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Born	March 26, 1964 (age 45),; Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
Height; Weight	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m); 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Pro clubs	Toronto Maple Leafs; Detroit Red Wings; Dallas Stars
NHL Draft	48th overall, 1983; Toronto Maple Leafs
Pro career	1983 – 1996

Allan Bester (born March 26, 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario)^[1] is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender.

Bester played with the Brantford Alexanders of the OHL for three seasons before moving on to professional hockey. He was drafted into the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.

Bester spent parts of 11 seasons in the NHL, beginning in 1983–84. He spent eight years in Toronto, and then was traded to the Detroit Red Wings in 1991. He spent most of his career moving between the NHL and AHL. In 1992, Bester won a Calder Cup with the Adirondack Red Wings. He was awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as playoff MVP. Bester made a short return to the NHL after a five year absence, playing ten games for the Dallas Stars in the mid 90's.

Bester ended his hockey career in the IHL. He played with both the San Diego Gulls and Orlando Solar Bears before officially announcing his retirement in August 1998.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Regular season


Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1981–82	Brantford Alexanders	OHL	19	4	11	0	970	68	0	4.21
1982–83	Brantford Alexanders	OHL	56	29	21	3	3210	188	0	3.51
1983–84	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	32	11	16	4	1848	134	0	4.35	.883
1983–84	Brantford Alexanders	OHL	23	12	9	1	1271	71	1	3.35
1984–85	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	15	3	9	1	767	54	1	4.22	.874
1984–85	St. Catharines Saints	AHL	30	9	18	1	1669	133	0	4.78
1985–86	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	1	0	0	0	20	2	0	6.00	.600
1985–86	St. Catharine's Saints	AHL	50	23	23	3	2855	173	1	3.64	.881
1986–87	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	36	10	14	3	1808	110	2	3.65	.889
1986–87	Newmarket Saints	AHL	3	1	0	0	190	6	0	1.89	.937
1987–88	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	30	8	12	5	1607	102	2	3.81	.884
1988–89	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	43	17	20	3	2460	156	2	3.80	.890
1989–90	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	42	20	16	0	2206	165	0	4.49	.873
1989–90	Newmarket Saints	AHL	5	2	1	1	264	18	0	4.09	.891
1990–91	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	6	0	4	0	247	18	0	4.37	.860
1990–91	Newmarket Saints	AHL	19	7	8	4	1157	58	1	3.01	.909
1990–91	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	3	0	3	0	178	13	0	4.38	.869
1991–92	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	1	0	0	0	31	2	0	3.87	.778
1991–92	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	22	13	8	0	1268	78	0	3.69	.879
1992–93	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	41	16	15	5	2268	133	1	3.52	.896
1993–94	San Diego Gulls	IHL	46	22	14	6	2543	150	1	3.54	.891
1994–95	San Diego Gulls	IHL	58	28	23	5	3250	183	1	3.38	.894
1995–96	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL	51	32	16	2	2947	176	1	3.58	.889
1995–96	Dallas Stars	NHL	10	4	5	1	601	30	0	3.00	.899
1996–97	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL	61	37	13	3	3115	132	2	2.54	.903
1997–98	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL	26	13	8	1	1330	66	1	2.98	.895
NHL totals			219	73	99	17	11773	786	7	4.01	.883

[edit] Post season


Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1982–83	Brantford Alexanders	OHL	8	3	3	480	20	1	2.50
1983–84	Brantford Alexanders	OHL	1	0	1	60	5	0	5.00
1985–86	St. Catharines Saints	AHL	11	7	3	637	27	0	2.54
1986–87	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	1	0	0	39	1	0	1.54	.941
1987–88	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	5	2	3	253	21	0	4.98	.844
1989–90	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	4	0	3	196	14	0	4.29	.883
1990–91	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	1	0	0	20	1	0	3.00	.917
1991–92	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	19	14	5	1174	50	1	2.56
1992–93	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	10	7	3	633	26	1	2.46
1993–94	San Diego Gulls	IHL	8	4	4	419	28	0	4.00
1994–95	San Diego Gulls	IHL	4	2	2	272	13	0	2.86
1995–96	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL	23	11	12	1343	65	2	2.90
1996–97	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL	10	4	4	512	27	0	3.16
1997–98	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL	2	1	0	76	6	0	4.68
NHL totals			11	2	6	508	37	0	4.37	.870

[edit] External links

[edit] References

^ Cole, Stephen (2006). The Canadian Hockey Atlas. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-66093-8 (0-385-66093-6).

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