Dean Prentice: 1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 289

1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 289 Dean Prentice Hockey Card (Front)

1972-73 O-Pee-Chee 289 Dean Prentice Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Dean has a chance to move into the top ten all-time leading NHL goal scorers. One of seven players in NHL history to play more than 20 seasons.

En Français

Seulement 6 autres joueurs dans l’histoire de LNH ont participé à plus de 20 saisons.

Details

Today, Dean Prentice is tied for 14th all-time with 22 seasons played, four behind both Gordie Howe and Chris Chelios. The others at the time this hockey card came out to play 20 or more seasons were Gordie Howe, George Armstrong, Tim Horton, Alex Delvecchio, Ron Stewart, Eric Nesterenko, Marcel Pronovost, Bill Gadsby, Red Kelly and Harry Howell. This may have been slightly misinterpreted by O-Pee-Chee.

Prentice’s 1,378 regular season games played places him tied for 48th all-time with Vincent Damphousse and Joe Sakic, two players that benefited from a longer schedule. He finished his career with 391 goals. That total might have put him close to the all-time Top 10 in 1972 but, today, there are 47 players that have 500 or more goals.

In 1972-73, Dean had a bit of a swansong season, scoring 26 goals for the Minnesota North Stars. It was the second best single season total of his long NHL career and just six goals shy of the 32 he scored with the New York Rangers in 1959-60.

The following year, Prentice would play just 24 games for the North Stars before retiring. Over those 24 games, he scored just two goals. The first of the two was scored in the Stars first game of the season, a 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. His last NHL goal was scored in a November 14, 1973 6-3 home win over the Vancouver Canucks.

Between 1952-53 and 1973-74, Dean Prentice played 1,378 regular season and just 54 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota North Stars. He reached the Stanley Cup final in 1965-66 with the Red Wings, losing to the Habs in the final.

Dean Prentice NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1952-53	New York Rangers	55	6	3	9	20
1953-54	New York Rangers	52	4	13	17	18
1954-55	New York Rangers	70	16	15	31	20
1955-56	New York Rangers	70	24	18	42	44
1956-57	New York Rangers	68	19	23	42	38
1957-58	New York Rangers	38	13	9	22	14
1958-59	New York Rangers	70	17	33	50	11
1959-60	New York Rangers	70	32	34	66	43
1960-61	New York Rangers	56	20	25	45	17
1961-62	New York Rangers	68	22	38	60	20
1962-63	New York Rangers	49	13	25	38	18
1962-63	Boston Bruins	19	6	9	15	4
1963-64	Boston Bruins	70	23	16	39	37
1964-65	Boston Bruins	31	14	9	23	12
1965-66	Boston Bruins	50	7	22	29	10
1965-66	Detroit Red Wings	19	6	9	15	8
1966-67	Detroit Red Wings	68	23	22	45	18
1967-68	Detroit Red Wings	69	17	38	55	42
1968-69	Detroit Red Wings	74	14	20	34	18
1969-70	Pittsburgh Penguins	75	26	25	51	14
1970-71	Pittsburgh Penguins	69	21	17	38	18
1971-72	Minnesota North Stars	71	20	27	47	14
1972-73	Minnesota North Stars	73	26	16	42	22
1973-74	Minnesota North Stars	24	2	3	5	4
	Totals	1378	391	469	860	484

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1952-53	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1953-54	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1954-55	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1955-56	New York Rangers	5	1	0	1	2
1956-57	New York Rangers	5	0	2	2	4
1957-58	New York Rangers	6	1	3	4	4
1958-59	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1959-60	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1960-61	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1961-62	New York Rangers	3	0	2	2	0
1962-63	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1962-63	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1963-64	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1964-65	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1965-66	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1965-66	Detroit Red Wings	12	5	5	10	4
1966-67	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1967-68	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1968-69	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1969-70	Pittsburgh Penguins	10	2	5	7	8
1970-71	Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	0	0	0
1971-72	Minnesota North Stars	7	3	0	3	0
1972-73	Minnesota North Stars	6	1	0	1	16
1973-74	Minnesota North Stars	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	54	13	17	30	38

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