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Allan Bester

Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 5-7    Weight: 155 lbs.
Born: March 26, 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario

Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 3rd round (49th overall) of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN GPS G A PTS
1983-84 19 TOR NHL 32 11 16 4 134 1144 1010 .883 4.35 0 6 1848 6.9 0 0 0
1984-85 20 TOR NHL 15 3 9 1 54 430 376 .874 4.22 1 4 767 2.3 0 1 1
1985-86 21 TOR NHL 1 0 0 0 2 5 3 .600 6.00 0 0 20 -0.1 0 0 0
1986-87 22 TOR NHL 36 10 14 3 110 991 881 .889 3.65 2 8 1808 6.1 0 0 0
1987-88 23 TOR NHL 30 8 12 5 102 879 777 .884 3.81 2 6 1607 5.0 0 3 3
1988-89 24 TOR NHL 43 17 20 3 156 1420 1264 .890 3.80 2 2 2460 8.8 0 2 2
1989-90 25 TOR NHL 42 20 16 0 165 1296 1131 .873 4.49 0 4 2206 6.1 0 2 2
1990-91 26 TOT NHL 9 0 7 0 31 228 197 .864 4.38 0 0 425 0.8 0 0 0
1990-91 26 TOR NHL 6 0 4 0 18 129 111 .860 4.37 0 0 247 0.4 0 0 0
1990-91 26 DET NHL 3 0 3 0 13 99 86 .869 4.38 0 0 178 0.4 0 0 0
1991-92 27 DET NHL 1 0 0 0 2 9 7 .778 3.87 0 0 31 0.0 0 0 0
1995-96 31 DAL NHL 10 4 5 1 30 297 267 .899 3.00 0 2 601 1.6 0 0 0
Career NHL 219 73 99 17 786 6699 5913 .883 4.01 7 32 11773 37.6 0 8 8

NHL Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Tm Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1986-87 22 TOR NHL 1 0 0 1 17 16 .941 1.54 0 0 39 0 0 0
1987-88 23 TOR NHL 5 2 3 21 135 114 .844 4.98 0 0 253 0 0 0
1989-90 25 TOR NHL 4 0 3 14 120 106 .883 4.29 0 0 196 0 0 0
1990-91 26 DET NHL 1 0 0 1 12 11 .917 3.00 0 0 20 0 0 0
Career NHL 11 2 6 37 284 247 .870 4.37 0 0 508 0 0 0

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1981-82 17 Brantford Alexanders OHL 19 4 11 0 68 4.21 0 970
1982-83 18 Brantford Alexanders OHL 56 29 21 3 188 3.51 0 3210
1983-84 19 Brantford Alexanders OHL 23 12 9 1 71 3.35 1 1271
1984-85 20 St. Catharines Saints AHL 30 9 18 1 133 4.78 0 1669
1985-86 21 St. Catharines Saints AHL 50 23 23 3 173 3.64 1 2855
1986-87 22 Newmarket Saints AHL 3 1 0 0 6 1.89 0 190
1989-90 25 Newmarket Saints AHL 5 2 1 1 18 4.09 0 264
1990-91 26 Newmarket Saints AHL 19 7 8 4 58 3.01 1 1157
1991-92 27 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 22 13 8 0 78 3.69 0 1268
1992-93 28 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 41 16 15 5 133 3.52 1 2268
1993-94 29 San Diego Gulls IHL 46 22 14 6 150 3.54 1 2543
1994-95 30 San Diego Gulls IHL 58 28 23 5 183 1725 1542 .894 3.38 1 3250
1995-96 31 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 51 32 16 2 176 1579 1403 .889 3.58 1 2947
1996-97 32 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 61 37 13 3 132 1358 1226 .903 2.54 2 3115
1997-98 33 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 26 13 8 1 66 630 564 .895 2.98 1 1330
Career 7 Seasons AHL 170 71 73 14 599 3.72 3 9671
Career 5 Seasons IHL 242 132 74 17 707 5292 4735 .895 3.22 6 13185
Career 3 Seasons OHL 98 45 41 4 327 3.60 1 5451

Other Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO PIM MIN G A PTS
1982-83 18 Brantford Alexanders OHL 8 3 3 20 2.50 1 480
1983-84 19 Brantford Alexanders OHL 1 0 1 5 5.00 0 60
1985-86 21 St. Catharines Saints AHL 11 7 3 27 2.54 0 637
1991-92 27 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 19 14 5 50 2.56 1 1174
1992-93 28 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 10 7 3 26 2.46 1 633
1993-94 29 San Diego Gulls IHL 8 4 4 28 4.01 0 419
1994-95 30 San Diego Gulls IHL 4 2 2 13 2.87 0 272
1995-96 31 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 23 11 12 65 2.90 2 1343
1996-97 32 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 10 4 4 27 3.16 0 512
1997-98 33 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 2 1 0 6 4.74 0 76
Career 3 Seasons AHL 40 28 11 103 2.53 2 2444
Career 5 Seasons IHL 47 22 22 139 3.18 2 2622
Career 2 Seasons OHL 9 3 4 25 2.78 1 540

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 10 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Allan Bester 8.8 6.9 6.1 6.1 5.0 2.3 1.6 0.8 0.0 -0.1
Vesa Toskala 90.6 10.2 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.3 2.3 1.8 0.0
Antero Niittymaki 87.6 7.9 7.6 6.8 6.1 4.4 2.4 0.9
Peter Budaj 84.2 9.1 7.6 5.2 4.7 4.7 2.6
Michel Plasse 82.0 8.1 5.9 5.5 4.7 4.6 3.4 2.5 1.1 0.3 0.2
Don Simmons 81.2 7.9 7.7 5.8 4.9 3.7 2.5 2.4 2.0 0.9 0.4
Damian Rhodes 80.5 8.1 6.9 6.2 5.8 4.9 3.2 2.8 2.2 2.0 0.3
Greg Stefan 79.9 6.7 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.5 4.3 3.4 0.3 0.2
Garth Snow 79.5 8.6 8.0 5.9 5.1 4.5 4.3 3.2 2.9 0.4 -0.1
Bob Froese 79.0 9.8 8.4 6.1 5.1 3.7 3.7 3.5 1.7
Al Smith 78.4 6.7 6.4 6.0 4.3 2.9 2.6 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Allan Bester 8.8 6.9 6.1 6.1 5.0 2.3 1.6 0.8 0.0 -0.1
Vesa Toskala 90.6 10.2 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.3 2.3 1.8 0.0
Antero Niittymaki 87.6 7.9 7.6 6.8 6.1 4.4 2.4 0.9
Peter Budaj 84.2 9.1 7.6 5.2 4.7 4.7 2.6
Michel Plasse 81.5 8.1 5.9 5.5 4.7 4.6 3.4 2.5 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.2
Damian Rhodes 80.5 8.1 6.9 6.2 5.8 4.9 3.2 2.8 2.2 2.0 0.3
Don Simmons 80.1 7.9 7.7 5.8 4.9 3.7 2.5 2.4 2.0 0.9 0.8 0.4
Greg Stefan 79.9 6.7 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.5 4.3 3.4 0.3 0.2
Bob Froese 79.0 9.8 8.4 6.1 5.1 3.7 3.7 3.5 1.7
Al Smith 78.4 6.7 6.4 6.0 4.3 2.9 2.6 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0
John Davidson 77.9 7.1 6.6 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.2 5.0 0.6 0.5 0.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Losses

1988-89 NHL 20 (8)

Ties plus OT/SO Losses

1983-84 NHL 4 (10)

Goals Against

1989-90 NHL 165 (7)

Shots Against

1988-89 NHL 1420 (9)
Career NHL 6699 (88)

Saves

1988-89 NHL 1264 (9)
Career NHL 5913 (91)

Save Percentage

1986-87 NHL .889 (8)
1988-89 NHL .890 (9)

Shutouts

1984-85 NHL 1 (9)
1986-87 NHL 2 (3)
1987-88 NHL 2 (7)
1988-89 NHL 2 (7)

Goalie Point Shares

1988-89 NHL 8.8 (8)

Transactions

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March 5, 1991: Traded to Detroit by Toronto for Detroit's 6th round choice (Alexander Kuzminsky) in 1991 Entry Draft, March 5, 1991.

September 9, 1993: Signed as a free agent by Anaheim, September 9, 1993.

January 21, 1996: Signed as a free agent by Dallas, January 21, 1996.

August 5, 1998: Officially announced retirement, August 5, 1998.

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