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| Allison received an invitation to the Toronto Maple Leafs September 2009 Training Camp |
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, when he scored 17 goals and had 60 points for the Maple Leafs. | ||
| "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,"<ref>Mike Ulmer, "Ulmer Catches Up With Burke" ''NHL.com: Mike Ulmer's Blog'' http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=490631</ref> says ], the ] of the Toronto Maple Leafs. | "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,"<ref>Mike Ulmer, "Ulmer Catches Up With Burke" ''NHL.com: Mike Ulmer's Blog'' http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=490631</ref> says ], the ] of the Toronto Maple Leafs. | ||
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Ice hockey player| Jason Allison | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1975-05-29) May 29, 1975 (age 49) Toronto, ON, CAN | ||
| 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–Present | ||
Jason Paul Allison (born May 29, 1975) is a professional ice hockey centre who is currently an unrestricted free agent. Allison is most notably known for his former role with the Boston Bruins of the NHL, for which he briefly served as team captain.
Playing career
Allison attended Humber Summit Middle School and Emery Collegiate Institute in North York, Ontario. His brother Todd also attended the same school. He played AAA Hockey with the Toronto Red Wings Hockey Club.
Allison was drafted 17th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals, after a stellar junior career for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
Allison played parts of two seasons with the Los Angeles Kings where, for a brief time, he teamed with former stars Žigmund Pálffy and Adam Deadmarsh. He has also played for the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals. His best season was 2000–01 when he had 95 points. Allison has played 552 games in his career, racking up 154 goals and 331 assists for 485 points. He also has 25 points in 25 career playoff games. Allison missed most of the 2002–03 season and all of the following year because of a neck injury and concussion.
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. 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. After the 2005–06 season, Allison became an unrestricted free agent. Toronto chose not to re-sign Allison because new head coach Paul Maurice and GM John Ferguson, Jr. did not feel Allison's poor skating abilities and age would be a proper fit for their new, young, fast-paced team.
Allison did not sign with a team for the 2006–07 NHL season or subsequently, despite rumours of multiple contract offers. Due to various injuries and contract issues dating back to 2002, as well as private life issues, Allison has only played in 92 games over the last five NHL seasons. He is now operating a horse farm north of Toronto.
Allison is a point per game player. He is known for his slow and impressive dekes. He loves going into the corners and playing behind the net. He has a knack for taking slow fluttering wrist shots that somehow always go in. Darcy Tucker referred to Allison as a "dictator" when playing on his line, due to his ability to control the play and distribute the puck. According to Allison, one time at the LA Kings training camp, he was the second fastest skater from blue line to blue. On August 28, 2009, Allison signed a try out contract with the Maple Leafs.
Reception by Toronto
Allison came as an unexpected signing when he was contracted to the Maple Leafs. John Ferguson, Jr. had often pursued stellar veteran players with a large amount of NHL experience and Allison fit this description. Allison was a point per game player for the most part, so the majority of Maple Leafs fans saw his contract as benevolent. However, extremely early in his career with the Maple Leafs during an overtime shootout loss, Allison purposely skated extremely slowly. After missing his shot, Allison had developed an image of "not trying," and being a slow skater. This performance resonated in the minds of Leaf fans throughout Allison's tenure with the blue and white. Allison's critics adopted a stance suggesting that his slow lazy drooping style of play was a detriment to the Leafs organization.
Despite the criticism, Allison still managed to tally an impressive 60 points in 66 games in his first season back from a near-career ending neck injury.
Attempted Comeback
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, when he scored 17 goals and had 60 points for the Maple Leafs.
"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," says Brian Burke, the General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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."
Jason Allison's bid to make the team on a tryout ended up falling short. The training 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. It was not enough, however, and by September 28th, Ron Wilson confessed that Allison was "out of the plans."
Awards
- 1994 – OHL First All-Star Team (with the London Knights)
- 1994 – OHL MVP
- 1994 – Canadian Major Junior First All-Star Team
- 1994 – Canadian Major Junior Player of the Year
- 2001 – Played in NHL All-Star Game
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | London Knights | OHL | 65 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | London Knights | OHL | 66 | 42 | 76 | 118 | 50 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | ||
| 1993–94 | London Knights | OHL | 56 | 55 | 87 | 142 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 13 | ||
| 1993–94 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | London Knights | OHL | 15 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 57 | 28 | 41 | 69 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | ||
| 1995–96 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 53 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 19 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 81 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 23 | 53 | 76 | 68 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 37 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 36 | 59 | 95 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 73 | 19 | 55 | 74 | 68 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 26 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | DNP — Injured | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | DNP — Lockout | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 66 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | DNP — Free agent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | DNP — Free agent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | DNP — Free agent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 552 | 154 | 331 | 485 | 441 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 56 | ||||
| OHL totals | 202 | 123 | 203 | 326 | 167 | 24 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 21 | ||||
References
- http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Toronto/2005/10/14/pf-1262248.html
- http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Toronto/2005/10/17/1266166-sun.html
- Mike Ulmer, "Ulmer Catches Up With Burke" NHL.com: Mike Ulmer's Blog http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=490631
- Greg Wyshynski, "For Next Trick, Jason Allison will rip phone book in half." Puck Daddy: A Yahoo! Sports Blog, 20/09/2009 http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Video-For-next-trick-Jason-Allison-will-rip-ph?urn=nhl,190676
- Canadian Press: "Leafs Lose Final Preseason Game" TSN.ca 9/28/2009 http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=292925
External links
| Preceded byRay Bourque | Boston Bruins captains 2000–01 |
Succeeded byJoe Thornton |
| Preceded byPat Peake | CHL Player of the Year 1994 |
Succeeded byDavid Ling |
- 1975 births
- Boston Bruins players
- Calder Cup champions
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey people in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Ice hockey personnel from Ontario
- Living people
- London Knights alumni
- Los Angeles Kings players
- National Hockey League All-Stars
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- People from North York
- Portland Pirates players
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Washington Capitals players