Bryan Allen (ice hockey)
| Bryan Allen | |||
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| Born |
August 21, 1980 Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Vancouver Canucks Florida Panthers Carolina Hurricanes Anaheim Ducks Montreal Canadiens |
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| NHL Draft | 4th overall, 1998 Vancouver Canucks |
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| Playing career | 2000–2014 | ||
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Representing  Canada
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| World Junior Championships | ||
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1999 Winnipeg | |
Bryan Allen (born August 21, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Allen was the 4th overall choice in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft to the Vancouver Canucks. A big, bruising defender with a mean streak, Allen earned comparisons to Derian Hatcher at the time of his selection.
Allen made the Canucks at the age of 18 in his first camp, but was unable to reach an agreement with the team's management and returned to the Oshawa Generals, his junior team. Despite being limited to 37 out of his team's 66 games, his strong leadership style of play earned him OHL First All-Star Team honours. He was also selected to represent Canada at the 1999 World Junior Championships.
After missing substantial parts of the two previous seasons due to injury, he missed virtually all of the 1999–00 campaign following surgery.
Allen would play most of his first two professional seasons in minor-pro before earning a regular roster spot in the 2002–03 season, appearing in 48 games and scoring 5 goals. With the departure of Murray Baron in the summer of 2003, Allen became a regular for the Canucks, and did a fine job of replacing Baron's size and physical play. He was especially a standout on the penalty kill, logging heavy minutes as the Canucks finished near the top of the league in that category. On November 5, Allen was suspended for two games following an incident on November 3 in which he slashed Detroit Red Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg's leg, breaking it.
During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Allen suited up for Khimik Voskresensk of the Russian Superleague to stay in game shape. Back in Vancouver for the 2005–06 season, with the departures of Marek Malik and Brent Sopel, as well as long-term injuries to several other defenders, Allen's icetime skyrocketed and he became one of the team's most important defenders, finishing with career highs of 7 goals and 17 points.
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