Wade Allison has been placed on IR by the Flyers

Date Published: 11-14-2022

Photo Credit: Zack Hill

The big man, 6’2, 205 pound, from Myrtle, MB, CAN, Wade Allison has finally made the NHL, and boy has he opened some eyes. In just a short time he unleashed some fury on his opponents, and has become somewhat of a fan favorite. Finally right, after he faced adversity after adversity with injuries during the last three years of his collegiate hockey career. Allison is physical, good along the boards, has an absolute blast, and creates a net front presence that the Flyers could use in the future. Unfortunately, that will have to wait a little longer, as he was placed on Injured Reserve (IR) today by the Flyers. No one knows the extent of his injury, so let’s not speculate. All I know is that Allison has indeed been placed on IR, per the Flyers media website.

The young 25-year-old in Allison just wants to show people that the Flyers did not make a mistake by drafting him, and that he is healthy. If a person has seen Allison play in prior years, then he or she would notice his gifted hands. He can shoot and pass on top of being a physical guy. Allison enjoyed success for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, and he really enjoyed the pressure of his first year as a professional, after recovering from ankle surgery that kept him out through Flyers camp, and the first part of the AHL season.

Then things began to unravel after he had injury after injury last season. He’s a power forward, and that is quite evident, but John Tortorella has tried changing his game to be more North, as opposed to East/West. Tortorella said last week that if Allison continued to go East/West, then he would “East/West out of the lineup.”

Allison has become a fan favorite in his short stint with the orange and black. Kids alike, look up to him and maybe some have dealt with an injury or injuries and have become down on themselves. Well, Wade has a message to those that may be struggling with overcoming some type of adversity with an injury. I asked him on Friday before the game if he had a message for those that look up to him, “Yea keep pushing, do today and do yourself tomorrow,” Wade said last year to me.

“Not everyone makes it at 18, sometimes it takes longer. Enjoy the process, there is a lot of down moments, just keep a level head. It’s all part of the journey.”– Wade Allison