Dave Allison
David Bryan Allison (born April 14, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and coach. He played three games with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 1983–84 season and was head coach of the Ottawa Senators during the 1995–96 season. He was the head coach of the USHL's Des Moines Buccaneers from 2014 to 2018. In January 2022, he was hired as the head coach of the Fairbanks Ice Dogs in the North American Hockey League. Playing career Born in Fort Frances, Ontario, Allison spent his junior hockey career with the Cornwall Royals of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), appearing in 189 games from 1976 to 1979, and registering 89 points (18G-71A). He led the league in penalty minutes with 407 during his final season. Allison went undrafted, but was signed as a free agent by the then Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens in 1979. Allison spent five seasons with the Canadiens' AHL farm team, the Nova Scotia Voyageurs, with his best season coming in 1981–82 when he recorded 8 goals and 25 assists in 78 games, while finishing second in the league with 332 PIM. He eventually appeared in three games with Montreal during the 1983–84 season, recording no points and 12 PIM. The Canadiens moved their AHL club for the 1984–85 season to Sherbrooke, Quebec, and Allison played four games with the Sherbrooke Canadiens before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers, who assigned him to the Nova Scotia Oilers, their AHL team. Allison played in 68 games in Nova Scotia before spending the following two seasons with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL). He contributed 11 points (2G-9A) in 14 playoff games as the Lumberjacks won the 1987 Turner Cup. He served as a player/assistant coach with the Lumberjacks during the 1986–87 season. During the summer of 1987, Allison was signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs organization and spent the 1987–88 season playing with the Newmarket Saints of the AHL, recording 10 points (1G-9A) in 48 games. He then spent the first part of the 1988–89 season with the Halifax Citadels, the Quebec Nordiques AHL affiliate, playing in 12 games, and registering 3 points (1G-2A), before moving to the Indianapolis Ice of the IHL, serving as an assistant coach with the club for the rest of the season. Following the 1988–89 season, Allison retired as a player. Coaching career In 1989–90, Allison was hired by the Virginia Lancers of the ECHL, finishing with a record of 36–18–6, good for third in the league, before losing in the first round of the playoffs. In 1990–91, Allison moved to the Albany Choppers of the International Hockey League (IHL), where the club had a 22–30–3 record before suspending operations. Allison then finished the 1990–91 season coaching the Richmond Renegades of the ECHL, where they finished with a 29–29–6 record and lost in the first round of the playoffs. Allison returned as coach of the Renegades in 1991–92, leading the