Dean Prentice

Dean Sutherland Prentice (October 5, 1932 – November 2, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 22 seasons between 1952–53 and 1973–74. Over his NHL career, Prentice played for the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Minnesota North Stars.

Dean Prentice
Born (1932-10-05)October 5, 1932
Schumacher, Ontario, Canada
Died November 2, 2019(2019-11-02) (aged 87)
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Boston Bruins
Detroit Red Wings
Pittsburgh Penguins
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 19521974

In the 1970 NHL All-Star Game in St. Louis, Prentice scored the only goal for the West Division team in their 4-1 loss to the East Division. He was 37 years old at the time.

Prentice played 1378 career NHL games, scoring 391 goals and 469 assists for 860 points.

Personal life

Prentice and his wife June had two daughters, Kelly and Kerry.

His brother, Eric, played five games for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1943–44 NHL season. Former Alberta premier Jim Prentice is Dean's nephew (and Eric's son). Prentice died on November 2, 2019 at the age of 87.[1][2]

Legacy

In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Prentice at No. 37 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.[3]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1950–51Guelph BiltmoresOHA-Jr.5120163626411215
1951–52Guelph BiltmoresOHA-Jr.51482775682321103128
1951–52Guelph BiltmoresM-Cup121351814
1952–53Guelph BiltmoresOHA-Jr.511216
1952–53New York RangersNHL5563920
1953–54New York RangersNHL524131718
1954–55New York RangersNHL7016153120
1955–56New York RangersNHL702418424451012
1956–57New York RangersNHL691923423850224
1957–58New York RangersNHL38139221461344
1958–59New York RangersNHL7017335011
1959–60New York RangersNHL7032346643
1960–61New York RangersNHL5620254517
1961–62New York RangersNHL682238602030220
1962–63New York RangersNHL4913253818
1962–63Boston BruinsNHL1969154
1963–64Boston BruinsNHL7023163937
1964–65Boston BruinsNHL311492312
1965–66Boston BruinsNHL507222910
1965–66Detroit Red WingsNHL19691581255104
1966–67Detroit Red WingsNHL6823224518
1967–68Detroit Red WingsNHL6917385542
1968–69Detroit Red WingsNHL7414203418
1969–70Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL7526255114102578
1970–71Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL6921173818
1971–72Minnesota North StarsNHL712027471473030
1972–73Minnesota North StarsNHL7326164222610116
1973–74Minnesota North StarsNHL242354
1976–77Traverse City BaysUSHL285222720
NHL totals 1378 391 469 860 484 54 13 17 30 38
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See also

  • List of NHL players with 1000 games played

References

  1. Lance Hornby. "Maple Leafs need to clean up their act". National Post. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  2. "Dean Sutherland Prentice". Corbettfuneralhome.ca. 1932-10-05. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  3. Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0470736194. Retrieved 2020-02-03.


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