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'''Kevin Allen''' is an American sports journalist and author. He is the national hockey writer for ''[[USA Today]]'', a position which he has held since 1986.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2013/12/02/kevin-allen-lester-patrick-award/3815103/|publisher=usatoday.com|title=USA TODAY Sports' Kevin Allen receives Lester Patrick Award|accessdate=November 27, 2016}}</ref> |
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'''Kevin Allen''' is an American sports journalist and author. He was the national hockey writer for ''[[USA Today]]'' from 1986 to December 2019. Allen has been editor of hockey website Detroit Hockey Now since leaving ''USA Today''. |
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==Early life and education== |
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Allen, a native of Michigan, attended [[Eastern Michigan University]] and began his sports journalism career in 1982 with the ''Port Huron Times Herald'' in [[Port Huron, Michigan]] as a writer covering the [[Detroit Red Wings]] from 1982 to 1986.<ref name="nhl">{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/kevin-allen-to-receive-2013-lester-patrick-trophy/c-685932|publisher=nhl.com|title=Kevin Allen to receive 2013 Lester Patrick Trophy | NHL.com|accessdate=November 27, 2016}}</ref> He resides in [[Wayne, Michigan]] and also serves as the president of the [[Professional Hockey Writers' Association]] (since 2003). Allen has also authored 16 hockey-related books. He was awarded the [[Lester Patrick Trophy]] in 2013, for his contributions to hockey in the United States.<ref name="usatoday"/> The next year, he was the 2014 recipient of the [[Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award]].<ref>{{cite web |title=PHWA President Kevin Allen named Elmer Ferguson winner |url=https://www.thephwa.com/news_article/show/393134-phwa-president-kevin-allen-named-elmer-ferguson-winner |website=thephwa.com |accessdate=November 29, 2019 |date=June 5, 2014}}</ref> |
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Allen graduated from [[Wayne Memorial High School]] in 1974 and attended [[Eastern Michigan University]].<ref name = "Wayne">{{cite news |title=Kevin Allen, WMHS Distinguished Alum |url=http://www.thewaynedispatch.com/index.php/kevin-allen-wmhs-distinguished-alum/ |accessdate=November 29, 2019 |publisher=The Wayne Dispatch |date=May 7, 2015}}</ref> In his freshman year, he earned his first paid writing assignment with the University newspaper by interviewing Eastern Michigan football coach [[George Mans]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=ByKevinAllen|number=1179485033645649925|date=October 2, 2019|title=In 1974, at age 18, I interviewed Eastern Michigan football coach George Mans and wrote a story for my college newspaper. It was my first paid-writing assignment. This week, 45 years later, I'm back at EMU writing about the football team for USA TODAY.}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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After university, Allen accepted a position with a local paper as a sports and political writer. He covered high school Native American reservation football and Arizona State football games.<ref name = "Wayne"/> He began his sports journalism career with [[The Times Herald]] in 1982 as a writer covering the [[Detroit Red Wings]] from 1982 to 1986.<ref name = "Lester Patrick">{{cite web |title=Kevin Allen to receive 2013 Lester Patrick Trophy |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/kevin-allen-to-receive-2013-lester-patrick-trophy/c-685932 |website=nhl.com |accessdate=November 29, 2019 |date=October 8, 2013}}</ref> As a reporter, Allen broke the news of [[Mario Lemieux]] coming out of retirement to play for the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]. Of the incident Eric Duhatschek, Vice President of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, stated "That was a clean kill by Kevin. Nobody else had it. Local guys didn't get a whiff of it. National guys didn't get a whiff of it. Kevin got it. You only get stuff like that with one part asking the right question at the right time, but also having a lot of people in your sphere who trust you and to tell you things."<ref>{{cite web |author1=Corey Masisak |title=Elmer Ferguson winner Allen first true hockey insider |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/elmer-ferguson-winner-allen-first-true-hockey-insider/c-739506 |website=nhl.com |accessdate=November 29, 2019 |date=November 17, 2014}}</ref> |
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In 2003, Allen was elected president of the [[Professional Hockey Writers' Association]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Brendan Savage |title=USA Today hockey writer Kevin Allen, a Michigan resident, to receive NHL's Lester Patrick Trophy |url=https://www.mlive.com/redwings/2013/10/usa_today_hockey_writer_kevin.html |website=mlive.com |accessdate=November 29, 2019 |date=January 20, 2019}}</ref> Allen has also authored 16 hockey-related books. He was awarded the [[Lester Patrick Trophy]] in 2013, for his contributions to hockey in the United States.<ref name = "Lester Patrick"/> The next year, he was the 2014 recipient of the [[Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award]].<ref>{{cite web |title=PHWA President Kevin Allen named Elmer Ferguson winner |url=https://www.thephwa.com/news_article/show/393134-phwa-president-kevin-allen-named-elmer-ferguson-winner |website=thephwa.com |accessdate=November 29, 2019 |date=June 5, 2014}}</ref> In 2019, [[Frank Seravalli]] was elected the new president of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association and Allen was named secretary.<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Seravalli elected as new PHWA president |url=https://www.thephwa.com/news_article/show/1030562 |website=thephwa.com |accessdate=November 29, 2019 |date=June 24, 2019}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 19:39, 31 January 2024
Kevin Allen is an American sports journalist and author. He was the national hockey writer for USA Today from 1986 to December 2019. Allen has been editor of hockey website Detroit Hockey Now since leaving USA Today.
Early life and education
[edit]Allen graduated from Wayne Memorial High School in 1974 and attended Eastern Michigan University.[1] In his freshman year, he earned his first paid writing assignment with the University newspaper by interviewing Eastern Michigan football coach George Mans.[2]
Career
[edit]After university, Allen accepted a position with a local paper as a sports and political writer. He covered high school Native American reservation football and Arizona State football games.[1] He began his sports journalism career with The Times Herald in 1982 as a writer covering the Detroit Red Wings from 1982 to 1986.[3] As a reporter, Allen broke the news of Mario Lemieux coming out of retirement to play for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Of the incident Eric Duhatschek, Vice President of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, stated "That was a clean kill by Kevin. Nobody else had it. Local guys didn't get a whiff of it. National guys didn't get a whiff of it. Kevin got it. You only get stuff like that with one part asking the right question at the right time, but also having a lot of people in your sphere who trust you and to tell you things."[4]
In 2003, Allen was elected president of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.[5] Allen has also authored 16 hockey-related books. He was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy in 2013, for his contributions to hockey in the United States.[3] The next year, he was the 2014 recipient of the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award.[6] In 2019, Frank Seravalli was elected the new president of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association and Allen was named secretary.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kevin Allen, WMHS Distinguished Alum". The Wayne Dispatch. May 7, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ @ByKevinAllen (October 2, 2019). "In 1974, at age 18, I interviewed Eastern Michigan football coach George Mans and wrote a story for my college newspaper. It was my first paid-writing assignment. This week, 45 years later, I'm back at EMU writing about the football team for USA TODAY" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Kevin Allen to receive 2013 Lester Patrick Trophy". nhl.com. October 8, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ Corey Masisak (November 17, 2014). "Elmer Ferguson winner Allen first true hockey insider". nhl.com. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ Brendan Savage (January 20, 2019). "USA Today hockey writer Kevin Allen, a Michigan resident, to receive NHL's Lester Patrick Trophy". mlive.com. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ "PHWA President Kevin Allen named Elmer Ferguson winner". thephwa.com. June 5, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ "Frank Seravalli elected as new PHWA president". thephwa.com. June 24, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.