Dave Allison
Dave Allison
David Bryan Allisonis a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in three games with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey Leagueduring the 1983–84 season and is perhaps best known for a brief stint as head coach of the NHL's Ottawa Senators during the 1995–1996 season. He is currently the head coach of the USHL's Des Moines Buccaneers...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth14 April 1959
CountryUnited States of America
against backs decision forced next played wall
The way we played (at Omaha) forced us to make a decision on what we wanted to be - contenders or pretenders. We went into Peoria the next day with our backs against the wall . . . we played grittier.
emotional lost members team valuable
The team got through an emotional day where we lost two valuable members of our team.
coming drop early event fly gear job kids send stuff ten
Ten to 12 kids are coming in early to drop off their gear in the event that they need some seasoning. Then they will fly to Dallas. We can always send their stuff if they get a job in Dallas.
bit game
It was a little bit of nerves. It was our first game back here and we were anxious.
protect sit third
That's huge. We didn't sit back and protect the lead, we went after it in the third period.
against came grand loss
We came back from Saturday's loss and we were better against Grand Rapids and grinded out a win.
killers goalies penalties
Your best penalty killer is your goalie.
humble winning hungry
If we remain humble and hungry, we can win.
break needed
We needed a break and couldn't manufacture one.
care taking
We want to keep this going and taking care of business.
bounce mini playoff
We're down 1-0 in a mini playoff series. We'll bounce back. We have to come out hungrier and with more hustle.
When you are young, and we're young, you play to survive.
good great guys position test
I think it's a good test for our team. We're in a race, which is great for our guys because there are expectations. I don't think it's pressure. It's just expectations that if you do enough good things you put yourself in position to make the playoffs.
both couple days enjoys excellent gives good guys playing
I think it's good for both parties. It allows him to keep playing and he's an excellent player, he's an NHL player. He's had a couple of days off. I think he enjoys the guys and we enjoy him. When you get a guy like that, it gives us more depth.