Ray Allison (born March 4, 1959 in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 7 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers and Philadelphia Flyers.

[edit] 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]

[edit] Career statistics

                                             --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ---- Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974-75  Brandon Wheat Kings         WCHL    2    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  -- 1974-75  Brandon Travellers          MJHL   30   10    9   19   49  --  --  --  --  -- 1975-76  Brandon Wheat Kings         WCHL   36    9   17   26   50   5   2   1   3   0 1975-76  Brandon Travellers          MJHL   31   22   21   43  158  --  --  --  --  -- 1976-77  Brandon Wheat Kings         WCHL   71   45   92  137  198  14   9  11  20  37 1977-78  Brandon Wheat Kings         WCHL   71   74   86  160  254   8   7   8  15  35 1978-79  Brandon Wheat Kings         WHL    62   60   93  153  191  22  18  19  37  28 1979-80  Springfield Indians         AHL    13    6    9   15   18  --  --  --  --  -- 1979-80  Hartford Whalers            NHL    64   16   12   28   13   2   0   1   1   0 1980-81  Binghamton Whalers          AHL    74   31   39   70   81   2   0   1   1   0 1980-81  Hartford Whalers            NHL     6    1    0    1    0  --  --  --  --  -- 1981-82  Maine Mariners              AHL    26   15   13   28   75  --  --  --  --  -- 1981-82  Philadelphia Flyers         NHL    51   17   37   54  104   3   2   0   2   2 1982-83  Philadelphia Flyers         NHL    67   21   30   51   57   3   0   1   1  12 1983-84  Philadelphia Flyers         NHL    37    8   13   21   47   3   0   1   1   4 1984-85  Hershey Bears               AHL    49   17   22   39   61  --  --  --  --  -- 1984-85  Philadelphia Flyers         NHL    11    1    1    2    2   1   0   0   0   2 1985-86  Hershey Bears               AHL    77   32   46   78  131  18   4   6  10  28 1986-87  Hershey Bears               AHL    78   29   55   84   57   5   3   1   4  12 1986-87  Philadelphia Flyers         NHL     2    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  -- 1987-88  Hershey Bears               AHL    --   --   --   --   --   9   2   9  11  17 1988-89  Hershey Bears               AHL    15    6   11   17   18  12   4   7  11   6 1989-90  Hershey Bears               AHL    70   25   30   55   66  --  --  --  --  -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------          NHL Totals                        238   64   93  157  223  12   2   3   5  20 

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Ray Allison's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Ray Allison's biography at Legends of Hockey