Bryan Allen

Bryan Allen (born as August 21, 1980) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
Allen was the 4th overall choice in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft to the Vancouver Canucks. A big, bruising defender with a mean streak, Allen earned comparisons to Derian Hatcher at the time of his selection. 
Allen made the Canucks at the age of 18 in his first camp, but was unable to reach an agreement with the team's management and returned to the Oshawa Generals, his junior team. Despite being limited to 37 out of his team's 66 games, his strong play earned him OHL First All-Star Team honours. He was also selected to represent Canada at the 1999 World Junior Championships. 
Knee problems, however, would seriously set back his development. After missing substantial parts of the two previous seasons due to injury, he missed virtually all of the 1999–00 campaign following surgery. 
Allen would play most of his first two professional seasons in minor-pro before earning a regular roster spot in the 2002–03 season, appearing in 48 games and scoring 5 goals. With the departure of Murray Baron in the summer of 2003, Allen became a regular for the Canucks, and did a fine job of replacing Baron's size and physical play. He was especially a standout on the penalty kill, logging heavy minutes as the Canucks finished near the top of the league in that category. On November 5, Allen was suspended for two games following an incident on November 3 in which he slashed Detroit Red Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg's leg, breaking it.
During the 2004 NHL Lockout, Allen suited up for Khimik Voskresensk of the Russian Super League to stay in game shape. Back in Vancouver for the 2005–06 season, with the departures of Marek Malik and Brent Sopel, as well as long-term injuries to several other defenders, Allen's icetime skyrocketed and he became one of the team's most important defenders, finishing with career highs of 7 goals and 17 points.
On June 23, 2006, Allen was involved in a multi-player trade that sent him, Todd Bertuzzi, and Alex Auld to Florida in exchange for Roberto Luongo and Lukas Krajicek. The 2006–07 season would be the best of his career to date, as he set career highs with 21 assists and 25 points and established himself as one of the Panthers' top defenders.
A knee injury caused Allen to miss all but two games of the 2008–09 season with the Panthers.
On February 28th, 2011, Allen was traded by the Panthers to the Carolina Hurricanes for forward Sergei Samsonov.
==International play==
Allen represented Canada at the 1999 World Junior Championships. He recorded one goal and three points in 7 games to help Canada to a silver medal. His goal was a huge one, the tying goal late in the final against Russia, but Russia would ultimately win in overtime. 
Allen was expected to be a leader for Canada at the 2000 World Junior Championships, but was unable to play as he was recovering from injury.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1995–96 	Amherstview Jets 	EOJCHL 		36 	1 	16 	17 	71 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Oshawa Generals 	OHL 		60 	2 	4 	6 	76 		18 	1 	3 	4 	26
1997–98 	Oshawa Generals 	OHL 		48 	6 	13 	19 	126 		5 	0 	5 	5 	18
1998–99 	Oshawa Generals 	OHL 		37 	7 	15 	22 	77 		15 	0 	3 	3 	26
1999–00 	Oshawa Generals 	OHL 		3 	0 	2 	2 	12 		3 	0 	0 	0 	13
1999–00 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		9 	1 	1 	2 	11 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2
2000–01 	Kansas City Blades 	IHL 		75 	5 	20 	25 	99 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		6 	0 	0 	0 	0 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2
2001–02 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 		68 	7 	18 	25 	121 		5 	0 	1 	1 	8
2001–02 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		11 	0 	0 	0 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 		7 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		48 	5 	3 	8 	73 		1 	0 	0 	0 	2
2003–04 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		74 	2 	5 	7 	94 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2004–05 	Khimik Voskresensk 	RSL 		19 	0 	3 	3 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		77 	7 	10 	17 	115 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		82 	4 	21 	25 	112 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		73 	2 	14 	16 	67 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		74 	4 	9 	13 	99 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		53 	4 	8 	12 	63 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL 		19 	0 	5 	5 	19 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		519 	28 	76 	104 	648 		7 	0 	0 	0 	6
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999 	Canada 	WJC 	7 	1	2	3 	2
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	7 	1	2	3 	2
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year	
OHL 	OHL 	OHL
First All-Star Team	1999	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1980
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:Florida Panthers players
Category:HC Khimik Voskresensk players
Category:Kansas City Blades players
Category:Manitoba Moose players
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Oshawa Generals alumni
Category:Syracuse Crunch players
Category:Vancouver Canucks draft picks
Category:Vancouver Canucks players