François Allaire

François Allaire
Date of birth	October 11, 1959
place of birth	Canada
size	184 cm
Weight	102 kg
position	goalkeeper
Career stations
1997-1999	Coyotes de Thetford Mines

François Allaire (born October 11, 1959 ) is a former Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper , current coach and author who has been a goalkeeper coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League since 2009 . He was instrumental in shaping today's modern styles of play and coaching some of the most successful goalkeepers of all time.

Career

Although Allaire played only a few games as an active goalkeeper, he began his career as a coach in the mid-1980s and developed over the years recognized training programs for goalkeepers, often referred to as the Allaire style . Characteristic are the consistent use of the butterfly style and positional play to cover the largest possible portion of the goal. Special attention is paid to the safe learning of the techniques in order to enable the goalkeeper to concentrate fully on what is happening in the game.

In the course of his career he has successfully coached players such as Patrick Roy and Jean-Sébastien Giguère . During this time he won three Stanley Cups and had a decisive role in winning the Conn Smythe Trophy by Giguère in 2003. After twelve seasons with the Anaheim Ducks and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, he moved to the Toronto Maple Leafs on June 10, 2009.

Allaire wrote a total of four books on the subject, which are considered standard works.

bibliography

• François Allaire: Hockey Goaltending for young players , Key Porter Books, 2002, ISBN 978-1-55013-895-5 (English)
• François Allaire: Devenir Gardien de But au Hockey , L Homme, 2008, ISBN 978-2-7619-2566-2 (French)
• François Allaire: The Hockey Goalie's Complete Guide: An Indispensable Development Plan , Firefly Books, 2009, ISBN 978-1-55407-476-1 (English)

Web links

• François Allaire at hockeydb.com (English)
• Articles about François Allaire on the homepage of the Anaheim Ducks (English)
• Interview with François Allaire on www. espn.com (English)