David Bryan Allison is a retired professional ice hockey

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 defenceman

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. He played in three games with the Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens

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 of the National Hockey League

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 (NHL) during the 1983-84 season

1983-84 NHL season

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 and is perhaps best known for a brief stint as head coach of the NHL's Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators

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 during the 1995–1996 season.
Allison spent his junior hockey career with the Cornwall Royals

Cornwall Royals

The Cornwall Royals were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981 and the Ontario Hockey League from 1981 to 1992. This team should not be confused with other Cornwall Royals teams that played in the QSHL, MMJHL, or OHA-B.-History:From 1961 until 1969, the...

 of the QMJHL

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

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, appearing in 189 games from 1976–79, and registering 89 points (18G-71A). He led the league in penalty minutes with 407 during his final season.