Please answer the following question: Facts: - weight lb: 180 - played for: troy monarchs cincinnati cyclones flint bulldogs utica bulldogs fort worth fire sabres johnstown chiefs carolina thunderbirds winston-salem thunderbirds erie panthers greensboro - career end: 1997 - position: center - height in: 10 - shoots: left - height ft: 5 - birth date: 6 april 1966 - career start: 1986 - name: scott allen - draft: undrafted - birth place: new bedford , ma , usa Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of scott allen -lrb- ice hockey -rrb- .
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scott allen -lrb- born april 6 , 1966 in new bedford , massachusetts -rrb- is a retired professional ice hockey center and a former assistant coach of the new york islanders of the national hockey league .