Allen Bentley Pedersen (born January 13, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 428 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Minnesota North Stars, and Hartford Whalers.

Allen Pedersen
Born (1965-01-13) January 13, 1965 (age 59)
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Minnesota North Stars
Hartford Whalers
NHL draft 102nd overall, 1983
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1985–1995

Pedersen was a dependable, shot blocking, stay-at-home defencemen. He scored a total of 5 goals and 36 assists during his NHL career. He scored 0 points in 64 playoff games, the most games without a point in an NHL playoff career. He still holds the record for the most consecutive games played without scoring a goal - 273 (November 12, 1986, to February 4, 1990).[1]

Pederson is now hockey director at the Monument Ice Arena in Monument, Colorado.[2][3]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1982–83 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 63 3 10 13 49 5 0 0 0 7
1983–84 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 44 0 11 11 47 14 0 2 2 24
1984–85 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 72 6 16 22 66 10 0 0 0 9
1985–86 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 59 1 8 9 39 3 0 0 0 0
1986–87 Boston Bruins NHL 79 1 11 12 71 4 0 0 0 4
1987–88 Boston Bruins NHL 78 0 6 6 90 21 0 0 0 34
1988–89 Boston Bruins NHL 51 0 6 6 69 10 0 0 0 2
1989–90 Boston Bruins NHL 68 1 2 3 71 21 0 0 0 41
1990–91 Boston Bruins NHL 57 2 6 8 107 8 0 0 0 10
1990–91 Maine Mariners AHL 15 0 6 6 18 2 0 1 1 2
1991–92 Minnesota North Stars NHL 29 0 1 1 10
1992–93 Hartford Whalers NHL 59 1 4 5 60
1993–94 Hartford Whalers NHL 7 0 0 0 9
1993–94 Springfield Indians AHL 45 2 4 6 28 3 0 1 1 6
1994–95 Atlanta Knights IHL 71 0 5 5 61 5 0 0 0 2
NHL totals 428 5 36 41 487 64 0 0 0 91

References

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  1. ^ "Al Pedersen". www.hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  2. ^ Hamilton, Jennifer (July 20, 2020). "Fort Saskatchewan native Al Pedersen honoured with USA Hockey award". Fort Saskatchewan Record. Fort Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  3. ^ Bates, Greg (2020-06-08). "For His Work Helping Adults Discover Hockey, Al Pedersen Named Adult Member of the Year". USA Hockey. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
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