Bobby Allen

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Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 203 lb (92 kg/14 st 7 lb)
NHL Team (P) Cur. team F. teams	Boston Bruins Providence (AHL) Edmonton Oilers
Nationality	United States
Born	November 14, 1978 (1978-11-14) (age 29), Braintree, Massachusetts
NHL Draft	52nd overall, 1998 Boston Bruins
Pro career	2003 – present

Bobby Allen (born November 14, 1978) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman playing for the Boston Bruins.

Allen was born in Braintree, Massachusetts. He played for Boston College, from which he was selected fifty-second in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. He was subsequently traded to the Edmonton Oilers on the 2002 trade deadline, in exchange for Sean Brown. He has spent the majority of his professional career in the American Hockey League, although he did play one game for the Oilers in 2002–2003. On July 22, 2004 he signed as a free agent by the New Jersey Devils.

On July 17, 2006, Allen was signed as a free agent by the Boston Bruins, where he played the majority of the 2006–07 season with Boston's American Hockey League affiliate, the Providence Bruins. He played his first game with Boston on January 17, 2007 against the Buffalo Sabres.

[edit] References

• Bobby Allen's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database