Dale Tallon

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CanadaCanada  Dale Tallon Ice hockey player
Date of birth October 19, 1950
place of birth Rouyn-Noranda , Quebec , Canada
size 185 cm
Weight 88 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft 1970 , 1st round, 2nd position
Vancouver Canucks
Career stations
1967-1968 Oshawa Generals
1968-1970 Toronto Marlboros
1970-1973 Vancouver Canucks
1973-1978 Chicago Black Hawks
1978-1980 Pittsburgh Penguins

Michael Lee "Dale" Tallon (born October 19, 1950 in Rouyn-Noranda , Québec ) is a former Canadian ice hockey defender and current - functional . Most recently, he served as General Manager of the Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League from 2017 to 2020 , having previously held the same position with the Chicago Blackhawks .

Career as a player

Dale Tellon began his career as a hockey player in the 1967/68 season with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey Association . From 1968 to 1970 the Canadian played for two years for league rivals Toronto Marlboros . During the NHL Amateur Draft in 1970 he was selected as the overall second player behind Gilbert Perreault by the Vancouver Canucks , for whom he played the next three years in the National Hockey League . On May 14, 1973, the defense attorney was given to the Chicago Black Hawks in exchange for Jerry Korab and Gary Smith . Tallon played in Chicago for a total of five years and also played seven games in the Central Hockey League for the Dallas Black Hawks , the then Chicago farm team . On October 9, 1978 Tallon was given in exchange for a second-round suffrage to the Pittsburgh Penguins , for which he was active for another two years in the NHL. In his last professional season Tallon also completed six games for the Syracuse Firebirds from the American Hockey League . He then ended his active career.

For the Summit Series 1972 Tallon was appointed to the squad of the Canadian national team, but used in no match.

General manager career

After his career, Tallon worked for a total of 16 years as a TV and radio commentator on games of the Chicago Blackhawks . His last position was in the 2002/03 season . From 1998 to 2002 Tallon was the sports director of the Blackhawks and was appointed Assistant General Manager to Bob Pulford on November 5, 2003 , whose post he took over on June 21, 2005.

Dale Tallon was named general manager of the Florida Panthers on May 17, 2010 , replacing Randy Sexton in that position. After six years, he was named President of Hockey Operations in May 2016 , with his previous assistant Tom Rowe taking over as General Manager. However, after a season in which Rowe sacked head coach Gerard Gallant and served as interim coach himself, Tallon returned as general manager of the team in April 2017. He held this position until the end of the 2019/20 season, when the Canadian's expiring contract was not extended by mutual agreement.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1967/68 Oshawa Generals OHA 50 12 31 43 88 - - - - -
1968/69 Toronto Marlboros OHA 48 17th 32 49 80 6th 6th 2 8th 8th
1969/70 Toronto Marlboros OHA 54 39 40 79 128 18th 12 17th 29 13
1970/71 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 14th 42 56 58 - - - - -
1971/72 Vancouver Canucks NHL 69 17th 27 44 78 - - - - -
1972/73 Vancouver Canucks NHL 75 13 24 37 83 - - - - -
1973/74 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 65 15th 19th 34 36 11 1 3 4th 29
1974/75 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 7th 1 4th 5 14th - - - - -
1974/75 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 35 5 10 15th 28 8th 1 3 4th 4th
1975/76 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 80 15th 47 62 101 4th 0 1 1 8th
1976/77 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 5 16 21st 65 2 0 1 1 0
1977/78 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 75 4th 20th 24 66 4th 0 2 2 0
1978/79 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 63 5 24 29 35 - - - - -
1979/80 Syracuse Firebirds AHL 6th 0 1 1 4th - - - - -
1979/80 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 32 5 9 14th 18th 4th 0 0 0 4th
OHA total 152 68 103 171 296 24 18th 19th 37 21st
CHL total 7th 1 4th 5 14th - - - - -
AHL total 6th 0 1 1 4th - - - - -
NHL overall 642 98 238 336 568 33 2 10 12 45

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dale Tallon Named Florida Panthers General Manager. panthers.nhl .com, accessed July 16, 2011 .
personal data
SURNAME Tallon, Dale
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tallon, Michael Lee (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and official
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Rouyn-Noranda , Quebec