Dave Balloon
David Alexander " Dave" Balloon (born the August 2nd 1938 with Wakaw city of the Saskatchewan to the Canada - deceased the May 29th 2007 with Prince Albert with the Canada) was a professional player of Hockey. It gained two Coupes Stanley with the Canadian of Montreal in the Années 1960.
Career in club
It begins its career in 1957 with the Mintos from Prince Albert of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League before becoming professional in 1958. It signs then with the Rangers of New York of the National league of hockey and joined the affiliated team of the Western Hockey League of the Canucks of Vancouver then the Quakers of Saskatoon. In 1958, he plays the matches of the Coupe Memorial, lost, with the Pats of Regina.He plays his first matches in the LNH in 1959 but it is necessary to await 1962 to see it to really impose itself within the manpower of the frankness from Rangers.
During the season 1963-64, it belongs to the exchange between Rangers and Canadian of Montreal which implies it with Gump Worsley, Leon Rochefort and Len Ronson in return of Phil Goyette, Don Marshall and Jacques Plante.
At the time the 1964-65, it gains its first Coupe Stanley with the Canadians and has also the honor to take part in its first match of the Stars of the LNH, the 19 {{E}} match. It gains the Stanley Cut once again at the time of the eliminatory series 1966.
During the expansion of the LNH from 6 to 12 teams, it is fished out by the North Stars of Minnesota. At the time of its first season with North Stars, it is again selected for the match of Stars, even if this time it is its first real selection.
It carries out a very beautiful season with North Stars and turns over to play for Rangers in return of Wayne Hillman, daN Seguin and Joey Johnston. It marks only 10 goals and 31 points but takes again in 1969-70 by registering 33 goals (8th league) and 70 points (10th of the league).
In 1971, it joined the Canucks of Vancouver in November in company of Wayne Connelly and Ron Stewart in return of Gary Doak and Jim Wiste. He does not manage to find his level which he had with Rangers. It proves that it was already reached of Multiple sclerosis even if it were only the beginning of the disease. It touches the bottom in 1972-73 by marking only 3 goals and 5 points in 57 matches and is fustigated by the press and the fans putting its bad performances on a certain laxism.
In 1973, it takes its retirement after 9 matches of the season in the Worldwide association of hockey. It then carries the shirt of the Nordiques of Quebec. It takes the trouble then to meet doctors who announce his disease to him. It will take all the same the post of trainer of the Broncos de Humboldt of the league of Saskatchewan in 1976 but leaves the station in 1980.
He dies in 2007 at the 68 years age of the continuations of the multiple sclerosis.
Personal trophies and honors
; National league of hockey- 1965 and 1966 - Cut Stanley with the Canadian of Montreal
- Selected to play the match of the Stars of 1965, 1967, 1968 and 1971.
- 1968 - better frontier runner of the series with 9 assistances.
Statistical in career
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References
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