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