Chris McAllister
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| Chris McAllister | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 McAllister with the San Antonio Rampage in 2006 | |||
| Born |
June 16, 1975 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) | ||
| Weight | 250 lb (113 kg; 17 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Vancouver Canucks Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia Flyers Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers | ||
| NHL draft |
40th overall, 1995 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2010 | ||
Christopher J. McAllister (born June 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, Colorado Avalanche and New York Rangers.
Playing career
[edit]McAllister was drafted 40th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. After playing with the Canucks, McAllister played 56 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1998–2000 before playing with the Philadelphia Flyers, Colorado Avalanche, and the New York Rangers.
McAllister played in the Elite Ice Hockey League for the Newcastle Vipers during the NHL lockout.[1] He signed with the Phoenix Coyotes on August 11, 2005.[2] He spent one full season with the Coyotes' AHL affiliate the San Antonio Rampage before signed for the Kalamazoo Wings of the UHL. McAllister recorded NHL career totals of four goals, seventeen assists and 634 penalty minutes in 301 regular season games as well as one assist in nine playoff games. He is currently an instructor at a hockey school in Superior, Colorado. On August 30, 2009 Chris signed a contract with the Wichita Thunder of the CHL.[3]
Chris McAllister is considered to be one of the tallest players ever in NHL history.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 65 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 134 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| 1995–96 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 68 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 142 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | ||
| 1996–97 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 43 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 108 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||
| 1997–98 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 28 | 1 | 1 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998–99 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 60 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 42 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | New York Rangers | NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Newcastle Vipers | EIHL | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2005–06 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 59 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Kalamazoo Wings | UHL | 40 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 118 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 30 | ||
| 2007–08 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Newcastle Vipers | EIHL | 52 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 134 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Wichita Thunder | CHL | 55 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 301 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 634 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Vipers bring in 'giant' of NHL. – Free Online Library". January 7, 2005. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via The Free Library.
- ^ "CHRIS MCALLISTER". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on May 9, 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
11-Aug-05: Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Phoenix Coyotes.
- ^ "Wichita signs former NHL player". AmericanProHockey.com. 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2010-07-20.[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1975 births
- Judson High School alumni
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Colorado Avalanche players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from Saskatoon
- Kalamazoo Wings (UHL) players
- Living people
- Newcastle Vipers players
- New York Rangers players
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Philadelphia Phantoms players
- San Antonio Rampage players
- Saskatoon Blades players
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Vancouver Canucks draft picks
- Vancouver Canucks players
- Wichita Thunder players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England