Al Conroy

Allan Conroy (born January 17, 1966 in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre.

He played junior hockey with the Medicine Hat Tigers from 1982 to 1986 and played for Canada at the 1986 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Undrafted by an NHL team, Conroy played in both Europe and North America until he was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Red Wings in 1989.

The Red Wings never called him up to the NHL and Conroy signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1991. This time he did get called up to the big team, playing 62 games in 1993-94. However, he only scored 4 goals and 3 assists.

In 1994-95 Conroy joined the Nippon Paper Cranes for a season. Starting the next year, he played in a couple of seasons in the International League. He then rejoined the Cranes for four seasons, retiring in 2001.

After his retirement he joined the Charlotte Checkers as an assistant coach for a season. In 2002 Conroy was named the head coach of the junior Spokane Chiefs, a position that he held until 2005.