Allan Sirois
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Allan Sirois is a former ice hockey
player.
and the Rimouski Océanic
, both teams of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, or QMJHL
. In his one season with the Oceanic, he tallied a points total of 127. He then graduated to the Worcester IceCats
of the American Hockey League
(AHL). Sirois only got one point in two and a half seasons of work for the IceCats, and ended up toiling with ECHL
teams such as the Baton Rouge Kingfish
and the now-defunct Jacksonville Lizard Kings
. He then landed a more permanent job in the same league with the Pee Dee Pride
of Florence, South Carolina
. (Please note that his one-year stint with the Florence Pride is not a change of teams, but a name change by the franchise.) He would rack up fifty points in all but one season, and surpass the 500 point mark for his career before the Pride folded operations in April 2005. He would stay in South Carolina
the following season to play for the Greenville Grrrowl
. He racked up forty-eight points for the Grrrowl in '06. He then spent time with the Pee Dee Cyclones, Texas Wildcatters
and Twin City Cyclones
, last playing in 2008–09.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player.
Playing career
Sirois started his hockey career with stints with the Chicoutimi SaguenéensChicoutimi Saguenéens
The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Chicoutimi, Quebec . The team plays its home games at the Centre Georges-Vézina.-History:...
and the Rimouski Océanic
Rimouski Océanic
The Rimouski Océanic are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . The franchise was granted for the 1969–70 season...
, both teams of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, or QMJHL
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...
. In his one season with the Oceanic, he tallied a points total of 127. He then graduated to the Worcester IceCats
Worcester IceCats
The Worcester IceCats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA at the Worcester Centrum...
of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
(AHL). Sirois only got one point in two and a half seasons of work for the IceCats, and ended up toiling with ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
teams such as the Baton Rouge Kingfish
Baton Rouge Kingfish
The Baton Rouge Kingfish were a minor professional ice hockey team in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a member of the East Coast Hockey League. The franchise arrived in Baton Rouge in 1996 after relocating from Erie, Pennsylvania, where they had played as the Erie Panthers since 1988 as one of the...
and the now-defunct Jacksonville Lizard Kings
Jacksonville Lizard Kings
Jacksonville Lizard Kings were a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Jacksonville, Florida. Formerly known as the Louisville Icehawks, they played in the East Coast Hockey League from 1995–2000...
. He then landed a more permanent job in the same league with the Pee Dee Pride
Pee Dee Pride
The Pee Dee Pride was a minor-league hockey organization housed in Florence, South Carolina, where they played from 1997 until 2005. The organization, which is one of the five charter members of the East Coast Hockey League , was originally housed in Knoxville, Tennessee and was known as the...
of Florence, South Carolina
Florence, South Carolina
-Municipal government and politics:The City of Florence has a council-manager form of government. The mayor and city council are elected every four years, with no term limits...
. (Please note that his one-year stint with the Florence Pride is not a change of teams, but a name change by the franchise.) He would rack up fifty points in all but one season, and surpass the 500 point mark for his career before the Pride folded operations in April 2005. He would stay in South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
the following season to play for the Greenville Grrrowl
Greenville Grrrowl
The Greenville Grrrowl were an ECHL hockey team located in Greenville, South Carolina. They played their home games at the BI-LO Center. In the 2001-02 season, they won the Kelly Cup....
. He racked up forty-eight points for the Grrrowl in '06. He then spent time with the Pee Dee Cyclones, Texas Wildcatters
Texas Wildcatters
The Texas Wildcatters, who took their name from Texas wildcatters, were an ECHL team based in Beaumont, Texas. They played their home games at the Ford Arena. They were the affiliate of the Florida Panthers in 2004–2005. The team played in Huntington, West Virginia and were known as the Huntington...
and Twin City Cyclones
Twin City Cyclones
Originally called the Pee Dee Cyclones, the Twin City Cyclones were a minor league ice hockey team based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They began play in the Southern Professional Hockey League in the 2005-2006 season...
, last playing in 2008–09.