Education
Talafous played for the Wisconsin Badgers where he helped the team win a National Championship in 1973, where he was named the Most Valuable Player.
Talafous played for the Wisconsin Badgers where he helped the team win a National Championship in 1973, where he was named the Most Valuable Player.
He played 497 National Hockey League regular season games in 1974-1982 for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars and the Atlanta Flames as a right winger. He played 18 games for the Flames before being traded to the Minnesota North Stars. In international hockey he played for the United States in the 1976 Canada Cup and 1981 Canada Cup.
In 1978 Talafous signed on as a free agent with the New York Rangers.
He retired from playing in 1982 after only playing 29 games for New York that season. Juniors
Head of player development -
Head Coach - Saint Paul Vulcans USHL
ly Talafous lives in Hudson, Wisconsin, and runs Total Hockey Training, a hockey training company.
Canada Cup - 1976, 1981
Ice Hockey World Championship- 1973, 1974 (both Pool B).