James E. Allison (born May 13, 1975) is a
Canadian
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former professional
ice hockey
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defenceman
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. He played for the
Calgary Flames
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.
Chicago Blackhawks
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,
Ottawa Senators
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,
Columbus Blue Jackets
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,
Nashville Predators
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and
Florida Panthers
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of the
National Hockey League
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.
Playing career
Junior
Allison was drafted 7th overall in the 1991 OHL Priority Draft by the
Windsor Spitfires
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of the
Ontario Hockey League
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. After his rookie season, he was traded to the
Detroit Junior Red Wings
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History
The Compuware Ambassadors were renamed the Detroit Junior Red ...
.
He was named team captain for the
1994-95 OHL season and helped lead the team to the win the
J. Ross Robertson Cup
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as OHL Champions. They advanced to the
1995 Memorial Cup
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final, where they lost to the
Kamloops Blazers
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The Blazers o ...
.
Professional
He was drafted by the
Calgary Flames
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44th overall in the
1993 NHL Entry Draft
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First overall pick Alexandre Daigle is widely regarded today as one of the all-time greatest draft busts ...
. He made his NHL debut with the Calgary Flames in the
1994–95 season.
He has since played for
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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Columbus
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* Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer
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Places ...
,
Nashville
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, and
Florida
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in the NHL.
On December 13, 2005, goaltender
Chris Mason was injured during the pre-game warmups, resulting in the Predators having no backup goaltender. As he was scheduled to be a healthy scratch that game, Allison was dressed the backup goaltender, instead.
In 2006, he was signed by the
Ottawa Senators
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as a free agent and played his final season with the Senators'
American Hockey League
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(AHL) affiliate
Binghamton Senators
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. He played in 11 seasons in the
NHL
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, appearing in 372 games, with 7 goals and 23 assists, as well as 639 penalty minutes.
Post-Retirement
In 2007, he was named an assistant coach for the
Brampton Battalion
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of the OHL.
Regular season and playoffs
References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
Binghamton Senators players
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Calgary Flames draft picks
Calgary Flames players
Chicago Blackhawks players
Columbus Blue Jackets players
Detroit Junior Red Wings players
Florida Panthers players
Ice hockey people from Ontario
Indianapolis Ice players
Nashville Predators players
Sportspeople from Kawartha Lakes
Saint John Flames players
Windsor Spitfires players