Keith Allain

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.

Keith Allain

Biographical details
Born	(1958-09-26) September 26, 1958 (age 67) Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Yale University
Playing career
1976–1980	Yale
1980–1982	Väsby IK
Position	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)

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

Statistics overview

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
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