Mike Allison

Michael Earnest Allison (born 28 March 1961) is a Canadian former ice hockey forward, and the brother of former player and coach Dave Allison.

Playing career After playing hockey at the junior level for the Kenora Thistles, Allison caught the attention of the Sudbury Wolves, who made him their first draft pick in the 1978 OHL Draft. Playing on the left wing, Allison had an exceptional second season in Sudbury, achieving 95 points, on the strength of 71 assists, and was drafted by the New York Rangers in the second round of the 1980 NHL entry draft. Allison began his National Hockey League career the very next season in 1980–81, and his first season proved to be his most productive. making him the youngest Rangers player to score in their NHL debut at 19 years and 195 days. His record was surpassed by Lias Andersson in 2018, who was 19 years 164 days old. Allison finished the season as the Rangers' leader in rookie scoring, and established team records for rookie assists (38) and points (64), although the records were surpassed the following season by Mark Pavelich. For only the second time he played a full NHL season. By this point in his career, knee injuries had made Allison adjust his playing style to be more of a defensive player, often playing killing penalties, and less of an aggressive forward. In spite of this, he still was a strong contributor for the Maple Leafs in the 1986–87 NHL Playoffs. After playing three more partial seasons with the Kings, Allison retired from the NHL after the 1989–90 NHL season. during which time he also became involved with the Kings' youth hockey camp, becoming co-director. In 1999, the two Allison brothers founded their own hockey camp in Fort Frances, A & A Hockey Camps, and Mike Allison served as an instructor there through 2003.

On 27 September 2003, Mike Allison was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1976–77 Kenora Thistles MJHL 47 23 29 52 64 — — — — — 1977–78 Kenora Thistles MJHL 47 30 36 66 70 — — — — — 1977–78 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 5 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1978–79 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 59 24 32 56 41 10 4 2 6 18 1979–80 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 67 24 71 95 74 9 8 6 14 6 1980–81 New York Rangers NHL 75 26 38 64 83 14 3 1 4 20 1981–82 New York Rangers NHL 48 7 15 22 74 10 1 3 4 18 1981–82 Springfield Indians AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1982–83 New York Rangers NHL 39 11 9 20 37 8 0 5 5 10 1982–83 Tulsa Oilers CHL 6 2 2 4 2 — — — — — 1983–84 New York Rangers NHL 45 8 12 20 64 5 0 1 1 6 1984–85 New York Rangers NHL 31 9 15 24 17 — — — — — 1985–86 New York Rangers NHL 28 2 13 15 22 16 0 2 2 38 1985–86 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 9 6 6 12 4 — — — — — 1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 71 7 16 23 66 13 3 5 8 15 1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 15 0 3 3 10 — — — — — 1987–88 Los Angeles Kings NHL 37 16 12 28 57 5 0 0 0 16 1988–89 Los Angeles Kings NHL 55 14 22 36 122 7 1 0 1 10 1989–90 Los Angeles Kings NHL 55 2 11 13 78 4 1 0 1 2 1989–90 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 5 2 2 4 14 — — — — — NHL totals 499 102 166 268 630 82 9 17 26 135