Ray Allison Explained

Birth Date:March 4, 1959
Birth Place:Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:195
Position:Right Wing
Shoots:Right
Played For:Hartford Whalers
Philadelphia Flyers
Ntl Team:CAN
Draft:18th overall
Draft Year:1979
Draft Team:Hartford Whalers
Career Start:1979
Career End:1990

Raymond Peter Allison (born March 4, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers and Philadelphia Flyers. He featured in the 1985 Stanley Cup Finals with the Flyers.

Allison was born in Cranbrook, British Columbia.

Playing career

Following a phenomenal junior career, Allison became the first-ever draft pick in the history of the Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes franchise. He was expected to be a franchise player but failed to impress during his rookie season. A year later, Allison was traded in a ten-player deal to Philadelphia. There he would develop into a scoring forward but suffered a broken ankle during the 1982–83 season. He never regained a regular spot on the Flyers roster and played his last few seasons in the AHL and Swiss leagues.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1974–75Brandon TravellersMJHL30 10 9 19 49
1974–75Brandon Wheat KingsWCHL2 0 0 0 0
1975–76Brandon TravellersMJHL31 22 21 43 158
Brandon Wheat KingsWCHL36 9 17 26 505 2 1 3 0
1976–77Brandon Wheat KingsWCHL71 45 92 137 19814 9 11 20 37
1977–78Brandon Wheat KingsWCHL71 74 86 160 2548 7 8 15 35
1978–79Brandon Wheat KingsWHL62 60 93 153 19122 18 19 37 28
1979–80Hartford WhalersNHL64 16 12 28 132 0 1 1 0
1979–80Springfield IndiansAHL13 6 9 15 18
1980–81Hartford WhalersNHL6 1 0 1 0
1980–81Binghamton WhalersAHL74 31 39 70 812 0 1 1 0
1981–82Philadelphia FlyersNHL51 17 37 54 1043 2 0 2 2
1981–82Maine MarinersAHL26 15 13 28 75
1982–83Philadelphia FlyersNHL67 21 30 51 573 0 1 1 12
1983–84Philadelphia FlyersNHL37 8 13 21 473 0 1 1 4
1984–85Philadelphia FlyersNHL11 1 1 2 21 0 0 0 2
1984–85Hershey BearsAHL49 17 22 39 61
1985–86Hershey BearsAHL77 32 46 78 13118 4 6 10 28
1986–87Philadelphia FlyersNHL2 0 0 0 0
1986–87Hershey BearsAHL78 29 55 84 575 3 1 4 12
1987–88EHC OltenSUI–236 33 18 51 1035 6 3 9 6
1987–88Hershey BearsAHL9 2 9 11 17
1988–89EHC OltenSUI–233 23 17 40 402 2 0 2 2
1988–89Hershey BearsAHL15 6 11 17 1812 4 7 11 6
1989–90Hershey BearsAHL70 25 30 55 66
1990–91EHC BülachSUI–235 30 21 51 124
1991–92EHC BülachSUI–234 19 35 54 6610 7 1 8 14
1992–93SC Rapperswil–JonaSUI–231 19 13 32 757 7 4 11 6
1993–94SC Rapperswil–JonaSUI–236 17 19 36 5211 12 5 17 6
AHL totals402 171 225 386 50746 13 24 37 63
NHL totals238 64 93 157 22312 2 3 5 20

International

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FORMER WHEAT KING GREAT RAY ALLISON – Brandon Wheat Kings . Brandon Wheat Kings . May 27, 2022 . March 23, 2016.