James E. Allison (born May 13, 1975) is a

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former professional

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. He played for the

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Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (colloquially referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Predators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Divisio ...

and

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of the

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Playing career

Junior

Allison was drafted 7th overall in the 1991 OHL Priority Draft by the

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of the

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. After his rookie season, he was traded to the

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. He was named team captain for the 1994-95 OHL season and helped lead the team to the win the

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as OHL Champions. They advanced to the

1995 Memorial Cup The 1995 Memorial Cup occurred May 13–21 at the Riverside Coliseum in Kamloops, British Columbia. It was the 77th annual Memorial Cup The Memorial Cup () is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), a consortium ...

final, where they lost to the

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Professional

He was drafted by the

44th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut with the Calgary Flames in the 1994–95 season. He has since played for

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, and

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in the NHL. On December 13, 2005, goaltender Chris Mason was injured during the pre-game warmups, resulting in the Predators having no backup goaltender. As he was scheduled to be a healthy scratch that game, Allison was dressed the backup goaltender, instead. In 2006, he was signed by the

as a free agent and played his final season with the Senators'

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(AHL) affiliate

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. He played in 11 seasons in the

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, appearing in 372 games, with 7 goals and 23 assists, as well as 639 penalty minutes.

Post-Retirement

In 2007, he was named an assistant coach for the

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of the OHL. As of 2024, he is the Youth Hockey Operations Manager at Baptist Health IcePlex, which is the

Training Facility at the FTL War Memorial.

Regular season and playoffs

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allison, Jamie 1975 births Living people Binghamton Senators players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Calgary Flames draft picks Calgary Flames players Chicago Blackhawks players Columbus Blue Jackets players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Detroit Junior Red Wings players Florida Panthers players Indianapolis Ice players Nashville Predators players Ice hockey people from Kawartha Lakes Saint John Flames players Windsor Spitfires players