New York Rangers Announce Retirement of Goaltending Coach Benoit Allaire

The New York Rangers announced Benoit Allaire's retirement in a statement on Saturday. Benoit Allaire worked for the New York Rangers as a goaltending coach from 2004 to 2024. He transitioned to director of goaltending for the New York Rangers over the last couple seasons after 2024 and scaled back his responsibilities two years ago.

Benoit Allaire played a huge role in developing Henrik Lundqvist. He also played a huge role in developing Igor Shesterkin.

A photo of Benoit Allaire and Jesper Fast during a practice session was taken on June 6, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Another image from the same day at the same location showed David Leneveu, Henrik Lundqvist and Benoit Allaire during a practice session. com reported that the news does not come as a shock given the reduced role Allaire had taken in recent seasons.

Even so, the outlet noted that Allaire has been synonymous with the Rangers for 20 years. The departure marks the end of a two-decade tenure that shaped the franchise’s goaltending pipeline from veterans to prospects. Chris Drury’s statement highlighted how Allaire improved every goalie he encountered regardless of experience level.