Chris Allen (born May 8, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played two games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Florida Panthers.
Playing career While playing for the Kingston Frontenacs, Allen scored the first ever goal at the CHL Top Prospects Game in 1996. Playing for Team Cherry and held that year at Maple Leaf Gardens, the goal was assisted by the Drummondville Voltigeurs' Daniel Brière. Allen was drafted in the third round, 60th overall, by the Florida Panthers in the 1996 NHL entry draft and played two games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the team. An injury sidetracked his career and he never again reached the NHL level. Allen has had his shot recorded at 103 miles per hour and picked up the OHL Defenceman Of The Year award in 1997–98. Chris is also tied for second all time in OHL goals for a defenceman with Bobby Orr and Al McInnis with 38 in 66 games as a member of the Kingston Frontenacs.
Allen has played 13 years professional, taking him all over the world. He has previously played in the NHL, the American Hockey League, ECHL, Europe (Finland, Norway, Denmark, Austria and Hungary, UK, Italy), and Asia (Korea, Japan, China).
Personal Allen was voted in the top 16 of Peta's 2008 Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door Contest, and was eventually named the winner.
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1992–93 Blenheim Blades GLJHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1993–94 Leamington Flyers WOHL 52 6 20 26 38 — — — — — 1994–95 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 43 3 5 8 15 2 0 0 0 0 1995–96 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 55 21 17 38 58 6 0 2 2 8 1996–97 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 61 14 29 43 81 5 1 2 3 4 1996–97Carolina MonarchsAHL90002————— 1997–98Florida PanthersNHL10002————— 1997–98 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 66 38 60 98 91 10 4 2 6 6 1998–99Florida PanthersNHL10002————— 1998–99Beast of New HavenAHL588273543————— 1999–2000Port Huron Border CatsUHL62134————— 1999–2000Louisville PanthersAHL36561112————— 2000–01Port Huron Border CatsUHL40114————— 2000–01Louisville PanthersAHL71014————— 2001–02B.C. IcemenUHL25191021————— 2002–03Greensboro GeneralsECHL51681458————— 2002–03Mississippi Sea WolvesECHL112810650004 2003–04South Carolina StingraysECHL681325384410110 2004–05SportFIN.2418212972100008 2005–06SportFIN.22934749610112 2006–07Frisk TigersNOR369152410771018 2007–08EfB IshockeyDNK82134————— 2007–08Alba Volán SzékesfehérvárAUT2545938————— 2007–08Alba Volán SzékesfehérvárHUN20006902220 2008–09High1ALH35612185420004 2009–10Edinburgh CapitalsEIHL1835911————— 2009–10Coventry BlazeEIHL101120————— 2009–10Utah GrizzliesECHL30000————— 2009–10Bakersfield CondorsECHL1622414————— 2010–11Telford TigersEPIHL123584————— 2010–11Peterborough PhantomsEPIHL62350————— 2010–11HC MeranoITA.2—————60006 2011–12Peterborough PhantomsEPIHL491338513620110 2012–13Solihull BaronsGBR.2201224368————— 2013–14Nottingham LionsGBR.241126————— AHL totals 110 13 34 47 61 — — — — — NHL totals 2 0 0 0 4 — — — — — ECHL totals 149 23 43 66 122 6 0 1 1 4
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