Dale Tallon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Dale Tallon

ice hockey player, NHL executive

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1950

Place of Birth: Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Dale Tallon

  • Michael "Dale" Tallon (born October 19, 1950) is a Canadian ice hockey general manager for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
  • He played in the NHL for ten years as a defenceman for the Vancouver Canucks, Chicago Blackhawks and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
  • Following his retirement as a player, Tallon began a broadcasting career with the Blackhawks lasting 16 years.
  • In 1998, he joined the front office as director of player personnel before working his way up to GM.
  • Serving in the latter capacity from 2005 to 2009, he helped rebuild the team into a Stanley Cup winner in 2010, at which point he had been demoted to assistant GM.
  • In May 2010, he was named GM for the Panthers for the 2010–11 NHL season.
  • Tallon is also a distinguished golfer, having won the 1969 Canadian Junior Golf Championship and participated in the Canadian PGA Tour.

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