Allison returns to Mariners

PORTLAND, Maine – The Maine Mariners, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Boston Bruins and American Hockey League's Providence Bruins, have announced the re-signing of forward Ben Allison. The rookie forward played seven games for the Mariners in 2025-26, plus five more in the postseason.

A 23-year-old forward from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Allison joined the Mariners in late March after finishing his collegiate career at Saint Mary’s University, where he was the team’s leading scorer with 50 points in 30 games. In seven games as a Mariner at the end of the regular season, he scored one goal and added one assist.

Prior to attending Saint Mary’s, Allison skated in seven games with the Wichita Thunder in the 2022-23 season, posting three points. He played his junior hockey in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, Gatineau Olympiques and Acadie-Bathurst Titan.

Ben’s father, Scott, played professionally from 1992-2006, including 18 career games in the ECHL and 245 in the AHL.