Career
He was drafted in the third round, 47th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1974 National Hockey League Amateur Draft. He did not score a point. Deziel was a star in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, one season (1973-1974) scoring 227 points in 69 games for the Sorel Black Hawks, a team that averaged 8.9 goals per game.
The mark stands as the fourth-highest single-season point total in QMJHL history.
He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association"s New England Whalers. However, he never played in that league.