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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.

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1983-84 19 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 32 1848 11 16 4 26 .419 0 134 4.35 1144 1010 .883 0 0 0 6
1984-85 20 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 15 767 3 9 1 7 .269 1 54 4.22 430 376 .874 0 1 1 4
1985-86 21 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.00 5 3 .600 0 0 0 0
1986-87 22 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 36 1808 10 14 3 23 .426 2 110 3.65 991 881 .889 0 0 0 8
1987-88 23 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 30 1607 8 12 5 21 .420 2 102 3.81 879 777 .884 0 3 3 6
1988-89 24 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 43 2460 17 20 3 37 .463 2 156 3.80 1420 1264 .890 0 2 2 2
1989-90 25 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 42 2206 20 16 0 40 .556 0 165 4.49 1296 1131 .873 0 2 2 4
1990-91 26 2 Teams NHL 9 425 0 7 0 0 .000 0 31 4.38 228 197 .864 0 0 0 0
1990-91 26 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 6 247 0 4 0 0 .000 0 18 4.37 129 111 .860 0 0 0 0
1990-91 26 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 178 0 3 0 0 .000 0 13 4.38 99 86 .869 0 0 0 0
1991-92 27 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 31 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.87 9 7 .778 0 0 0 0
1995-96 31 Dallas Stars NHL 10 601 4 5 1 9 .450 0 30 3.00 297 267 .899 0 0 0 2
Career NHL 219 11773 73 99 17 163 .431 7 786 4.01 6699 5913 .883 0 8 8 32

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1986-87 22 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 39 0 0 0 0 1 1.54 17 16 .941 0 0 0 0
1987-88 23 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5 253 2 3 4 .400 0 21 4.98 135 114 .844 0 0 0 0
1989-90 25 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 4 196 0 3 0 .000 0 14 4.29 120 106 .883 0 0 0 0
1990-91 26 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 20 0 0 0 0 1 3.00 12 11 .917 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 11 508 2 6 4 .250 0 37 4.37 284 247 .870 0 0 0 0

Other Regular Season

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1981-82 17 Brantford Alexanders OHL 19 970 4 11 0 8 .267 0 68 4.21
1982-83 18 Brantford Alexanders OHL 56 3210 29 21 3 61 .575 0 188 3.51
1983-84 19 Brantford Alexanders OHL 23 1271 12 9 1 25 .568 1 71 3.35
1984-85 20 St. Catharines Saints AHL 30 1669 9 18 1 19 .339 0 133 4.78
1985-86 21 St. Catharines Saints AHL 50 2855 23 23 3 49 .500 1 173 3.64
1986-87 22 Newmarket Saints AHL 3 190 1 0 0 2 1.000 0 6 1.89
1989-90 25 Newmarket Saints AHL 5 264 2 1 1 5 .625 0 18 4.09
1990-91 26 Newmarket Saints AHL 19 1157 7 8 4 18 .474 1 58 3.01
1991-92 27 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 22 1268 13 8 0 26 .619 0 78 3.69
1992-93 28 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 41 2268 16 15 5 37 .514 1 133 3.52
1993-94 29 San Diego Gulls IHL 46 2543 22 14 6 50 .595 1 150 3.54
1994-95 30 San Diego Gulls IHL 58 3250 28 23 5 61 .545 1 183 3.38 1725 1542 .894
1995-96 31 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 51 2947 32 16 2 66 .660 1 176 3.58 1579 1403 .889
1996-97 32 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 61 3115 37 13 3 77 .726 2 132 2.54 1358 1226 .903
1997-98 33 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 26 1330 13 8 1 27 .614 1 66 2.98 630 564 .895
Career AHL 170 9671 71 73 14 156 .494 3 599 3.72
Career IHL 242 13185 132 74 17 281 .630 6 707 3.22 5292 4735 .895
Career OHL 98 5451 45 41 4 94 .522 1 327 3.60

Other Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1982-83 18 Brantford Alexanders OHL 8 480 3 3 6 .500 1 20 2.50
1983-84 19 Brantford Alexanders OHL 1 60 0 1 0 .000 0 5 5.00
1985-86 21 St. Catharines Saints AHL 11 637 7 3 14 .700 0 27 2.54
1991-92 27 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 19 1174 14 5 28 .737 1 50 2.56
1992-93 28 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 10 633 7 3 14 .700 1 26 2.46
1993-94 29 San Diego Gulls IHL 8 419 4 4 8 .500 0 28 4.01
1994-95 30 San Diego Gulls IHL 4 272 2 2 4 .500 0 13 2.87
1995-96 31 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 23 1343 11 12 22 .478 2 65 2.90
1996-97 32 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 10 512 4 4 8 .500 0 27 3.16
1997-98 33 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 2 76 1 0 2 1.000 0 6 4.74
Career AHL 40 2444 28 11 56 .718 2 103 2.53
Career IHL 47 2622 22 22 44 .500 2 139 3.18
Career OHL 9 540 3 4 6 .429 1 25 2.78

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Losses (Goalie)

1988-89 NHL 20 (8)

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1983-84 NHL 4 (10)

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1989-90 NHL .556 (10)

Shutouts

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

Goals Against

1989-90 NHL 165 (7)

Shots Against

1988-89 NHL 1420 (9)
Career NHL 6699 (70)

Saves

1988-89 NHL 1264 (9)
Career NHL 5913 (70)

Save Percentage

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

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.