

Awards

• NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team - 1973
• NCAA MVP - 1973

International play

• Canada Cup - 1976, 1981
• Ice Hockey World Championship- 1973, 1974 (both Pool B)

References

• Dean Talafous's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Hockeydraftcentral.com profile
• Dean Talafous's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Total Hockey Training

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Name	Talafous, Dean
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Date of birth	August 25, 1953
Place of birth	Duluth, MN, USA
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