Marko Allen
Date of birth | April 5th 1967 |
place of birth | Tampere , Finland |
size | 176 cm |
Weight | 76 kg |
position | Defense |
Shot hand | Left |
Career stations | |
1985-1988 | Ilves |
1988-1995 | HPK Hämeenlinna |
Marko Allen (born April 5, 1967 in Tampere ) is a former Finnish ice hockey player and current coach who was under contract with Ilves and HPK Hämeenlinna in the SM-liiga from 1985 to 1995 . His son Henri currently plays in a Finnish junior league.
Player career
Marko Allen began his career as a hockey player with Ilves , for which he was active in the SM-liiga from 1985 to 1988 . He then switched to HPK Hämeenlinna, who had just been promoted to the SM-liiga . He stayed there for seven seasons before ending his playing career in 1995. In a total of 382 Finnish first division games, he scored 91 points (28 goals and 63 assists).
Coaching career
After his playing career, Allen worked as a teacher, match observer and scout in his hometown of Hämeenlinna. In the summer of 2011 he signed a contract with the Italian first division club HC Pustertal , where he was to work as an assistant coach alongside his compatriot Teppo Kivelä . After an accident at work in the summer of 2011, however, he never appeared in Italy and was replaced there by Mikko Luovi .
International
For Finland Allen took part in the Junior World Championship in 1987 , in which he contributed two goals and three assists to the gold medal win in seven games.
Achievements and Awards
- 1987 gold medal at the Junior World Championship
Web links
- Marko Allen at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Marko Allen at hockeydb.com (English)
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SURNAME | Allen, Marko |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish ice hockey player and coach |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 5th 1967 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tampere , Finland |