Facts:   - weight lb: 180    - played for: troy monarchs cincinnati cyclones flint bulldogs utica bulldogs fort worth fire sabres johnstown chiefs carolina thunderbirds winston-salem thunderbirds erie panthers greensboro    - career end: 1997    - position: center    - height in: 10    - shoots: left      - height ft: 5    - birth date: 6 april 1966    - career start: 1986    - name: scott allen    - draft: undrafted    - birth place: new bedford , ma , usa   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of scott allen -lrb- ice hockey -rrb- .
scott allen -lrb- born april 6 , 1966 in new bedford , massachusetts -rrb- is a retired professional ice hockey center and a former assistant coach of the new york islanders of the national hockey league .