Allen Pedersen

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey defenceman}}

{{BLP sources|date=April 2014}}

{{Infobox Ice Hockey Player

| image =

| image_size =

| position = Defence

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 205

| played_for = Boston Bruins
Minnesota North Stars
Hartford Whalers

| ntl_team =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|1|13|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada

| draft = 102nd overall

| draft_year = 1983

| draft_team = Boston Bruins

| career_start = 1985

| career_end = 1995

}}

Allen Bentley Pedersen (born January 13, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 428 regular season games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Minnesota North Stars, and Hartford Whalers.

Pedersen was a dependable, shot blocking, stay-at-home defencemen. He scored a total of 5 goals and 36 assists during his NHL career. He scored 0 points in 64 playoff games, the most games without a point in an NHL playoff career. He still holds the record for the most consecutive games played without scoring a goal - 273 (November 12, 1986, to February 4, 1990).{{cite web |title=Al Pedersen |url=https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1983/83102.html |website=www.hockeydraftcentral.com |access-date=11 November 2023}}

Pederson is now hockey director at the Monument Ice Arena in Monument, Colorado.{{Cite news |last=Hamilton |first=Jennifer |date=July 20, 2020 |title=Fort Saskatchewan native Al Pedersen honoured with USA Hockey award |url=https://www.fortsaskatchewanrecord.com/sports/hockey/fort-saskatchewan-native-al-pedersen-honoured-with-usa-hockey-award |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=Fort Saskatchewan Record |location=Fort Saskatchewan}}{{Cite web |last=Bates |first=Greg |date=2020-06-08 |title=For His Work Helping Adults Discover Hockey, Al Pedersen Named Adult Member of the Year |url=https://www.usahockey.com/news_article/show/1107692-for-his-work-helping-adults-discover-hockey-al-pedersen-named-adult-member-of-the-year |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=USA Hockey |language=en-us}}