Jason Allison

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Jason Allison
Born (1975-05-29) May 29, 1975 (age 49)
North York, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Washington Capitals
Boston Bruins
Los Angeles Kings
Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL draft 17th overall, 1993
Washington Capitals
Playing career 1993–2006
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Ostrava
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Alberta

Jason Paul Allison (born May 29, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 552 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Allison was born in North York, Ontario, but grew up in Toronto, Ontario. His most productive seasons were with the Boston Bruins, where he briefly served as team captain. He also played for the Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs. A very successful junior hockey player with the London Knights, he won two gold medals as part of the men's junior national team in 1994 and 1995 and was the Ontario Hockey League's 1994 winner of the Red Tilson Trophy as the league's most outstanding player. In the NHL, he was top ten in points twice and played in the All-Star Game once. His career was derailed by injuries and a labour dispute. Allison's final game was played against the Montreal Canadiens in March 2006 which he was injured. He attempted a comeback in 2009, but ultimately failed.

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Junior hockey

Allison attended Daystrom Elementary Public School, Humber Summit Middle School and Emery Collegiate Secondary School in the Weston Road and Finch Avenue area of Toronto and Westview Centennial Secondary School in Toronto, Ontario. [1] As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Red Wings minor ice hockey team. [2]

From 1991 to 1994, Allison played with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), with his best year coming in 1993–94 when he scored 142 points in 56 games and won the Eddie Power Trophy as the league's leading scorer, the OHL's Most Gentlemanly Player and the Red Tilson Trophy as the league's most outstanding player. [1] [3] Allison was drafted 17th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals as a result. He played for the men's junior national team in both the 1994 and 1995 championships winning gold medals both times. [1] [4]

NHL career

In 1994, Allison signed a four-year entry-level contract with the Capitals with an additional option year. [3] He struggled to break into the Capitals lineup and was demoted to team's American Hockey League affiliate, the Portland Pirates. In 1996, the Capitals sent him on a course to improve his skating. [5] He never met the Capitals' expectations [5] [6] and on March 1, 1997, was part of a major trade with the Boston Bruins. Allison, Anson Carter, Jim Carey, a 1997 third-round draft choice and a conditional 1998 second-round draft choice were traded to the Bruins for Adam Oates, Rick Tocchet and Bill Ranford. Oates, one of the NHL's superstars, had requested a trade if the Bruins did not commit to getting more talent. [7] Allison saw a resurgence with the Bruins, putting up a then career-high 83 points in the 1997–98 season, the ninth highest total in the league. [5] Allison led the Bruins in points three times (1997–98, 1998–99 and 2000–01). [4] In the 2000–01 season, Allison was named captain of the team, the first since the departure of Ray Bourque. [8] His 2000–01 season was his best when he had a career-high 95 points, good for fifth in the league. He also played in the 2001 All-Star Game. [4] However, Allison's time with the Bruins came to an abrupt end when contract negotiations following the 2001 year reached an impasse. The Bruins traded Allison, now a fan favourite in Boston, to the Los Angeles Kings with Mikko Eloranta for Jozef Stumpel and Glen Murray on October 25, 2001. Upon his arrival in Los Angeles, Allison signed a three-year $20-million contract. [9]

Allison joined the Kings, filling the need for a number one center who could play with Žigmund Pálffy. [10] However, Allison suffered a stream of injuries, including major ones to the knee [11] and neck [12] and one of many Kings players that suffered a concussion. [13] He missed most of the 2002–03 season and all of the following season. [14] The 2004–05 season was cancelled by a labour dispute [15] and Allison did not receive a qualifying offer from the Kings in 2004 allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent. [16] Prior to the 2005–06 season, Allison signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs worth $1.5 million, with bonus incentives for good performance. [17] Allison suffered a hand injury in a game against the Montreal Canadiens, and had to have surgery on his hand, which sidelined him for the remainder of the season. In the 66 games he played in before the injury, he scored 17 goals and had 60 points for the Maple Leafs. [18]

After the 2005–06 season, Allison became an unrestricted free agent. Toronto chose not to re-sign Allison because GM John Ferguson, Jr. did not feel his skating was good enough. [19] Allison subsequently did not sign with a team for the 2006–07 NHL season, as he wanted to be near his family and no situation arose where he could. [20]

2009 attempted comeback

On August 28, 2009, Allison received an invitation to the Toronto Maple Leafs' September 2009 training camp, and trained with them through the beginning of the preseason. Allison had not played professionally since 2005–06; in explaining the invitation, Brian Burke, the general manager of the Maple Leafs, said: "He had some personal issues and some major physical issues at that time. He has solved all of those. In my mind, he is a guy who might give us a lift and he deserves that opportunity." [21]

In an interview after his first exhibition game back, Allison was as confident as ever. "I didn't contribute much, but that's to be expected, I'm just shaking the cobwebs off. I fully anticipate regaining my previous form as a point-per-game player."

Allison's bid to make the team on a tryout ended up falling short. The training camp invite yielded a memorable moment, when Allison fought with the Philadelphia Flyers' Darroll Powe during an exhibition game and ripped his helmet in half with his bare hands. [22] It was not enough, however, and by September 28, Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson confessed that Allison was "out of the plans." [23]

Personal life

In retirement Allison operated a horse farm north of Toronto. [24] He bought Reef Island on Lake Joseph in Ontario in 2004. [25] Variety and Deadline in 2018 reported that Allison and his company Don Kee Productions were one of fourteen executive producers on the film Arkansas . [26] [27]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1991–92 London Knights OHL 651119301570000
1992–93 London KnightsOHL6642761185012713208
1993–94 London KnightsOHL5655871426852131513
1993–94 Washington Capitals NHL 20110—————
1994–95 London KnightsOHL1515213643—————
1994–95 Portland Pirates AHL 85492738112
1994–95 Washington CapitalsNHL122136—————
1995–96 Portland PiratesAHL572841694261679
1995–96 Washington CapitalsNHL190332—————
1996–97 Washington CapitalsNHL535172225—————
1996–97 Boston Bruins NHL1939129—————
1997–98 Boston BruinsNHL813350836062684
1998–99 Boston BruinsNHL82235376681229116
1999–00 Boston BruinsNHL3710182820—————
2000–01 Boston BruinsNHL8236599585—————
2001–02 Los Angeles Kings NHL731955746873364
2002–03 Los Angeles KingsNHL266222820—————
2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL6617436076—————
NHL totals552154331485441257182514

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1994 Canada WJC 73692
1995 CanadaWJC7312156
Junior totals14618248

Awards and honours

AwardYear
OHL
CHL First All-Star Team 1994
CHL Player of the Year 1994
CHL Top Scorer Award1994
OHL First All-Star Team1994
Red Tilson Trophy 1994
Eddie Powers Trophy 1994
William Hanley Trophy 1994
NHL
All-Star Game 2001

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Preceded by Boston Bruins captain
2000–01 		Succeeded by
Preceded by CHL Player of the Year
1994		Succeeded by
Preceded by Washington Capitals first round draft pick
1993 		Succeeded by
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