UW Athletic Hall of Fame
Dean Talafous
- Induction:
- 2013
- 1973 NCAA Tournament MVP
- Scored game-tying goal with five seconds left in regulation, and the game-winning goal with 33 seconds left in the first overtime in a dramatic comeback victory from down 4-0 and 5-2 against Cornell in a 6-5 NCAA semifinals victory. He scored the game-winning goal in the championship game in UW's 4-2 victory over Denver for the school's first NCAA Men's Ice Hockey title
- Badgers' assist and game-winning goal leader in 1972-73 and 1973-74
- Played eight seasons and 518 games in the regular season and playoffs for the NHL's Atlanta Flames, Minnesota North Stars and New York Rangers
- 1973 fourth-round pick (53rd overall) of the Atlanta Flames
- 1973 and 1974 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship Competitor for Team USA
- Skated in the 1976 and 1981 Canada Cup for Team USA
- Assistant coach at Minnesota (1982-88)
- Head coach of UW-River Falls (1989-96) and led team to 1994 NCAA Division III title
- Served as head coach at Alaska Anchorage (1996-2001)
- 1996 Edward Jeremiah Memorial Trophy as the National Coach of the Year
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