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Keith Allain (born September 26, 1958) is an American
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coach. He is currently the head coach of the
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team. 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
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with the Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey team, was an assistant coach in the
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with the
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from 1993–1997, and also served as the goaltending coach for the
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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
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at the 1992, 2006, and
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. 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.


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Official biography, Yale Bulldogs
* 1958 births Living people American ice hockey coaches Nashville Predators scouts St. Louis Blues coaches United States men's national ice hockey team coaches Washington Capitals coaches Washington Capitals scouts Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey coaches Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey players American men's ice hockey goaltenders Ice hockey coaches from Massachusetts Ice hockey people from Worcester, Massachusetts {{US-icehockey-goaltender-stub