Jake Allen (ice hockey)
Jake Allen | |||
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Born |
Fredericton, New Brunswick | August 7, 1990||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Catches | Left | ||
NHL team | St. Louis Blues | ||
NHL Draft |
34th overall, 2008 St. Louis Blues | ||
Playing career | 2010–present |
Jake Allen (born August 7, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Allen was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the second round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft with the 34th overall pick.
Early life
Allen was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick as the son of Kurt and Susan Allen of Fredericton. Allen grew up in St. Stephen, New Brunswick where his father worked as a high school teacher until 1999. He started playing hockey at a young age, first as a skater, then switched to the goalie position.
Charity Work
In 2016 Jake Allen created a painting of the St Louis Skyline for The Kidney Foundation of Canada, Atlantic Branch A Brush of Hope Celebrity Art Auction. His painting was auctioned off on ebay.ca in a 10 day online auction.
Playing career
Allen played for the Midget "AAA" Canadians under Kevin Pottle, before being drafted in the third round of the QMJHL draft to the St. John's Fog Devils. After one season with the Fog Devils Allen was picked to play for the Under-18 World Hockey Championship in Kazan, Russia where he won gold, and was named tournament MVP and top goalie. The next season the Fog Devils were sold and moved to Montreal becoming the Montreal Juniors. One season later he was picked to play in the World Juniors in Saskatoon, winning silver and posting 4 wins 1 loss in the final to the Americans. Allen was traded to Drummondville after the World Juniors tournament and had a record of 18 wins and 3 losses with a save percentage of .933% and 1.75 GAA. Allen won the Jacques Plante trophy as goalie of the year in the QMJHL in 2009–10.
On October 22, 2008, Allen was signed by the St. Louis Blues to an entry-level contract.[1]
He made his NHL debut during the playoffs on April 30, 2012, coming in to briefly relieve Brian Elliott late in the Blues second game against the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference semi-finals.
During the shortened 2012–13 season, Allen was recalled to the Blues and recorded his first career NHL win in a 4–3 overtime victory over the Detroit Red Wings on February 13, 2013.
On April 17, 2014, he was named the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award winner as the American Hockey League's (AHL) Outstanding Goaltender for the 2013–14 season.[2]
On March 26, 2016, he shutout the Washington Capitals to help the Blues break their record for longest stretch without allowing a goal.
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
2007–08 | St. John's Fog Devils | QMJHL | 30 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1507 | 76 | 2 | 3.14 | .901 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 128 | 8 | 0 | 3.74 | .855 | ||
2008–09 | Montreal Junior Hockey Club | QMJHL | 53 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 3023 | 144 | 3 | 2.86 | .916 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 585 | 35 | 1 | 3.59 | .897 | ||
2009–10 | Montreal Junior Hockey Club | QMJHL | 23 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1241 | 55 | 1 | 2.66 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 22 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1271 | 37 | 3 | 1.75 | .933 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 840 | 34 | 1 | 2.43 | .899 | ||
2010–11 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 47 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 2805 | 118 | 6 | 2.52 | .917 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 189 | 12 | 0 | 3.80 | .888 | ||
2011–12 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 38 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 2148 | 105 | 1 | 2.93 | .915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | ||
2012–13 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 35 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 2054 | 99 | 2 | 2.89 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 804 | 33 | 1 | 2.46 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 52 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 3138 | 106 | 7 | 2.03 | .928 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 511 | 28 | 1 | 3.29 | .879 | ||
2014–15 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 37 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2077 | 79 | 4 | 2.28 | .913 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 328 | 12 | 0 | 2.20 | .904 | ||
2015–16 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 47 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 2584 | 101 | 6 | 2.35 | .920 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 170 | 7 | 0 | 2.49 | .897 | ||
NHL totals | 99 | 57 | 26 | 7 | 5,465 | 213 | 11 | 2.34 | .915 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 498 | 19 | 0 | 2.29 | .902 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing | ||
Ice hockey | ||
IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
2008 Russia | ||
World Junior Hockey Championships | ||
2010 Canada |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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IIHF World U18 Championship All-Star Team | 2008 | [3] |
CHL Goaltender of the Year | 2009–10 | |
Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy (QMJHL Best Goaltender) | 2009–10 | |
QMJHL First All-Star Team | 2009–10 | |
NHL All-Rookie Team | 2012–13 2014–15 |
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AHL First All-Star Team | 2013–14 | [5] |
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award | 2013–14 | [2] |
References
- ↑ "Player Bio – Jake Allen". The Hockey News. 2012-01-02. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- 1 2 "Allen Named AHL's Outstanding Goaltender". NHL.com. April 17, 2014.
- ↑ "All-Star Team unveiled". Elite Prospects. 2012-01-02. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ↑ "Allen Named to NHL All-Rookie Team". "St. Louis Blues Official Website". 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
- ↑ "2013–14 AHL All-Star Team". Observer-Dispatch. 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
External links
- Jake Allen's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Jake Allen's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database