height_ft played_for weight_lb birth_place draft_year career_end image_size position catches draft_team height_in birth_date article_title draft career_start
5 toronto maple leafs detroit red wings dallas stars 155 hamilton , on , can 1983 1996 123px goaltender left toronto maple leafs 7 26 march 1964 allan bester
 48th overall 1983
allan bester

allan bester -lrb- born march 26 , 1964 in hamilton , ontario -rrb- is a retired canadian professional ice hockey goaltender .
bester played with the brantford alexanders of the ohl for three seasons before moving on to professional hockey .
he was drafted into the nhl 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 .
