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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Allan Bester
Selected in third round
No. 48 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born March
26, 1964
 | Position:
Goaltender
Height: 5-7 Weight: 152
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Brantford (OHL)
Birthplace:
Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Hamilton, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1980-81 |
Hamilton | Ont. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1981-82 |
Hamilton | OPJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | |
Brantford | OHL |
19 |
x4-11-0 |
4.21 | 0 |
n/a | | 1982-83 |
Brantford | OHL |
56 | 29-21-3 |
3.51 | 0 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OHL All-Star First
Team: 1982-83 (Brantford)
OHL All-Star Game: 1983 (Brantford)
OHL Playoffs Goals-Against Average Leader: 1983 (Brant.) (2.50)
OHL Playoffs Shutouts Leader: 1983 (Brantford) (1 shutout)
Miscellaneous:
Not selected in 1982 NHL draft despite being eligible. ...
Rated by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as the No. 2 goaltender prospect for
the 1983 NHL draft. ... Was Brantford's 16th-round pick, No. 217 overall, in
1981 OHL priority selection. ... Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, where
his father was a railway engineer. ... Grew up idolizing Ken Dryden and the
Montreal Canadiens' 1970s dynasty. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 8, 1984 (St. Louis at
Toronto)
Numbers:
31, 30 (Toronto); 35 (Detroit); 45 (Dallas)
Stanley
Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired August 7, 1998 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1984-1996 |
TOR, DET, DAL | 219 |
73-99-17 | 4.01 |
7 | .883 |
| | CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1987-1991 |
Toronto, Detroit | 11 |
2-6 | 4.37 | 0 |
.870 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Made first NHL start in Toronto's Jan. 12, 1984, game at Minnesota. He
made 36 saves in a 5-4 OT loss. ... Runner-up to Rick Vaive in
race for Toronto's 1983-84 Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader). ... Missed part
of 1987-88 season with sprained ligaments in left knee, an injury suffered
during Toronto's practice on Feb. 10, 1988. He did not return to action
until Toronto's March 12, 1988, game vs. Chicago. ... Missed part of 1988-89
season with phlebitis in right leg, an illness suffered in January 1989. ...
Missed part of 1989-90 season with bone spurs in right heel, an injury
suffered in November 1989. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with calcium
deposits in his heels, an injury diagnosed in mid-October 1990. The injury
required surgery. ... Signed with Anaheim as an
unrestricted free agent on Sept. 9, 1993, but never played for parent team.
... Signed special unrestricted free-agent contract with Dallas on Jan. 21,
1996, that enabled him to keep his three-year contract with Orlando (IHL).
The special contract gave Bester a $2,500 bonus for each point the Stars
earned while he was in goal. Bester was offered a spot on the
Dallas roster because regular goalies Andy Moog and Darcy Wakaluk were both
out with injuries. Although he had not played in the NHL since 1991, Bester
went out and won his first start, making 35 saves in a 6-4 win at Vancouver. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Brantford (OHL); St.
Catharines (AHL); Newmarket (AHL); Adirondack (AHL); San Diego, Orlando (IHL)
World Championships: 1989 (silver medal) (injured, did not play)
World Junior Championships: 1984
(fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1992 (Adirondack)
AHL
Butterfield Trophy (Playoffs MVP): 1992 (Adirondack)
IHL All-Star Game: 1994 (San Diego)
AHL Playoffs Goalie Games-Played
Leader: 1992 (Adir.) (19)
AHL Playoffs GAA Leader: 1992
(Adirondack) (2.56 GAA)
AHL Playoffs Wins Leader: 1992
(Adirondack) (14 wins)
AHL Playoffs Shutouts Leader: 1992 (Ad.)
(1, tie), 1993 (Ad.) (1, tie)
IHL Playoffs Goalie Games-Played Leader:
1996 (Orlando) (23)
IHL Playoffs Minutes Leader: 1996 (Orlando)
(1,343 minutes)
Miscellaneous:
Named to Team Canada roster for 1989 World Championships, but missed tournament after stretching ligaments in knee during a pre-tournament
exhibition game in April 1989. ... Signed three-year contract with Orlando (IHL)
as unrestricted free agent prior to team's inaugural 1995-96 season on July 10, 1995.
... Missed part of 1997-98 season with right ankle injury that required
surgery. ... Worked at Wendel Clark's
hockey school in off-seasons of his latter playing days in Toronto. ...
Active in charitable causes during his playing days, including work with
Children's Hospital in Toronto. ... Became active in Oldtimers' charity
hockey after his retirement, playing for Toronto Maple Leafs Alumni team. He
also played in the Heroes of Hockey Game at the 2000 All-Star Weekend.
... Remained in Orlando after retirement and went into hotel and tourism
business, working as a regional sales manager for Holiday Inn Florida
Region. ... Was one of seven players named to Hamilton's "Heroes of Hometown
Hockey All-time Team" by a vote of local hockey fans in March 2004.
Personal: Nicknamed "Ernie" and "Beast." ... Full name is Allan James
Bester. ... Youngest of eight children. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Toronto traded Bester to Detroit in
exchange for 1991 sixth-round pick (Alexander Kuzminsky) on March 5, 1991. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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