Dean Talafous

Playing career
1971–1974	Wisconsin
Position(s)	Right Wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982–1984	Minnesota (assistant)
1984–1985	St. Paul Vulcans
1985–1989	Minnesota (assistant)
1989–1996	Wisconsin–River Falls
1996–2001	Alaska-Anchorage
Head coaching record
Overall	160-196-40 (.455)

Dean Talafous
Dean Talafous
Born	August 25, 1953 (age 71); Duluth, MN, USA
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	New York Rangers; Minnesota North Stars; Atlanta Flames
National team	United States
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.

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.^[1]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons (NCHA) (1989-90–1995-96)
1989-90	Wisconsin–River Falls	13-13-3
1990-91	Wisconsin–River Falls	6-18-3
1991-92	Wisconsin–River Falls	6-17-1
1992-93	Wisconsin–River Falls	19-13-1			NCAA Runner-Up (D-III)
1993-94	Wisconsin–River Falls	21-8-4			NCAA National Champion (D-III)
1994-95	Wisconsin–River Falls	19-10-4			NCAA Frozen Four (D-III)
1995-96	Wisconsin–River Falls	26-5-2			NCAA Frozen Four (D-III)
Wisconsin–River Falls:		110-84-18
Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves (WCHA) (1996–97–2000-01)
1996-97	Alaska-Anchorage	9-23-4	7-21-4	9th	WCHA First Round
1997-98	Alaska-Anchorage	6-25-5	5-19-4	9th	WCHA First Round
1998-99	Alaska-Anchorage	13-18-5	10-13-5	6th	WCHA First Round
1999-00	Alaska-Anchorage	15-18-3	11-14-3	7th	WCHA First Round
2000-01	Alaska-Anchorage	7-24-5	4-20-4	9th	WCHA First Round
Alaska-Anchorage:		50-108-22	37-87-20
Total:		160-196-40
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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

Award	Year
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	1973	^[3]

^ "Dean Charles Talafous". LegendsOfHockey.net. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
^ "2013-14 Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Tim Regan	NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player 1973	Succeeded by Brad Shelstad

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v t e Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey
Playing venues	UAA Sports Center (1979–1983) Sullivan Arena (1983–2019) Avis Alaska Sports Complex (2019–present)
Head coaches	Brush Christiansen (1979–1996) Dean Talafous (1996–2001) John Hill (2001–2005) Dave Shyiak (2005–2013) Matt Thomas (2013–2018) Matt Curley (2018–2021) Matt Shasby (2022–present)
Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 ~~2020–21~~ 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Great West (1985–1988) WCHA (1993–2021)
Rivalries	Alaska Nanooks
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Dean Larson (200 Points) Rob Conn/Joey Hayse (76 Goals) Paul Krake (53 Wins)
Retired numbers	79 Brush Christiansen
NCAA Tournament appearances	1990 1991 1992
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