Allan Bester

Allan Bester (born March 26, 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional goaltender.
Bester played with the Brantford Alexanders of the OHL for three seasons before moving on to professional hockey. He was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.
Bester spent parts of 11 seasons in the NHL, beginning in 1983–84. He spent eight years in Toronto, and then was traded to the Detroit Red Wings in 1991. He spent most of his career moving between the NHL and AHL. In 1992, Bester won a Calder Cup with the Adirondack Red Wings. He was awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as playoff MVP. Bester made a short return to the NHL after a five year absence, playing ten games for the Dallas Stars in the mid 90's.
Bester ended his hockey career in the IHL. He played with both the San Diego Gulls and Orlando Solar Bears before officially announcing his retirement in August 1998.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season===
  	  	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	MIN 	GA 	SO	GAA 	SV%
1981–82 	Brantford Alexanders 	OHL 	 	19 	4 	11	0 	970 	68 	0 	4.21	
1982–83 	Brantford Alexanders 	OHL 	 	56 	29	21	3 	3210 	188	0 	3.51	
1983–84 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	32 	11	16	4 	1848 	134	0 	4.35	.883
1983–84 	Brantford Alexanders 	OHL 	 	23 	12	9 	1 	1271 	71 	1 	3.35	
1984–85 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	15 	3 	9 	1 	767 	54 	1 	4.22	.874
1984–85 	St. Catharines Saints 	AHL 	 	30 	9 	18	1 	1669 	133	0 	4.78	
1985–86 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	20 	2 	0 	6.00	.600
1985–86 	St. Catharine's Saints	AHL 	 	50 	23	23	3 	2855 	173	1 	3.64	.881
1986–87 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	36 	10	14	3 	1808 	110	2 	3.65	.889
1986–87 	Newmarket Saints 	AHL 	 	3 	1 	0 	0 	190 	6 	0 	1.89	.937
1987–88 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	30 	8 	12	5 	1607 	102	2 	3.81	.884
1988–89 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	43 	17	20	3 	2460 	156	2 	3.80	.890
1989–90 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	42 	20	16	0 	2206 	165	0 	4.49	.873
1989–90 	Newmarket Saints 	AHL 	 	5 	2 	1 	1 	264 	18 	0 	4.09	.891
1990–91 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	6 	0 	4 	0 	247 	18 	0 	4.37	.860
1990–91 	Newmarket Saints 	AHL 	 	19 	7 	8 	4 	1157 	58 	1 	3.01	.909
1990–91 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	3 	0 	3 	0 	178 	13 	0 	4.38	.869
1991–92 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	31 	2 	0 	3.87	.778
1991–92 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	22 	13	8 	0 	1268 	78 	0 	3.69	.879
1992–93 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	41 	16	15	5 	2268 	133	1 	3.52	.896
1993–94 	San Diego Gulls 	IHL 	 	46 	22	14	6 	2543 	150	1 	3.54	.891
1994–95 	San Diego Gulls 	IHL 	 	58 	28	23	5 	3250 	183	1 	3.38	.894
1995–96 	Orlando Solar Bears 	IHL 	 	51 	32	16	2 	2947 	176	1 	3.58	.889
1995–96 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 	 	10 	4 	5 	1 	601 	30 	0 	3.00	.899
1996–97 	Orlando Solar Bears 	IHL 	 	61 	37	13	3 	3115 	132	2 	2.54	.903
1997–98 	Orlando Solar Bears 	IHL 	 	26 	13	8 	1 	1330 	66 	1 	2.98	.895
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	219	73	99	17	11773	786	7 	4.01	.883
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Post season===
  	  	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP	W 	L 	MIN 	GA	SO	GAA 	SV%
1982–83 	Brantford Alexanders 	OHL 	 	8 	3 	3 	480 	20	1 	2.50	
1983–84 	Brantford Alexanders 	OHL 	 	1 	0 	1 	60 	5 	0 	5.00	
1985–86 	St. Catharines Saints	AHL 	 	11	7 	3 	637 	27	0 	2.54	
1986–87 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	39 	1 	0 	1.54	.941
1987–88 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	5 	2 	3 	253 	21	0 	4.98	.844
1989–90 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	4 	0 	3 	196 	14	0 	4.29	.883
1990–91 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	20 	1 	0 	3.00	.917
1991–92 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	19	14	5 	1174	50	1 	2.56	
1992–93 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	10	7 	3 	633 	26	1 	2.46	
1993–94 	San Diego Gulls 	IHL 	 	8 	4 	4 	419 	28	0 	4.00	
1994–95 	San Diego Gulls 	IHL 	 	4 	2 	2 	272 	13	0 	2.86	
1995–96 	Orlando Solar Bears 	IHL 	 	23	11	12	1343	65	2 	2.90	
1996–97 	Orlando Solar Bears 	IHL 	 	10	4 	4 	512 	27	0 	3.16	
1997–98 	Orlando Solar Bears 	IHL 	 	2 	1 	0 	76 	6 	0 	4.68	
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	11	2 	6 	508 	37	0 	4.37	.870
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
*Legends of Hockey profile
* 
* Allan Bester @ hockeygoalies.org
Category:Retired in 1998
Category:Born in 1964
Category:Adirondack Red Wings players
Category:Brantford Alexanders alumni
Category:Calder Cup champions
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Dallas Stars players
Category:Detroit Red Wings players
Category:Newmarket Saints players
Category:Orlando Solar Bears players
Category:St. Catharines Saints players
Category:San Diego Gulls (IHL) players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players