Keith Allain
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 26, 1958 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Playing career | |
| 1976–1980 | Yale |
| 1980–1982 | Väsby IK |
| Position(s) | Goaltender |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984–1985 | Yale (Asst.) |
| 1993–1997 | Washington Capitals (Asst.) |
| 2002–2003 | Worcester IceCats (Goalie) |
| 2003 | St. Louis Blues (Goalie) |
| 2003–2005 | Worcester IceCats (Goalie) |
| 2005–2006 | St. Louis Blues (Goalie) |
| 2006–2025 | Yale |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 282–254–54 (.524) |
| Tournaments | 6–5 (.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) | |
Keith Allain (born September 26, 1958) is an American retired ice hockey coach and player. He was formerly 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. It would eventually become his last victory over Quinnipiac of his career.
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 announced his retirement on August 9, 2025.[3]
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 | 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
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Bulldogs (ECAC Hockey) (2006–2025) | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Yale | 6–21–3 | 5–14–3 | 11th | ECAC first round | ||||
| Yale: | 282–254–54 | 192–176–36 | |||||||
| Total: | 282–254–54 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ State Colleges: On the state colleges scene, high expectations for Yale hockey – Hartford Courant
- ^ Allain '80 Named Head Coach of Men's Hockey Team :: Former Eli Goalie Becomes 2nd Graduate to Serve as Yale Head Coach
- ^ "Yale men's hockey coach Allain, who guided Bulldogs to 2013 national championship, announces retirement; Howe tabbed interim head coach for '25-26 season". USCHO. August 9, 2025. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
External links
- Official biography, Yale Bulldogs
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database