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
battle great soft third
We had a great first and third periods. We just got soft in the second. We didn't really battle the way we have to.
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.
actions expect great guy inner lets rookies talking
I don't know if there are too many better rookies in this league. He's a guy who has an inner drive. He lets his actions do the talking and he's still a young guy. We expect a lot out of him. He has been great for us.
great individual prospect
Once he got comfortable in that surrounding, he's really started to take off. I think this is a grade-A prospect because he's got great individual skills.
great practice
It will be great to get some practice time. That's one thing we haven't been able to do.
desperate eliminate experience great match playoff situation takes team win
They were really desperate. We got to match their desperation. It's a great experience to see what it takes to win in a desperate playoff situation or eliminate a team from contention. It's a great experience for all of us.
great margin
There's not a lot of margin for error. In a lot of ways, that's a great thing.
banging great guys job keeping kept puck rolling
The guys did a great job of keeping the puck in on that first goal. Then they kept banging away and we got rolling from there.
killers goalies penalties
Your best penalty killer is your goalie.
humble winning hungry
If we remain humble and hungry, we can win.
strong weight
We want to get him some games. We want to play with some weight and he's a big, strong kid.
game good
We were in good shape. There was still a lot of game left.
came effort finding good guys hard penalty satisfied spirited time
We had a spirited effort in the first game, then there was a penalty shot. A lot of guys get satisfied with one good effort. They came at us (Saturday) and we had a hard time finding their level.
When you are young, and we're young, you play to survive.