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Canada Dean Prentice

Traverse City Bays / USHL Sr. - 76/77

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Dean Prentice Facts

Date of Birth
Position
LW
Age
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Highlights
1-time NHL Second All-Star Team 1

Brother: Eric 'Doc' Prentice
Grandsons: Phil Brewer & Dan Brewer

Dean Prentice scored 391 goals and 469 assists over 22 years with the Rangers, Bruins, Red Wings, Penguins, and North Stars. He was a 10x 20-goal scorer and reached the 40-point mark in 13 seasons. The 4x All-Star retired from the NHL in 1974.

Prentice, 87, died on November 2, 2019, in Cambridge, Ont.

Team Staff profile of Dean Prentice also available

Dean Prentice Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1950-51 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 51* 20* 16* 36* 26* -* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 15 -
1951-52 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 51* 48* 27* 75* 68* -* | Playoffs 23 21 10 31 28 -
1952-53 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 5* 1* 1* 2* 16* -* |
New York Rangers NHL 55* 6* 3* 9* 20* -* |
1953-54 New York Rangers NHL 52* 4* 13* 17* 18* -* |
1954-55 New York Rangers NHL 70* 16* 15* 31* 20* -* |
1955-56 New York Rangers NHL 70* 24* 18* 42* 44* -* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 2 -
1956-57 New York Rangers NHL 68* 19* 23* 42* 38* -* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 4 -
1957-58 New York Rangers NHL 38* 13* 9* 22* 14* -* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 4 -
1958-59 New York Rangers NHL 70* 17* 33* 50* 11* -* |
1959-60 New York Rangers NHL 70* 32* 34* 66* 43* -* |
1960-61 New York Rangers NHL 56* 20* 25* 45* 17* -* |
1961-62 New York Rangers NHL 68* 22* 38* 60* 20* -* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0 -
1962-63 New York Rangers NHL 49* 13* 25* 38* 18* -* |
Boston Bruins NHL 19* 6* 9* 15* 4* -* |
1963-64 Boston Bruins NHL 70* 23* 16* 39* 37* -* |
1964-65 Boston Bruins NHL 31* 14* 9* 23* 12* -* |
1965-66 Boston Bruins NHL 50* 7* 22* 29* 10* -* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 19* 6* 9* 15* 8* -* | Playoffs 12 5 5 10 4 -
1966-67 Detroit Red Wings NHL 68* 23* 22* 45* 18* -* |
1967-68 Detroit Red Wings NHL 69* 17* 38* 55* 42* 7* |
1968-69 Detroit Red Wings NHL 74* 14* 20* 34* 18* -8* |
1969-70 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 75* 26* 25* 51* 14* -20* | Playoffs 10 2 5 7 8 -
1970-71 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 69* 21* 17* 38* 18* -8* |
1971-72 Minnesota North Stars NHL 71* 20* 27* 47* 14* 4* | Playoffs 7 3 0 3 0 -
1972-73 Minnesota North Stars NHL 73* 26* 16* 42* 22* 3* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 16 -
1973-74 Minnesota North Stars NHL 24* 2* 3* 5* 4* -11* |
1974-75 Did not play * * * * * * |
1975-76 Did not play * * * * * * |
1976-77 Traverse City Bays USHL Sr. 28* 5* 22* 27* 20* -* |

Dean Prentice Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1951-52 Guelph Biltmores Memorial Cup 12* 13* 5* 18* 14* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1974-75 New Haven Nighthawks AHL Head Coach
1976-77 Traverse City Bays USHL Sr. Player-Coach
1980-81 Univ. of Guelph CIAU Asst. Coach
1981-82 Univ. of Guelph CIAU Asst. Coach
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Dean Prentice Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Memorial Cup 1 12* 13* 5* 18* 1.50* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 22 1 378* 391* 469* 860* 0.62* 484* -33* | 8 54 13 * 17 * 30 * 0.56 * 38 * - *
OHA-Jr. 3 107* 69* 44* 113* 1.06* 110* -* | 2 27 22 * 11 * 33 * 1.22 * 43 * - *
USHL Sr. 1 28* 5* 22* 27* 0.96* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dean Prentice Career Highlights

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Cult/Star player for New York Rangers

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