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| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dean Blais
Selected in fifth round
No.
68 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born January
18, 1951
 | Position:
Left Wing / Right Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Minnesota (WCHA)
Birthplace: International Falls,
Minnesota (USA)
Hometown: International Falls, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
Minnesota | WCHA |
32 |
16 | 17 |
33 | 27 | | 1970-71 |
Minnesota | WCHA |
33 | 16 |
24 | 40 |
14 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Minnesota Rookie of Year: 1969-70
NCAA All-Tournament Team: 1971 (Minnesota)
Miscellaneous:
Played high school hockey at International Falls High School. ...
Minnesota team scoring leader in 1970-71. |
| NHL CAREER |
Never played in NHL.
NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching Career: Named Columbus associate
coach on June 25, 2004. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Minnesota (WCHA); Dallas (CHL)
Olympics: 1992 (fourth place) (as assistant coach)
World Championships: 1973 (second place, Pool B);
2000 (fourth place) (as assistant coach)
World
Junior Championships: 1987 (fourth place) (assistant coach); 1988
(sixth place) (assistant coach); 1993 (fourth place) (head coach)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1974 (Dallas)
NCAA
Championship: 1982 (North Dakota) (as assistant coach); 1987 (North
Dakota) (as assistant coach); 1997 (North Dakota) (as head coach); 2000 (North
Dakota) (as head coach)
Minnesota High School Championship: 1990
(Roseau) (as coach)
AHCA Penrose Award (Coach of Year): 1996-97, 2000-01 (N.D.)
WCHA Coach of Year: 1996-97, 1998-99, 2000-01
(North Dakota)
Minnesota High School
Coach of Year: 1989-90 (Roseau)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Dayton)
Education:
Graduated with bachelor's degree from University of Minnesota in 1977. ...
Graduated with master's degree from University of North Dakota in 1982.
Management Career: Served as athletic director at International Falls
(Minn.) High School from 1992-94.
Coaching
Career: Named assistant coach at Minnesota (WCHA) after his retirement as
player in 1976 and remained in that position through 1976-77 season. ...
Served as head coach at Minot (N.D.) High School from 1977-78 season through
1979-80 season. ... Named North Dakota (WCHA) assistant coach in August 1980 and
remained in that position through 1988-89 season. ... Served as head coach at
Roseau (Minn.) High School from 1989-90 season through 1990-91 season. ....
Served as assistant coach on Team USA for 1991-92 pre-Olympic tour. ...
Served as head coach at International Falls (Minn.) High School from 1992-93
season through 1993-94 season. ...
Assistant coach at U.S. Olympic Festival in 1990 and head coach at U.S.
Olympic Festival in 1991. ... Assistant coach of U.S. Pravda Cup team in 1991.
... Named North Dakota (WCHA) head coach on May 21, 1994, and remained in that
position until June 25, 2004.
Miscellaneous: Winner of Minnesota Sports Channel Gala Award as NCAA Coach
of Year in 1996-97. ... Named North Dakota AP Sportscasters Coach of Year in
1996-97. ... Named North Dakota Sportswriters Association Male Coach of Year
in 1996-97. ... Coached North Dakota to NCAA Tournament runner-up finish in
2001. |
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SNAPSHOT '71 | | Total Selected: |
117 | | Forwards: |
63 | | Defense: |
45 | | Goaltenders: |
9 | | Major Junior: |
84 | | College Players: |
19 |
| Canadian: |
107 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
8 | | U.S.-Born: |
8 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
3 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
10 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
18 |
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