Dean Talafous
Player profile and career history
C · #19
Dean Talafous was a center. Born August 25, 1953 in Duluth, Minnesota, the United States, he stood 6'3", weighed 180 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1973 (round 4, 53rd overall) by the AFM. In 497 NHL regular-season games he had 104 goals and 154 assists for 258 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 497
- Goals
- 104
- Assists
- 154
- Points
- 258
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 154
- Game Winning Goals
- 13
- Games Played
- 497
- Goals
- 104
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 163
- Plus Minus
- -76
- Points
- 258
- Power Play Goals
- 23
- Power Play Points
- 58
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.1386
- Shorthanded Goals
- 5
- Shorthanded Points
- 7
- Shots
- 750
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 21
- Goals
- 4
- Assists
- 7
- Points
- 11
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 7
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 21
- Goals
- 4
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 11
- Plus Minus
- 1
- Points
- 11
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- Power Play Points
- 2
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.129
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 1
- Shots
- 31
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.21
- Assists / game
- 0.31
- Points / game
- 0.52
- Shots / game
- 1.51
Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Goals
- 22 1976–77 · Minnesota North Stars
- Assists
- 30 1975–76 · Minnesota North Stars
- Points
- 49 1976–77 · Minnesota North Stars
- Shots
- 185 1976–77 · Minnesota North Stars
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
1984–85
- St. PaulUSHL
1981–82
- USACan-Cup
- NY RangersDN-Cup
New York RangersNHL
1980–81
- USACC
- New York RangersNHL
1979–80
1978–79
1977–78
1976–77
- USACan-Cup
Minnesota North StarsNHL
1975–76
1974–75
1973–74
- U. Of WisconsinWCHA
1972–73
- U. Of WisconsinWCHA
- USAWEC-B
1971–72
- U. Of WisconsinWCHA
Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
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| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–85 | USHL | St. Paul | Regular | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats |
| 1981–82 | Can-Cup | USA | Regular | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1981–82 | DN-Cup | NY Rangers | Regular | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1981–82 | NHL |  New York Rangers | Regular | 29 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | -3 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 1980–81 | CC | USA | Regular | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1980–81 | NHL | New York Rangers | Regular | 50 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 73 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1980–81 | NHL | New York Rangers | Playoffs | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL | New York Rangers | Regular | 55 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 69 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1979–80 | NHL | New York Rangers | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1978–79 | NHL | New York Rangers | Regular | 68 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 6 | 83 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | All stats
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| 1977–78 | NHL |  Minnesota North Stars | Regular | 75 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 25 | -16 | 80 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 1976–77 | Can-Cup | USA | Regular | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | NHL | Minnesota North Stars | Regular | 80 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 10 | -30 | 185 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 1976–77 | NHL | Minnesota North Stars | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1975–76 | CC | USA | Regular | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1975–76 | NHL | Minnesota North Stars | Regular | 79 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 18 | -12 | 137 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 1974–75 | CHL | Omaha | Regular | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1974–75 | NHL |  Atlanta Flames | Regular | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1974–75 | NHL | Minnesota North Stars | Regular | 43 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 6 | -17 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 1973–74 | WCHA | U. Of Wisconsin | Regular | 34 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1972–73 | WCHA | U. Of Wisconsin | Regular | 38 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1972–73 | WEC-B | USA | Regular | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1971–72 | WCHA | U. Of Wisconsin | Regular | 37 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
This season’s game-log import is queued. The background archive fills gradually.
NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-12-20 | WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1981-12-19 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1981-12-16 | PHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1981-12-14 | PIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1981-12-12 | PHI | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 15, 9:15 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.