Allen Pedersen
| Allen Pedersen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 13, 1965 Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Minnesota North Stars Hartford Whalers | ||
| NHL draft |
102nd overall, 1983 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1985–1995 | ||
Allen Bentley Pedersen (born January 13, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 428 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Minnesota North Stars, and Hartford Whalers.
Pedersen was a dependable, shot blocking, stay-at-home defencemen. He scored a total of 5 goals and 36 assists during his NHL career. He scored 0 points in 64 playoff games, the most games without a point in an NHL playoff career. He still holds the record for the most consecutive games played without scoring a goal - 273 (November 12, 1986, to February 4, 1990).[1]
Pederson is now hockey director at the Monument Ice Arena in Monument, Colorado.[2][3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 63 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1983–84 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 44 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | ||
| 1984–85 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 72 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 66 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1985–86 | Moncton Golden Flames | AHL | 59 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 79 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1987–88 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 78 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 90 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | ||
| 1988–89 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 51 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1989–90 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 68 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 71 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | ||
| 1990–91 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 57 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 107 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1990–91 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 59 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 45 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1994–95 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 71 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 428 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 487 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | ||||
References
- ^ "Al Pedersen". www.hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Hamilton, Jennifer (July 20, 2020). "Fort Saskatchewan native Al Pedersen honoured with USA Hockey award". Fort Saskatchewan Record. Fort Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ Bates, Greg (2020-06-08). "For His Work Helping Adults Discover Hockey, Al Pedersen Named Adult Member of the Year". USA Hockey. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database