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Dean Defazio's NHL career

Points
2
Games
22
Goals
0
Assists
2
P/GP
0.09
Plus/minus
-11

Left winger Dean Defazio was drafted 175th overall by Pittsburgh Penguins in 1981. He played 1 season, all of them for Pittsburgh Penguins, 1983-1984. That came to 22 games and 2 points, 0 goals and 2 assists.

Below: the whole of Dean Defazio's career, season by season.

Every season
  1. 1981 NHL Draft

    Dean Defazio is drafted 175 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

    PITPittsburgh Penguins
    Selected
    175 overall, round 9
    Swedish flagSwedes drafted
    14 selected
    Swedish flagFirst Swede off the board
    Jan Ingman#19
    First off the board
    Swedes from the same draft
    The full 1981 draft
  2. 2 years, 6 months and 11 days later · 3 seasons
    NHL debut

    Dean Defazio makes his NHL debut in 1–⁠6 loss against New York Rangers

    PITPittsburgh Penguins1–6NYRNew York Rangers

    Dean was 20 years old · Madison Square Garden, USA

    Swedes on the ice: Kent-Erik Andersson, Anders Hedberg, Jan Erixon, among others.

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    Season

    1983-1984

    Dean Defazio's first NHL season: 2 points

    PITPittsburgh Penguins
    Events
    Career best
    His best points season
    58
    games missed
    Points
    2
    NHL#509
    Games
    22 of 80
    28%
    Goals
    0
    NHL#511
    Assists
    2
    NHL#479
    P/GP
    0.09
    +/-
    -11
    NHL#494
    The whole season1983-1984
  3. The career

    Dean Defazio played his last NHL game in 1984

    The career ended after 1 season with Pittsburgh Penguins.