Greyhound Owen Allard Selected 135th Overall by Utah Hockey Club at the 2024 NHL Draft

Posted On: June 29, 2024
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With the 135th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft in Nevada, Las Vegas with the #6 selection of the 5th Round, NHL’s Utah Hockey Club selected Greyhounds forward Owen Allard.

The selection marked the 2nd Hound selected in a span of ten picks, on Day 2 of the NHL Draft taking place at the Sphere in Las Vegas, NV.

Allard, a native of Ottawa ON is coming off his 3rd season (2nd full campaign) with the Greyhounds and tallied a career-best 18 goals and 26 assists, good for 44 points in 55 regular season games.
He later added 5 points in 10 post-season contests.

Ranked 174th for North American Skaters in the NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings, Allard had a season full of highlights in 2023-24 including representing Canada at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2023-24 (18G, 26A, 44PTS in 55GP); Ranked 174th for North American Skaters in NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings … Voted 1st for Western Conference Most Improved Player and Hardest Worker and 2nd for Best Defensive Forward in 2023-24 Coaches Poll … Recipient of the team’s Dr. Lou Lukenda Memorial Award … Member of Team Canada for the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship … Recorded a career-best 5 point night (2G, 3A) Dec. 8 vs KGN … Recorded his 1st-career hat trick and skated in his 100th career OHL regular season game on Nov. 15 vs SBY … Attended Rookie Camp of Colorado Avalanche … Led the Greyhounds and was 7th in OHL with 2G, 6A in (8pts) 3 pre-season games … 2022-23 (3G, 4A, 7PTS in 14GP); Returned Feb. 23 @ NIA … Missed first 54 games of the season after suffering a torn labrum before the start of Training Camp … Attended Ottawa Senators Development Camp … 2021-22 (14G, 10A, 24PTS IN 66GP); Recorded his1st-career 2G game (1st star) on Feb. 23 vs SBY … Scored his 1st-career goal on Nov. 3 vs SAG … 2020-21; Played in 8 games between two separate clubs in France … 2019-20; Selected in the 7th Round of the 2020 OHL Priority Selection … Appeared in 39 games for the Kanata Lasers U18 AAA where he had 12 goals and 15 assists in 39 regular season games played.