Mike Allison
Mike Allison | ||||||
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Born |
Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada | 28 March 1961|||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | |||||
Position | Left wing | |||||
Shot | Right | |||||
Played for |
NHL Draft |
35th overall, 1980 New York Rangers | ||||
Playing career | 1980–1990 |
Michael Earnest Allison (born 28 March 1961) is a Canadian former ice hockey forward, and the brother of former player and coach Dave Allison.
Playing career
After playing hockey at the junior level for the
Allison played five more seasons for the Rangers, but a series of knee injuries prevented him from playing a full season again while in New York. He was traded from the Rangers to the Maple Leafs for Walt Poddubny on August 18, 1986.[7] For only the second time he played a full NHL season.[8] By this point in his career, knee injuries had made Allison adjust his playing style to be more of a defensive player, often playing killing penalties, and less of an aggressive forward. In spite of this, he still was a strong contributor for the Maple Leafs in the 1986–87 NHL Playoffs.[1] Early in the 1987–88 NHL season Allison was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Sean McKenna.[9] After playing three more partial seasons with the Kings, Allison retired from the NHL after the 1989–90 NHL season.[4]
Post-NHL career
After his playing career ended, Allison spent one season as an
On 27 September 2003, Mike Allison was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in Thunder Bay, Ontario.[1][3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1976–77 | Kenora Thistles
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MJHL | 47 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Kenora Thistles | MJHL | 47 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Sudbury Wolves | OMJHL | 59 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | ||
1979–80 | Sudbury Wolves | OMJHL | 67 | 24 | 71 | 95 | 74 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | ||
1980–81 | New York Rangers | NHL | 75 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 83 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | ||
1981–82 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 74 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | ||
1981–82 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | New York Rangers | NHL | 39 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
1982–83 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | New York Rangers | NHL | 45 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
1984–85 | New York Rangers | NHL | 31 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | New York Rangers | NHL | 28 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 38 | ||
1985–86 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 71 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | ||
1987–88 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 37 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
1988–89 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 55 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 122 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
1989–90 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 55 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 78 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1989–90 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 499 | 102 | 166 | 268 | 630 | 82 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 135 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Mike Allison". Inductees. Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Mike Allison". All-Time Roster. New York Rangers.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Allison to be inducted into NWO Hall of Fame". Fort Frances Times. 1 August 2003. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ a b c "Mike Earnest Allison". Legends of Hockey. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Andersson scores in first game with Rangers in front of proud family". NHL.com. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Mike Allison". 1980 Entry Draft. Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ "The New York Rangers Monday traded center Mike Allison...," United Press International (UPI), Monday, August 18, 1986. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Allison". Hockey Reference.com. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ "Michael Allison". All-Time Roster. Los Angeles Kings.com. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ "MIKE ALLISON KINGS RADIO COLOR COMMENTATOR 1995–98". History. Los Angeles Kings.com. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database