Mike Allison

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Mike Allison
Born (1961-03-28) 28 March 1961 (age 62)
Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Right
Played for New York Rangers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Los Angeles Kings
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.

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Playing career

After playing hockey at the junior level for the Kenora Thistles, Allison caught the attention of the Sudbury Wolves, who made him their first draft pick in the 1978 OHL Draft. [1] Playing on the left wing, Allison had an exceptional second season in Sudbury, achieving 95 points, on the strength of 71 assists, and was drafted by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. [2] Allison began his National Hockey League career the very next season in 1980–81, and his first season proved to be his most productive. [1] He scored on his very first shot on goal, on 9 October 1980, [2] [3] [4] making him the youngest Rangers player to score in their NHL debut at 19 years and 195 days. [5] His record was surpassed by Lias Andersson in 2018, who was 19 years 164 days old. [5] Two days after his debut, Allison recorded a hat trick against the Toronto Maple Leafs. [2] It would prove to be the only hat trick of Allison's entire career. [4] Playing on a line with Ulf Nilsson and Anders Hedberg for the first half of the season, [6] Allison finished the season as the Rangers' leader in rookie scoring, and established team records for rookie assists (38) and points (64), although the records were surpassed the following season by Mark Pavelich. [2]

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 assistant coach at Bemidji State, [3] [6] and later served as an assistant to his brother Dave, who was head coach of the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL. From 1995 to 1998, Allison spent three seasons providing color commentary on Kings' radio broadcasts, [10] during which time he also became involved with the Kings' youth hockey camp, becoming co-director. [3] In 1999, the two Allison brothers founded their own hockey camp in Fort Frances, A & A Hockey Camps, [3] and Mike Allison served as an instructor there through 2003. [6]

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 Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1976–77 Kenora Thistles MJHL 4723295264—————
1977–78Kenora ThistlesMJHL4730366670—————
1977–78 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 50112—————
1978–79 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 59243256411042618
1979–80 Sudbury WolvesOMJHL6724719574986146
1980–81 New York Rangers NHL 75263864831431420
1981–82 New York RangersNHL4871522741013418
1981–82 Springfield Indians AHL 20000—————
1982–83 New York RangersNHL391192037805510
1982–83 Tulsa Oilers CHL 62242—————
1983–84 New York RangersNHL45812206450116
1984–85 New York RangersNHL319152417—————
1985–86 New York RangersNHL2821315221602238
1985–86 New Haven Nighthawks AHL966124—————
1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL7171623661335815
1987–88 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL1503310—————
1987–88 Los Angeles Kings NHL3716122857500016
1988–89 Los Angeles KingsNHL55142236122710110
1989–90 Los Angeles KingsNHL55211137841012
1989–90 New Haven NighthawksAHL522414—————
NHL totals4991021662686308291726135

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Mike Allison". All-Time Roster. New York Rangers.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
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  5. 1 2 "Andersson scores in first game with Rangers in front of proud family". NHL.com. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
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  7. ↑ "The New York Rangers Monday traded center Mike Allison...," United Press International (UPI), Monday, August 18, 1986. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Mike Allison". Hockey Reference.com. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  9. ↑ "Michael Allison". All-Time Roster. Los Angeles Kings.com. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  10. ↑ "MIKE ALLISON KINGS RADIO COLOR COMMENTATOR 1995–98". History. Los Angeles Kings.com. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
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