Viv Allen
Encyclopedia
Vivian Mariner "Squee" Allen (b. September 9, 1916 in Bayfield, New Brunswick
- d. August 15, 1995) was an ice hockey
right winger
who played for several teams over a 12 year career.
Allen reached the height of his career in 1940, when he played six games for the New York Americans
of the National Hockey League
. He spent the rest of his career in the minor leagues, mostly with the Pittsburgh Hornets of the American Hockey League
. He was also the brother of George Allen
.
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
- d. August 15, 1995) was an ice hockey
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...
right winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
who played for several teams over a 12 year career.
Allen reached the height of his career in 1940, when he played six games for the New York Americans
New York Americans
The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. He spent the rest of his career in the minor leagues, mostly with the Pittsburgh Hornets 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...
. He was also the brother of George Allen
George Allen (ice hockey)
George Trenholm Allen was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played Left Wing in the National Hockey League, mostly for the Chicago Black Hawks.-Playing career:...
.