Blair Allison
Blair Allison | |||
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Born |
Golden, British Columbia, Canada | June 26, 1972||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for |
Maine Orlando Solar Bears Tallahassee Tiger Sharks Jacksonville Lizard Kings Tacoma Sabercats New Haven Knights Springfield Falcons Idaho Steelheads | ||
Playing career | 1993–2007 |
Blair Allison is a Canadian ice hockey player, former coach and goaltender who was an All-American for Maine.[1]
Career
Allison started his college career at the
Maine was able to put the infractions in the past the next season and got off to a fantastic start. With Allison acting like a wall in the crease, Maine didn't lose until its 20th game and went on to tie for the league lead. Allison set a program record by winning 32 games and played in 51 consecutive matches when all was said and done. He was named as a first team All-American and helped the Black Bears return to the
Hopes were high for Allison's third season as he was widely viewed as one of the top goaltender in the nation and was expected to give Maine another shot at a championship. Both Allison and the team, however, took a step back in 1996 and the Black Bears finished third in the Hockey East standings. With the team on the bubble of the NCAA tournament, Allison led the Black Bears to the conference championship game were they were met by 4th-place Providence. The meeting was unfortunate as Maine could have conceivably received an at-large bid if they lost to top seeded BU; were Providence to win, however, Maine would likely be knocked out of the tournament. As it turned out, that's exactly what happened. The Friars won the title with a 3–2 victory, earning the conference's automatic bid, while the two team ahead of Maine in the standings were selected for the tournament while the Black Bears were left out.
After graduating, Allison joined the Canadian national team in the run up to the 1998 Olympic Games. While Allison had little chance to make the team since professional players were now allowed to participate, he was able to parley the opportunity into a professional career. Allison spent most of the next 9 years playing minor league hockey, mostly at the AA-level, but did produce fairly impressive records. He spent two years with the Tacoma Sabercats, backstopping the team to a championship in 1999 and a runner up finish the following year. After a year in the UHL, Allison returned to the west, this time with the Idaho Steelheads and was again a stalwart in goal. He helped the team win the Kelly Cup in 2004 after several programs were absorbed into the ECHL. Allison tried his hand at coaching the following year but didn't stay behind the bench for long. He ended his playing career with 4 games spread out over a three-year period ending in 2007.
Statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
1991–92 | Estevan Bruins | SJHL | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Maine | Hockey East | 28 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1387 | 78 | 1 | 3.37 | .878 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Maine | Hockey East | 44 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 2572 | 115 | 2 | 2.68 | .887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Maine | Hockey East | 31 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1831 | 95 | 2 | 3.11 | .887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 7.38 | .783 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Team Canada | International | 33 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1827 | 79 | 0 | 2.61 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Tallahassee Tiger Sharks | ECHL | 21 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1026 | 65 | 0 | 3.80 | .877 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Jacksonville Lizard Kings | ECHL | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 469 | 17 | 0 | 2.17 | .927 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Tacoma Sabercats | WCHL | 48 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 2592 | 115 | 2 | 2.66 | .902 | 11 | — | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Tacoma Sabercats | WCHL | 43 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 2478 | 102 | 5 | 2.47 | .909 | 10 | — | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 2.19 | .927 | ||
2000–01 | New Haven Knights | UHL | 50 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2831 | 124 | 3 | 2.63 | .920 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 5.39 | .786 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Idaho Steelheads | WCHL | 56 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 3143 | 148 | 2 | 2.83 | .893 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Idaho Steelheads | WCHL | 29 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1686 | 64 | 2 | 2.28 | .904 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 42 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2500 | 108 | 1 | 2.59 | .909 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | .850 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 5 | 0 | 3.01 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NCAA totals | 103 | 62 | 22 | 13 | 5790 | 288 | 5 | 2.98 | .885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
WCHL totals | 176 | 116 | 29 | 21 | 9899 | 429 | 11 | 2.60 | .901 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
ECHL totals | 76 | 34 | 26 | 9 | 4215 | 204 | 1 | 2.90 | .900 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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All-Hockey East All-Star | 1994–95 | [5] |
AHCA East First-Team All-American | 1994–95 | [1] |
All- All-Tournament Team
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1995
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All-Hockey East All-Star | 1995–96 | [5] |
References
- ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "Maine men's Hockey 2018–19 Record Book" (PDF). Maine Black Bears. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "MAINE STOPS MICHIGAN IN TRIPLE OVERTIME". Hartford Courant. March 31, 1995. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ "Boston University Championship Teams" (PDF). Boston University Terriers. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ a b "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database