Allen York

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| alt =

| image = Allen York Express.JPG

| caption = York playing for the Chicago Express in 2012

| image_size = 230px

| played_for = Columbus Blue Jackets

| position = Goaltender

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|06|17}}

| birth_place = Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 190

| catches = Left

| draft = 158th overall

| draft_team = Columbus Blue Jackets

| draft_year = 2007

| career_start = 2010

| career_end = 2016

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{ihj|CAN}} West}}

}}

Allen York (born June 17, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 11 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League. York was selected by the Blue Jackets in the 6th round (158th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Prior to turning professional, York attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he played three seasons with the R.P.I. Engineers which competed in the NCAA's Division I's, ECAC Hockey conference.

On March 29, 2011, the Columbus Blue Jackets signed York to a two-year professional contract.{{cite web | url = http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2011/3/29/MHOCK_0329115105.aspx | publisher = Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | title = Goaltender Allen York Signs NHL Contract With Columbus Blue Jackets | date = 2011-03-29 | accessdate = 2011-03-29 | archive-date = 2014-11-06 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141106190226/http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2011/3/29/MHOCK_0329115105.aspx | url-status = dead }}

In his rookie professional season in 2011–12 on October 19, 2011, the Blue Jackets called up York on emergency recall from the AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons after injuries to Mark Dekanich and Curtis Sanford. He made his NHL debut and played his first game on October 25, 2011, against the Detroit Red Wings when Steve Mason was injured in the first period.{{cite web| url = http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/Columbus-Blue-Jackets-GM-Scott-Howson-dishes-out-blame-team-responds-102711 | title = Columbus Blue Jackets GM Scott Howson dishes out blame, team responds | work = FOX Sports | date = 2011-10-25 | accessdate = 2011-10-25}}{{cite web | url = http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Games/2011/10/26/18878866.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120729182913/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Games/2011/10/26/18878866.html | url-status = usurped | archive-date = July 29, 2012 | publisher = Canoe.ca | title = Finally! Jackets win one | date = 2011-10-26 | access-date = 2011-10-26 }} Later in the season in a second emergency recall, on March 28, 2012, he made 29 saves for his first NHL victory, as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Detroit Red Wings, 4–2.{{cite web| url = https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2012032829 | title = York earns 1st NHL win in emergency start | publisher = Yahoo! Sports | date = 2012-03-28 | accessdate = 2012-03-28}}

In the following season, his final year of contract with the Blue Jackets, York remained stationed between affiliates the Springfield Falcons and Evansville IceMen of the ECHL.

A free agent from the Blue Jackets, on September 12, 2013, Allen joined the Nashville Predators training camp on a pro tryout.{{cite web | url = http://smashville247.net/index.php/2013/09/notes-from-day-1-of-training-camp-nashville-predators.html | publisher = smashville247.net | date = 2013-09-13 | accessdate = 2013-09-14 | title = Notes from day 1 training camp with Nashville Predators | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140715051327/http://smashville247.net/index.php/2013/09/notes-from-day-1-of-training-camp-nashville-predators.html | archive-date = 2014-07-15 | url-status = dead }} Unable to secure an NHL contract with Nashville, York upon his release signed to remain with the Evansville Icemen for the 2013–14 season.{{cite web | url = http://evansvilleicemen.com/pages/york-icemen-agreed-to-terms/ | title = York, IceMen agree to terms for 2013-14 | publisher = Evansville IceMen | date = 2014-10-04 | accessdate = 2014-10-04 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141106182652/http://evansvilleicemen.com/pages/york-icemen-agreed-to-terms/ | archive-date = 2014-11-06 | url-status=dead }} After an earlier single game stint with the Charlotte Checkers, on November 2, 2013, York was loaned to the Texas Stars of the AHL on a pro tryout contract before returning to the IceMen after 6 games with the Stars on December 5. Five days later, York was assigned on try-out to a short stint with the Rockford IceHogs.

On December 20, 2013, York was listed and played on team Canada's Spengler Cup roster. York played only 6 games with the IceMen before on January 14, 2014, he was traded to the South Carolina Stingrays in for future considerations.{{cite web | url = http://www.stingrayshockey.com/news/teamnews/?article_id=2685 | title = Stingrays acquire goaltender Allen York | publisher = South Carolina Stingrays | date = 2014-01-14 | accessdate = 2014-01-14 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714224511/http://www.stingrayshockey.com/news/teamnews/?article_id=2685 | archive-date = 2014-07-14 | url-status=dead }} York continued his whirlwind season by later joining his fourth AHL club and sixth team in the season, in playing six game with the Syracuse Crunch on loan before returning to the Stingrays.

York was rewarded from his earlier tenure with the Crunch in signing as a free agent on one-year AHL contract with the club on July 8, 2014.{{cite web| url = http://www.syracusecrunch.com/news/2014/7/8/Crunch_0708143432.aspx | title = Crunch signs Allen York to AHL contract | publisher = Syracuse Crunch | date = 2014-07-08 | accessdate = 2014-07-08}} After playing the first half of the 2014–15 season, with ECHL affiliate the Florida Everblades, York made his Crunch season debut on February 7, 2015, against the Springfield Falcons. On February 23, 2015, York was signed for the remainder of the season on a two-way deal with NHL affiliate, the Tampa Bay Lightning.{{cite web| url = http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=754789 | title = Lightning sign Goaltender Allen York to contract | publisher = Tampa Bay Lightning | date = 2015-02-23 | accessdate = 2015-02-23}}

In the midst of the 2015–16 season, after playing with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits while under contract to the Crunch, York opted to end his professional career announcing his retirement on March 4, 2016.{{cite web| url = http://www.rawcharge.com/2016/3/4/11162680/goalie-allen-york-retires | title = Goalie Allen York retires | publisher = rawcharge.com | date = 2016-03-04 | accessdate = 2016-03-04}}

Career statistics

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! align="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! align="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! align="center" colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Regular season

! align="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! align="center" colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! W

! L

! T/OT

! MIN

! GA

! SO

! GAA

! SV%

! GP

! W

! L

! MIN

! GA

! SO

! GAA

! SV%

ALIGN="center"

| 2006–07

| Camrose Kodiaks

| AJHL

| 32

| 23

| 4

| 0

| 1661

| 60

| 2

| 2.17

| .906

| 22

| 16

| 6

| 1391

| 46

| 4

| 1.98

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2007–08

| Camrose Kodiaks

| AJHL

| 37

| 24

| 5

| 3

| 2005

| 75

| 3

| 2.24

| .910

| 16

| —

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| 2008–09

| R.P.I. Engineers

| ECAC

| 16

| 5

| 10

| 0

| 913

| 46

| 1

| 3.02

| .901

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009–10

| R.P.I. Engineers

| ECAC

| 33

| 14

| 13

| 4

| 1935

| 82

| 1

| 2.54

| .910

| —

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| 2010–11

| R.P.I. Engineers

| ECAC

| 34

| 18

| 11

| 4

| 2050

| 74

| 2

| 2.17

| .924

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 4

| 3

| 1

| 0

| 206

| 7

| 1

| 2.04

| .926

| —

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| 2011–12

| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 5

| 1

| 0

| 183

| 12

| 0

| 3.94

| .871

| —

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| 2011–12

| Columbus Blue Jackets

| NHL

| 11

| 3

| 2

| 0

| 417

| 16

| 0

| 2.30

| .919

| —

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| 2011–12

| Chicago Express

| ECHL

| 11

| 4

| 2

| 604

| 33

| 0

| 3.28

| .892

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 19

| 13

| 6

| 0

| 1130

| 45

| 0

| 2.39

| .907

| 1

| 0

| 30

| 0

| 0.00

| 1.000

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| 2012–13

| Evansville IceMen

| ECHL

| 5

| 3

| 1

| 265

| 12

| 0

| 2.72

| .919

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| Evansville IceMen

| ECHL

| 6

| 3

| 0

| 364

| 25

| 0

| 4.12

| .863

| —

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| 2013–14

| Charlotte Checkers

| AHL

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 64

| 1

| 0

| 0.94

| .966

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| Texas Stars

| AHL

| 6

| 3

| 1

| 333

| 15

| 1

| 2.71

| .910

| —

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| 2013–14

| Rockford IceHogs

| AHL

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 58

| 3

| 0

| 3.08

| .921

| —

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| 2013–14

| South Carolina Stingrays

| ECHL

| 14

| 8

| 4

| 1

| 786

| 30

| 1

| 2.29

| .922

| 3

| 0

| 3

| 179

| 7

| 0

| 2.35

| 920

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| 2013–14

| Syracuse Crunch

| AHL

| 4

| 1

| 2

| 1

| 247

| 12

| 1

| 2.92

| .900

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014–15

| Florida Everblades

| ECHL

| 26

| 17

| 5

| 3

| 1503

| 66

| 4

| 2.63

| .903

| 8

| 4

| 3

| 481

| 20

| 0

| 2.50

| .899

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| 2014–15

| Syracuse Crunch

| AHL

| 8

| 2

| 3

| 1

| 350

| 19

| 0

| 3.26

| .895

| —

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| 2015–16

| Greenville Swamp Rabbits

| ECHL

| 17

| 6

| 8

| 2

| 904

| 53

| 1

| 3.52

| .897

| —

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| 2015–16

| Syracuse Crunch

| AHL

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 60

| 4

| 0

| 4.00

| .846

| —

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! colspan="3" align="center" | NHL totals

! 11

! 3

! 2

! 0

! 417

! 16

! 0

! 2.30

! .919

! —

Awards and honours

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! Award

! Year

!

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| colspan="3" | College

All-ECAC Second Team

| 2009–10

| {{cite web| url = http://www.eliteprospects.com/awards.php?award=NCAA%20%28ECAC%29%20Second%20All-Star%20Team | title = NCAA (ECAC) Second All-Star Team | publisher = eliteprospects.com | date = 2012-11-02 | accessdate = 2012-11-15}}

All-ECAC Third Team

| 2010–11

|