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- Feb 27, 2002
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- Position: Forward
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 205
- Year: Freshman
- From: Myrtle, Manitoba
- Club: Tri-City Storm, USHL
BUFFALO -- Incoming Western Michigan hockey freshman Wade Allison has been selected in the second round of the 2016 NHL Draft with the 52nd overall pick by the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday morning.
Allison, a 6-foot-2 forward, is fresh off being named MVP of the Clark Cup Playoffs after leading the Tri-City Storm to a USHL Playoff Championship. Allison, considered a power forward, was the top scorer in the playoffs, tallying nine goals and seven assist for 16 points in 11 games. During the regular season he got off to a slow start due to injuries but exploded in the second half and ended up with 25 goals.
"I'd like to thank the Philadelphia Flyers organization for giving me this opportunity," Allison said. "I'd also like to thank my parents, the Tri-City Storm, all my coaches and everyone who helped me get to this moment. I still have a lot of hard work ahead of me to get to the NHL."
http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=211035789
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Tri-City Storm page (info and stats) -- http://www.stormhockey.com/Team/Roster/WADEALLISON.aspx
Tri-City Storm forward Wade Allison has never been one to pay too much attention to what’s being said about him, but he knew enough that he wasn’t considered much of an NHL Draft prospect to start the season.
Allison didn’t make the NHL Central Scouting’s first list in July. He wasn’t included among the nearly 50 USHL players listed in the NHL Central Scouting’s players to watch list in September or in November.
Allison wasn’t bothered by it.
“I don’t think I was projected to go at all,” Allison said recently. “I didn’t really look at it. I just do what I can do and control what I can control and hopefully the best works out. I was worried about myself and doing the best I can be and see where it goes from there.”
http://www.ushl.com/news_article/show/663585?referrer_id=2650688
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A commit to Western Michigan, Allison is 18 years old, stands 6-foot-2, weighs 206 pounds and is from Myrtle, Manitoba, Canada.
Allison’s turnaround began just before Thanksgiving; after an overtime loss on Nov. 14 against Sioux Falls, the forward had one goal and two points in 15 games. The floodgates opened after. Allison had 33 goals, 61 points and a league-best plus-27 rating over the next 52 games.
Allison recorded the Storm’s first hat trick of the season on Dec. 19th at Sioux City, including the overtime game-winning tally. From Feb. 12-March 4, Allison went on a season-long eight-game point streak (5g, 9a).
After being named the 192nd North American skater on NHL Central Scouting’s Midterm List, Allison jumped to 62nd on the final rankings. No player jumped higher in 2016 than Allison.
The right-handed shot won Team West MVP in the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game with one goal and two points. He became the first player to win both the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game MVP and Clark Cup MVP.
http://www.theindependent.com/sport...cle_fdec5384-3b33-11e6-80a8-83e922e1dc79.html
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