Dean Sutherland Prentice (born October 5, 1932) is a retired professional

Professional

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 ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 left winger

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 who played in the National Hockey League

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 for 22 seasons between 1952–53 and 1973–74. Over his NHL career, Prentice played for the New York Rangers

New York Rangers

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, Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins

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, Detroit Red Wings

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, Pittsburgh Penguins

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, and Minnesota North Stars

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.

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

Dean and June have two daughters, Kelly and Kerry.

His brother, Eric

Eric Prentice

Eric Dayton "Doc, Splendid Splinter" Prentice was a professional ice hockey left winger who played a total of 5 games in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs...

, played 5 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs

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 during the 1943–44 NHL season. He is to this day the youngest player to have ever played for the Leafs.

Legacy

• Ranked No. 37 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons
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  , 2009).

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...	Team	League		GP	G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to...	A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...	Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one...	PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,...		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1951–52	Guelph Biltmores	OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...		51	48	27	75	0		—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Guelph Biltmores	OHA		5	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...	NHL		55	6	3	9	20		—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	New York Rangers	NHL		52	4	13	17	18		—	—	—	—	—
1954–55	New York Rangers	NHL		70	16	15	31	20		—	—	—	—	—
1955–56	New York Rangers	NHL		70	24	18	42	44		5	1	0	1	2
1956–57	New York Rangers	NHL		69	19	23	42	38		5	0	2	2	4
1957–58	New York Rangers	NHL		38	13	9	22	14		6	1	3	4	4
1958–59	New York Rangers	NHL		70	17	33	50	11		—	—	—	—	—
1959–60	New York Rangers	NHL		70	32	34	66	43		—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	New York Rangers	NHL		56	20	25	45	17		—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	New York Rangers	NHL		68	22	38	60	20		3	0	2	2	0
1962–63	New York Rangers	NHL		49	13	25	38	18		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...	NHL		19	6	9	15	4		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Boston Bruins	NHL		70	23	16	39	37		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Boston Bruins	NHL		31	14	9	23	12		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Boston Bruins	NHL		50	7	22	29	10		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...	NHL		19	6	9	15	8		12	5	5	10	4
1966–67	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		68	23	22	45	18		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		69	17	38	55	42		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		74	14	20	34	18		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...	NHL		75	26	25	51	14		10	2	5	7	8
1970–71	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		69	21	17	38	18		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...	NHL		71	20	27	47	14		7	3	0	3	0
1972–73	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		73	26	16	42	22		6	1	0	1	16
1973–74	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		24	2	3	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Traverse City Bays	USHL		28	5	22	27	20		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				1378	391	469	860	484		54	13	17	30	38

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