Career
McAllister was drafted 40th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1995 National Hockey League Entry Draft. After playing with the Canucks, McAllister played 56 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1998–2000 before playing with the Philadelphia Flyers, Colorado Avalanche, and the New York Rangers. He was traded from the Rangers to the Phoenix Coyotes during the National Hockey League lockout in which during that time, McAllister played in the Elite Ice Hockey League for the Newcastle Vipers.
He spent one full season with the Coyotes" AHL affiliate the San Antonio Rampage before signed for the Kalamazoo Wings of the UHL. McAllister recorded National Hockey League career totals of four goals, seventeen assists and 634 penalty minutes in 301 regular season games as well as one assist in nine playoff games.
He is currently an instructor at a hockey school in Superior, Colorado. On August 30, 2009 Chris signed a contract with the Wichita Thunder of the CHL. Chris McAllister is considered to be one of the tallest players ever in National Hockey League history.