Shaun Van Allen

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CanadaCanada  Shaun Van Allen Ice hockey player
Date of birth August 29, 1967
place of birth Calgary , Alberta , Canada
size 185 cm
Weight 95 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1987 , 5th lap, 105th position
Edmonton Oilers
Career stations
1984-1985 Swift Current Indians
1985-1987 Saskatoon Blades
1987-1988 Milwaukee Admirals
1988-1993 Cape Breton Oilers
1993-1996 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
1996-2000 Ottawa Senators
2000-2001 Dallas Stars
2001-2002 Canadiens de Montréal
2002-2004 Ottawa Senators

Shaun Van Allen (born August 29, 1967 in Calgary , Alberta ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and current coach , who played 855 games for the Edmonton Oilers , Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , Ottawa Senators in the course of his active career between 1985 and 2004 , Dallas Stars and Canadiens de Montréal in the National Hockey League on the position of the center . Van Allen celebrated his greatest career success in the service of the Cape Breton Oilers by winning the Calder Cup of the American Hockey League in 1993.

Career

Van Allen, who was initially active for the Swift Current Indians in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League , then spent two seasons with the Saskatoon Blades playing in the Western Hockey League . Then the defensive striker was selected at the NHL Entry Draft 1987 in the fifth round at a total of 105th position by the Edmonton Oilers . In the 1987/88 season, the Canadian ran on the ice for both the Milwaukee Admirals from the International Hockey League and the Nova Scotia Oilers in the American Hockey League . In the 1988/89 season Van Allen became a regular at the Cape Breton Oilers when he scored 32 goals and 42 assists in 76 games. The left-shooter made his NHL debut in the Edmonton Oilers jersey in February 1991 in a game against the New Jersey Devils . In the 1990/91 season , the striker reached the 100-point mark in the American Hockey League for the first time when he posted 25 hits and 75 assists in 76 games of the regular season. His convincing achievements were honored with the election to the Second All-Star Team of the league. He was able to confirm these achievements in the following season, which Van Allen spent completely in the AHL farm team of the Edmonton Oilers. With 113 scorer points, including 84 assists, the Canadian won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the most successful scorer in the league.

In addition, he was elected to the AHL First All-Star Team. In the 1992/93 season he won the Calder Cup with the Cape Breton Oilers . In July 1993, Van Allen signed a contract with the newly formed Mighty Ducks of Anaheim . With the Californians he made his breakthrough in the National Hockey League. In three years he completed 174 games for the Mighty Ducks, in which the center scored 87 points. On October 1, 1996, he and Jason York were transferred to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Ted Drury and the rights to Marc Moro . In Ottawa he was a regular for four years before the attacker signed as a free agent with the Dallas Stars in July 2000 . In November 2001, the Texans transferred him together with Donald Audette and in exchange for Benoît Brunet and Martin Ručínský to the Canadiens de Montréal , where Van Allen ended the 2001/02 season. This was followed by two seasons with the Ottawa Senators, before the Canadian ended his active career in 2004.

During the 2006/07 season, Van Allen served with the Ottawa Senators as Director of Player Development . Since 2010 he has been working as an assistant trainer at Carleton University Ravens.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1985/86 Saskatoon Blades WHL 55 12 11 23 43 13 4th 8th 12 28
1986/87 Saskatoon Blades WHL 72 38 59 97 116 11 4th 6th 10 24
1987/88 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 19th 4th 10 14th 17th 4th 1 1 2 4th
1987/88 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 40 14th 28 42 34 - - - - -
1988/89 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 76 32 42 74 81 - - - - -
1989/90 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 61 25th 44 69 83 4th 0 2 2 8th
1990/91 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1990/91 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 76 25th 75 100 182 4th 0 1 1 8th
1991/92 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 77 29 84 113 80 5 3 7th 10 14th
1992/93 Edmonton Oilers NHL 21st 1 4th 5 6th - - - - -
1992/93 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 43 14th 62 76 68 15th 8th 9 17th 18th
1993/94 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 80 8th 25th 33 64 - - - - -
1994/95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 45 8th 21st 29 32 - - - - -
1995/96 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 49 8th 17th 25th 41 - - - - -
1996/97 Ottawa Senators NHL 80 11 14th 25th 35 7th 0 1 1 4th
1997/98 Ottawa Senators NHL 80 4th 15th 19th 48 11 0 1 1 10
1998/99 Ottawa Senators NHL 79 6th 11 17th 30th 4th 0 0 0 0
1999/00 Ottawa Senators NHL 75 9 19th 28 37 6th 0 1 1 9
2000/01 Dallas Stars NHL 59 7th 16 23 16 8th 0 2 2 8th
2001/02 Dallas Stars NHL 19th 2 4th 6th 6th - - - - -
2001/02 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 54 6th 9 15th 20th 7th 0 1 1 2
2002/03 Ottawa Senators NHL 78 12 20th 32 66 18th 1 1 2 12
2003/04 Ottawa Senators NHL 73 2 10 12 80 - - - - -
WHL overall 127 50 70 120 159 24 8th 14th 22nd 52
AHL total 352 129 317 446 511 32 12 20th 32 52
NHL overall 794 84 185 269 481 61 1 7th 8th 45

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Van Allen, Shaun
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH August 29, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Calgary , Alberta