"David Bryan Allison" is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman (ice hockey)/defenceman. He played in three games with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 1983-84 NHL season/1983-84 season and is perhaps best known for a brief stint as head coach of the NHL's Ottawa Senators during the 1995–96 NHL season/1995–1996 season. He is currently the head coach of the American Hockey League/AHL's Peoria Rivermen (AHL)/Peoria Rivermen.

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It was a big, big game for us. We didn't want to go 0-4.

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I think when you have experience in those (new) situations, it does help you. You have a chance to create a culture. I just think you've got to have everybody on the same agenda, everyone from ticket sales to the president of the hockey team. Whenever you go into a new endeavor, everybody is new. Everybody is trying to get things done.

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These guys are going to be the first people that play in the Wells Fargo Arena in a game that matters. It's something they'll remember and take with them the rest of their lives.

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Everyone contributed. We had scoring from every line.

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That's huge. We didn't sit back and protect the lead, we went after it in the third period.

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We need a few skates to get the virgin layer off.

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They are very key, but it's something we'll continually change. It's not something you can write in stone.

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Guys want to play in the NHL and that's where he's at, but it's a well-deserved honor for him. He's a big, strong guy and he makes it hard on other players by playing hard.

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They were very tight. But being tight shows you care. We just had to relax.

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