{{Short description|American ice hockey player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Dean Talafous 80-81.JPG | played_for = Atlanta Flames<br> Minnesota North Stars<br>New York Rangers | league = NHL | position = Right wing | shoots = Right | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 180 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|8|25|mf=y}} | birth_place = Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. | ntl_team = USA | draft = 53rd overall | draft_year = 1973 | draft_team = Atlanta Flames | wha_draft = 13th overall | wha_draft_year = 1973 | wha_draft_team = Cincinnati Stingers | career_start = 1974 | career_end = 1981 | module = {{Infobox college coach|embed=yes | name = | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = | player_years1 = 1971–1974 | player_team1 = Wisconsin | player_positions = Right wing | coach_years1 = 1982–1984 | coach_team1 = Minnesota (assistant) | coach_years2 = 1984–1985 | coach_team2 = St. Paul Vulcans | coach_years3 = 1985–1989 | coach_team3 = Minnesota (assistant) | coach_years4 = 1989–1996 | coach_team4 = Wisconsin–River Falls | coach_years5 = 1996–2001 | coach_team5 = Alaska-Anchorage | overall_record = 160-196-40 ({{winpct|160|196|40}}) | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = 1996 Edward Jeremiah Award | coaching_records = }}}} '''Dean Charles Talafous''' (born August 25, 1953) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 497 regular season games in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1974 and 1981 for the Atlanta Flames, Minnesota North Stars and New York Rangers as a right winger.
==College== Talafous played for the Wisconsin Badgers where he helped the team win a National Championship in 1973, and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.<ref name="badger">{{cite web |last1=Burrows |first1=Bob |title=Hockey great Dean Talafous headed to Badger Athletic Hall of Fame |url=https://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/sports/1575669-hockey-great-dean-talafous-headed-badger-athletic-hall-fame |publisher=Hudson Star-Observer |accessdate=27 December 2018 |date=22 August 2013 |archive-date=December 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228035012/https://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/sports/1575669-hockey-great-dean-talafous-headed-badger-athletic-hall-fame |url-status=dead }}</ref> Talafous scored the winning goal in the championship game.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wisconsin Victor in N.C.A.A. Hockey |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/03/18/archives/wisconsin-victor-in-ncaa-hockey-badgers-win-first-title-42talafous.html |newspaper=The New York Times |accessdate=27 December 2018 |date=18 March 1973}}</ref>
==Playing career== Talafous was drafted 53rd overall by the Atlanta Flames in the 1973 NHL entry draft. He scored his first NHL goal on December 12, 1974 at Washington in a 2-2 tie. It was the only goal Talafous scored as an Atlanta Flame. Talafous 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 as a free agent with the New York Rangers.
On December 30, 1981, the Rangers traded him with Jere Gillis to the Quebec Nordiques for Robbie Ftorek, however, Talafous decided to retire after learning that the Nordiques would not offer him a contract past the end of the season. The Rangers were then forced to give up Pat Hickey as compensation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Talafous Is Retiring With No Regrets After Trade |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/04/sports/talafous-is-retiring-with-no-regrets-after-trade.html |website=The New York Times |accessdate=4 June 2019 |date=4 January 1982}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pat Hickey, 28-year-old New York Rangers left wing, was... |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/03/08/Pat-Hickey-28-year-old-New-York-Rangers-left-wing-was/1356384411600/ |website=UPI |accessdate=4 June 2019 |language=en |date=8 March 1982}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dean Charles Talafous|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=14500|publisher=LegendsOfHockey.net|accessdate=25 July 2012}}</ref>
==Coaching== ===Juniors=== *Head of player development - [ Hudson Crusaders ] MJHL *Head Coach - St. Paul Vulcans USHL
==Head coaching record== {{CBB Yearly Record Start |type=coach |conference= |postseason= |poll=no }} {{CIH yearly record subhead |name = {{color|white|Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons}} |color = color:white; background:#C80F2E; {{box-shadow border|a|#000000|2px}} |startyear = 1989 |conflong = Northern Collegiate Hockey Association |conference = NCHA |endyear = 1996 |}} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1989–90 | name = Wisconsin–River Falls | overall = 13-13-3 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = NCHA Semifinals }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1990–91 | name = Wisconsin–River Falls | overall = 6-18-3 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1991–92 | name = Wisconsin–River Falls | overall = 6-17-1 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1992–93 | name = Wisconsin–River Falls | overall = 19-13-1 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = NCAA Runner-Up }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = national | season = 1993–94 | name = Wisconsin–River Falls | overall = 21-8-4 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = NCAA Champion }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1994–95 | name = Wisconsin–River Falls | overall = 19-10-4 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = NCAA Frozen Four }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = confboth | season = 1995–96 | name = Wisconsin–River Falls | overall = 26-5-2 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = NCAA Frozen Four }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Wisconsin–River Falls | overall = 110-84-18 | confrecord = }} {{CIH yearly record subhead |name = {{color|white|Alaska–Anchorage Seawolves}} |color = color:white; background:#00583D; {{box-shadow border|a|#FFC425|2px}} |startyear = 1996 |conflong = Western Collegiate Hockey Association |conference = WCHA |endyear = 2001 |}} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1996–97 | name = Alaska–Anchorage | overall = 9-23-4 | conference = 7-21-4 | confstanding = 9th | postseason = WCHA First Round }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1997–98 | name = Alaska–Anchorage | overall = 6-25-5 | conference = 5-19-4 | confstanding = 9th | postseason = WCHA First Round }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1998–99 | name = Alaska–Anchorage | overall = 13-18-5 | conference = 10-13-5 | confstanding = 6th | postseason = WCHA First Round }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1999–00 | name = Alaska–Anchorage | overall = 15-18-3 | conference = 11-14-3 | confstanding = 7th | postseason = WCHA First Round }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2000–01 | name = Alaska–Anchorage | overall = 7-24-5 | conference = 4-20-4 | confstanding = 9th | postseason = WCHA First Round }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Alaska–Anchorage | overall = 50-108-22 | confrecord = 37-87-20 }} {{CBB Yearly Record End |overall = 160-196-40 }} <ref>{{cite web|title=2013-14 Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves Media Guide|url=http://issuu.com/seawolf1/docs/uaaguide_00284082465076/1?e=1249906/5071672|publisher=ISSUU.com|accessdate=2014-08-07}}</ref>
==After hockey== Talafous lives in Hudson, Wisconsin, and founded Total Hockey Training with his wife, Jax, and son, Pete; Talafous retired in 2011 and Pete now runs the organization as Exceed Hockey.<ref name="badger" /> In 2013 Talafous was inducted in the Badger Athletic Hall of Fame.<ref name="badger" />
==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- | All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 1973 | <ref name = ncaa>{{cite news|title=NCAA Frozen Four Records|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref> |- |}
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1968–69 | Hastings High School | HS-MN | — || — || — || — || — | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1969–70 | Hastings High School | HS-MN | — || — || — || — || — | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1970–71 | Hastings High School | HS-MN | — || — || — || — || — | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1971–72 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 37 || 10 || 24 || 34 || 42 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1972–73 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 40 || 21 || 32 || 53 || 34 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1973–74 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 34 || 17 || 29 || 46 || 29 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1974–75 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 18 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 13 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1974–75 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 11 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 10 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1974–75 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 43 || 8 || 17 || 25 || 6 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1975–76 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 79 || 18 || 30 || 48 || 18 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1976–77 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 80 || 22 || 27 || 49 || 10 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1977–78 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 75 || 13 || 16 || 29 || 25 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1978–79 | New York Rangers | NHL | 68 || 13 || 16 || 29 || 29 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1979–80 | New York Rangers | NHL | 55 || 10 || 20 || 30 || 26 | 5 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 9 |- | 1980–81 | New York Rangers | NHL | 50 || 13 || 17 || 30 || 28 | 14 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1981–82 | New York Rangers | NHL | 29 || 6 || 7 || 13 || 8 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"| NHL totals ! 497 !! 104 !! 154 !! 258 !! 163 ! 21 !! 4 !! 7 !! 11 !! 11 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1973 | United States | WC B | 7 || 2 || 8 || 10 || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1974 | United States | WC B | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1976 | United States | CC | 5 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 8 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1981 | United States | CC | 6 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" | Canada Cup totals ! 11 !! 5 !! 4 !! 9 !! 8 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{icehockeystats|legends=14500}} *[https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1973/73053.html Hockeydraftcentral.com profile] *[https://www.totalhockeytraining.com Total Hockey Training]
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