Conor Jay Allen (born January 31, 1990) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career Before his enrollment at UMass Amherst, Allen played his junior hockey with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League (USHL) as was a graduate of The Latin School of Chicago. He played NCAA Division I hockey with UMass Amherst in the Hockey East conference. Allen was signed to a two-year entry-level contract as an undrafted free agent by the New York Rangers in March 2013, and was assigned to the club's AHL affiliate, the Connecticut Whale.
On December 28, 2013, Allen was called up for the first time from Hartford to the Rangers, and played his first NHL game on December 29, 2013, logging 16 minutes against the Tampa Bay Lightning, in a game the Rangers won 4 – 3. After the game, the Ranger's Coach Vigneault noted that Allen was "poised with the puck, wasn't afraid to take a hit to make a play, and that's why he got that ice time." Within a week, Allen played his second and third NHL games with the Rangers—December 31 against the Florida Panthers and January 3, 2014 against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
On November 7, 2014, Allen was called up to the Rangers for the first time in the 2014 season due to injuries in the Rangers' defensive core. Allen was primarily paired with fellow UMass Amherst alum Michael Kostka in his time with the NHL club.
On July 2, 2015, Allen as a free agent signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Nashville Predators. After attending the Predators training camp, Allen was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals to begin the 2015–16 season. After 31 games with the Admirals, Allen was traded by the Predators to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Patrick Mullen on January 14, 2016. Allen played 17 games with AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators before in a quick turnaround, on February 29, 2016, Ottawa traded Allen to the Minnesota Wild in return for forward Michael Keranen.
On August 18, 2016, Allen signed a one-year contract with the Grand Rapids Griffins, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings. In the 2016–17 season, Allen appeared in 56 regular season games with the Griffins in contributing 11 points. He did not feature in the post-season through injury as the Griffins claimed their second Calder Cup in franchise history.
As a free agent in the following off-season, Allen opted to continue in the AHL after securing a one-year contract with the Rochester Americans on August 30, 2017. He was released from his contract on February 6, 2018. He was signed by Grizzlys Wolfsburg of Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga the same day.
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2008–09St. Louis BanditsNAHL4651015481214515 2009–10Sioux Falls StampedeUSHL48781569 — — — — — 2010–11 UMass-AmherstHE3124629 — — — — — 2011–12UMass-AmherstHE35771428 — — — — — 2012–13UMass-AmherstHE335141953 — — — — — 2012–13Connecticut WhaleAHL10000 — — — — — 2013–14Hartford Wolf PackAHL726253171 — — — — — 2013–14New York RangersNHL30000 — — — — — 2014–15Hartford Wolf PackAHL72112334113 12 1 1 2 10 2014–15New York RangersNHL40004 — — — — — 2015–16Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL3115652 — — — — — 2015–16Binghamton SenatorsAHL1714510 — — — — — 2015–16Iowa WildAHL181236 — — — — — 2016–17Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL561101149 — — — — — 2017–18Rochester AmericansAHL171238 — — — — — 2017–18Grizzlys WolfsburgDEL3000472242 2018–19HC PlzeňELH49951494 12 2 2 4 34 2019–20Mountfield HKELH80332 — — — — —2019–20Motor České BudějoviceCzech.1333710118 — — — — — 2020–21Motor České BudějoviceELH212138 — — — — — 2020–21BK Mladá BoleslavELH243478 — — — — — NHL totals 7 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
Honours and achievements AwardYearRefCollege HE All-Academic Team 2011 AHL Calder Cup (Grand Rapids Griffins) 2017
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