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Keith Allain

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Keith Allain
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamYale Bulldogs
ConferenceECAC
Biographical details
Born (1958-09-26) September 26, 1958 (age 66)
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materYale University
Playing career
1976–80Yale Bulldogs
1980–82Väsby IK
Position(s)Goaltender
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984–85Yale Bulldogs (Assistant)
1993–1997Washington Capitals (Assistant)
2002–2003Worcester IceCats (Goalie Coach)
2003St. Louis Blues (Goalie Coach)
2003–2005Worcester IceCats (Goalie Coach)
2005–2006St. Louis Blues (Goalie Coach)
2006–presentYale Bulldogs
Head coaching record
Overall276–233–51 (.538)
Tournaments6–5 (.545)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2009 ECAC Champion
2009 ECAC Tournament champion
2010 ECAC Champion
2011 ECAC tournament champion
2013 NCAA National Champion
Ivy League Champion (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016)
Awards
2009 Tim Taylor Award
2× Ivy League Coach of the Year (2015, 2016)
Records
Most wins in one season in Yale history (28)

Keith Allain (born September 26, 1958) is an American ice hockey coach. He is currently the head coach of the Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team.[1] He took over the program following Tim Taylor in 2006. In 2013, he led Yale to its first ever NCAA men's ice hockey National Championship.

Allain, who played as a goaltender with the Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team, was an assistant coach in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals from 1993–1997, and also served as the goaltending coach for the St. Louis Blues from 1998 to 2006.[2]

Allain served as an assistant coach with the United States men's national ice hockey team at the 1992, 2006, and 2018 Winter Olympics.

Allain led teams have struggled against Quinnipiac since the NCAA championship game in 2013, compiling a record of 0-20-3. Yale's lone victory during this span came when Allain was in South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Playing career statistics

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Regular season Postseason
Season Team League GP A PIM GAA SV% GP A PIM GAA SV%
1976–77 Yale Bulldogs ECAC Hockey 23 0 8 5.50
1977–78 Yale Bulldogs ECAC Hockey 20 0 0 4.38 .863
1978–79 Yale Bulldogs ECAC Hockey 16 0 0 4.56
1979–80 Yale Bulldogs ECAC Hockey 16 0 0 4.50
NCAA totals 39 0 8 4.79

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Yale Bulldogs (ECAC Hockey) (2006–present)
2006–07 Yale 18–15–0 11–9–0 T-10th ECAC first round
2007–08 Yale 11–17–3 8–13–1 T-6th ECAC quarterfinals
2008–09 Yale 24–8–2 15–5–2 1st NCAA regional semifinals
2009–10 Yale 21–10–3 15–5–2 1st NCAA Regional finals
2010–11 Yale 28–7–1 17–4–1 2nd NCAA Regional finals
2011–12 Yale 16–16–3 10–10–2 6th ECAC quarterfinals
2012–13 Yale 22–12–3 12–9–1 3rd NCAA Champions
2013–14 Yale 17–11–5 10–8–4 T-5th ECAC quarterfinals
2014–15 Yale 18–10–5 12–6–4 3rd NCAA regional semifinals
2015–16 Yale 19–9–4 14–5–3 2nd NCAA regional semifinals
2016–17 Yale 13–15–5 7–11–4 8th ECAC quarterfinals
2017–18 Yale 15–15–1 10–11–1 8th ECAC first round
2018–19 Yale 15–15–3 11–10–1 T-5th ECAC quarterfinals
2019–20 Yale 15–15–2 10–10–2 6th ECAC quarterfinals
2021–22 Yale 8–21–1 7–14–1 T–11th ECAC first round
2022–23 Yale 8–20–4 6–14–2 10th ECAC quarterfinals
2023–24 Yale 10–18–2 7–13–2 T–9th ECAC first round
Yale: 276–233–51 187–162–33
Total: 276–233–51

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Tim Taylor Award
2008–09
Succeeded by