Andrew Allen (ice hockey)

Andrew Allen (born August 2, 1976) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender coach and pro scout. He is currently a pro scout for the Seattle Kraken.[1] Previously he was the goaltending coach for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League from 2015 to 2019 after serving in the same position for the Japan men's national ice hockey team from 2006 to 2011.

Andrew Allen
Born (1976-08-02) August 2, 1976
Vankleek Hill, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Played for AHL
Hershey Bears
Utah Grizzlies
Binghamton Senators
Providence Bruins
ECHL
Dayton Bombers
Macon Whoopee
Jackson Bandits
Trenton Titans
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2001–2005

Playing career

Allen attended the University of Vermont where he played four seasons (1997 - 2001) of NCAA college hockey with the Vermont Catamounts. Allen went on to play five professional seasons in the American Hockey League and ECHL. During the 2004–05 ECHL season Allen posted a 30-11-3 record, with a 2.36 goals against average and a .916 save percentage, back-stopping the Trenton Titans to capture the 2005 Kelly Cup Championship.

Coaching career

From 2006 to 2011, Allen worked with the Japan men's national ice hockey team as a goaltending coach, and also served as a goaltending coach for St. Lawrence University's NCAA team from 2008 to 2011. He joined the Rockford IceHogs's coaching staff with the 2011–12 ECHL season.[2]

Allen was hired by the Sabres as a goaltending coach in July 2015, replacing the outgoing Arturs Irbe.[3]

References
  1. "Kraken Fortify Scouting Staff". nhl.com/kraken. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. "Official Website of the Rockford IceHogs: Hockey Operations". icehogs.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  3. Hoppe, Bill (July 10, 2015). "Sabres hire Andrew Allen as goalie coach - Buffalo Hockey Beat". Buffalo Hockey Beat.


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