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Dean Prentice

Canadian ice hockey player (1932–2019)

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Also known as Dean Sutherland Prentice

Born: October 5, 1932
Died: November 2, 2019
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1.corbettfuneralhome.ca/obituaries/142113Retrieved 2019-11-06
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Place of death: Cambridge
Citizenship: Canada
Occupation: ice hockey player
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1.Stated in Hockey ReferenceRetrieved 2022-05-09
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Overview

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Dean Sutherland Prentice 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. He had 10 NHL seasons with 20 or more goals. Over his NHL career, Prentice played for the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Minnesota North Stars.

Overview

NHL skater stats — season by season

22 seasons · from AIDB's NHL skater dataset

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	S	S%
1952–53	NYR	55	6	3	9	—	20	3	0	0	—	—
1953–54	NYR	52	4	13	17	—	18	0	0	1	—	—
1954–55	NYR	70	16	15	31	—	20	1	0	2	—	—
1955–56	NYR	70	24	18	42	—	47	0	0	3	—	—
1956–57	NYR	68	19	23	42	—	38	3	0	6	—	—
1957–58	NYR	38	13	9	22	—	14	2	1	2	—	—
1958–59	NYR	70	17	33	50	—	11	5	0	2	—	—
1959–60	NYR	70	32	34	66	-1	43	4	0	1	251	—
1960–61	NYR	56	20	25	45	0	17	3	0	4	191	10.5
1961–62	NYR	68	22	38	60	2	20	10	1	4	217	10.1
1962–63	NYR, BOS	68	19	34	53	-3	22	7	0	1	186	10.2
1963–64	BOS	70	23	16	39	-7	37	5	1	3	205	11.2
1964–65	BOS	31	14	9	23	-7	12	3	1	2	81	17.3
1965–66	BOS, DET	69	13	31	44	-23	18	3	1	2	165	7.9
1966–67	DET	68	23	22	45	-12	18	5	1	1	166	13.9
1967–68	DET	69	17	38	55	7	42	4	1	2	174	9.8
1968–69	DET	74	14	20	34	-8	18	2	1	1	191	7.3
1969–70	PIT	75	26	25	51	-19	14	12	0	2	205	12.7
1970–71	PIT	69	21	17	38	-10	18	7	0	2	135	15.6
1971–72	MNS	71	20	27	47	5	14	7	0	1	206	9.7
1972–73	MNS	73	26	16	42	4	22	5	0	5	168	15.5
1973–74	MNS	24	2	3	5	-10	4	0	0	0	36	5.6
Career		1,378	391	469	860	-82	487	91	8	47	2,577	15.2

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Member of sports team: Boston Bruins
Detroit Red Wings
Minnesota North Stars
New York Rangers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Sex or gender: male
Given name: Dean
Sport: ice hockey
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1.Stated in Hockey ReferenceRetrieved 2022-05-09
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Position played on team / speciality: winger
Mass: 165 lb
Shooting handedness: left-handed shot
League: National Hockey League(1952–1974)
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/p/prentde01.html
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Number of matches played/races/starts: 1,378 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/p/prentde01.html
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Total goals in career: 391 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/p/prentde01.html
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Total shots in career: 2,577 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/p/prentde01.html
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Penalty minutes in career: 487 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/p/prentde01.html
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Career plus-minus rating: -82 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/p/prentde01.html
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Total points in career: 860 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/p/prentde01.html
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Total assists in career: 469 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/p/prentde01.html
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Family name: Prentice

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