Allan Bester
 Allan Bester 
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| Date of birth | March 26, 1964 |
| place of birth | Hamilton , Ontario , Canada |
| size | 170 cm |
| Weight | 70 kg |
| position | goalkeeper |
| Catch hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1983 , 3rd round, 48th position Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Career stations | |
| 1981-1983 | Brantford Alexander |
| 1983-1991 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1991 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 1991-1993 | Adirondack Red Wings |
| 1993-1995 | San Diego Gulls |
| 1995-1998 | Orlando Solar Bears |
Allan James Bester (born March 26, 1964 in Hamilton , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs , Detroit Red Wings and Dallas Stars in the National Hockey League from 1983 to 1996 .
Career
Allan Bester began his career as a hockey goalkeeper with the Brantford Alexanders from the Ontario Hockey League , for which he was active from 1981 to 1984. During this time he was selected during the NHL Entry Draft 1983 in the third round as a total of 48th player by the Toronto Maple Leafs , for which he was in goal for a total of eight years. On March 5, 1991 Bester was given to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for their six- round voting rights in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft . In the two years that Bester was under contract in Detroit from 1991 to 1993, he was mainly on the ice for their farm team from the American Hockey League , the Adirondack Red Wings .
From 1993 to 1995 was the best goalkeeper of the San Diego Gulls from the International Hockey League , before he was signed by their league rivals, the Orlando Solar Bears . During his first season in Orlando Bester was taken on January 21, 1996 for ten games as a free agent by the Dallas Stars under contract, so that he played for the first time in four years back in the National Hockey League . He then returned to the Solar Bears, where he ended his career in 1998.
Achievements and Awards
- 1983 OHL First All-Star Team
- 1992 Calder Cup win with the Adirondack Red Wings
- 1992 Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
NHL statistics
| Seasons | Sp. | W. | L. | T | SO | Avg | |
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| Regular season | 10 | 219 | 73 | 99 | 17th | 7th | 4.00 |
| Playoffs | 4th | 11 | 2 | 6th | - | 0 | 4.37 |
Web links
- Allan Bester at hockeydb.com (English)
- Allan Bester at legendsofhockey.net (English)
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| SURNAME | Dear Allan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Best of all, Allan James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamilton , Ontario |