Keith Allain

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.

Keith Allain
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamYale Bulldogs
ConferenceECAC
Biographical details
Born (1958-09-26) September 26, 1958
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
Overall266–215–49 (.548)
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
7× 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)

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
Regular season Postseason
Season Team League GP A PIM GAA SV% GP A PIM GAA SV%
1976–77 Yale Bulldogs ECAC Hockey 23085.50——————
1977–78 Yale Bulldogs ECAC Hockey 20004.38.863—————
1978–79 Yale Bulldogs ECAC Hockey 16004.56——————
1979–80 Yale Bulldogs ECAC Hockey 16004.50——————
NCAA totals 39 0 8 4.79 — — — — — —

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Yale Bulldogs (ECAC Hockey) (2006–present)
2006–07 Yale 18–15–011–9–0T-10thECAC first round
2007–08 Yale 11–17–38–13–1T-6thECAC quarterfinals
2008–09 Yale 24–8–215–5–21stNCAA regional semifinals
2009–10 Yale 21–10–315–5–21stNCAA Regional finals
2010–11 Yale 28–7–117–4–12ndNCAA Regional finals
2011–12 Yale 16–16–310–10–26thECAC quarterfinals
2012–13 Yale 22–12–312–9–13rdNCAA Champions
2013–14 Yale 17–11–510–8–4T-5thECAC quarterfinals
2014–15 Yale 18–10–512–6–43rdNCAA regional semifinals
2015–16 Yale 19–9–414–5–32ndNCAA regional semifinals
2016–17 Yale 13–15–57–11–48thECAC quarterfinals
2017–18 Yale 15–15–110–11–18thECAC first round
2018–19 Yale 15–15–311–10–1T-5thECAC quarterfinals
2019–20 Yale 15–15–210–10–26thECAC quarterfinals
2021–22 Yale 8–21–17–14–1T–11thECAC first round
2022–23 Yale 8–20–46–14–210thECAC quarterfinals
Yale: 266–215–49180–149–31
Total:266–215–49

      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
  1. State Colleges: On the state colleges scene, high expectations for Yale hockey – Hartford Courant
  2. Allain '80 Named Head Coach of Men's Hockey Team :: Former Eli Goalie Becomes 2nd Graduate to Serve as Yale Head Coach


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