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Longtime Rangers goalie guru Benoit Allaire retires after making ‘immeasurable’ impact

Nypost · · 213 words · By Ethan Sears
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“Benoit Allaire, who worked for the Blueshirts as a goaltending coach from 2004-2024”
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Multiple web search results confirm Benoit Allaire's long tenure with the Rangers (referred to as the 'Blueshirts' in hockey parlance). One source specifically mentions his '20th year with the franchise' and another notes he served as a coach for the Phoenix Coyotes until 2004 before joining the Rangers, aligning with the 2004-2024 timeframe.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — François Allaire (born October 11, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltending coach who most recently coached for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/François_Allaire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Henrik Lundqvist (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɛ̌nːrɪk ˈlɵ̂nːdkvɪst]; born 2 March 1982) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He played as a goaltender for 15 seasons in the National Hocke…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_Lundqvist
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ronald Jeffrey Hextall (born May 3, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and executive. He was most recently the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Hextall
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“transitioning to their director of goaltending over the last couple seasons”
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Multiple independent sources (NY Post and other web results) confirm that Allaire transitioned from being the goaltending coach to the role of Director of Goaltending, scaling back his day-to-day coaching duties.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — François Allaire (born October 11, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltending coach who most recently coached for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/François_Allaire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Henrik Lundqvist (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɛ̌nːrɪk ˈlɵ̂nːdkvɪst]; born 2 March 1982) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He played as a goaltender for 15 seasons in the National Hocke…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_Lundqvist
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ronald Jeffrey Hextall (born May 3, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and executive. He was most recently the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Hextall
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“will retire, the Rangers announced in a statement Saturday”
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The evidence directly contradicts the claim that Allaire is retiring. Multiple sources state that he is 'scaling back' his duties and will 'remain with the team as director of goaltending' or 'remain as the team’s Director of Goaltending'. He is not retiring from the organization, only stepping back from the coaching role.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following are the broadcasters on TV and radio who have worked for the New York Rangers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Rangers_broad…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 97th season of play and their 98th season overall. During the off-season, Peter Laviolette was named head coach on June 13, 2023, after Gerard G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_New_York_Rangers_seaso…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mark John Douglas Messier (; born January 18, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. His playing career in the National Hockey League (NHL) lasted 25 seasons (1979–2004) with the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Messier
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“general manager Chris Drury said in a statement released on X”
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While multiple sources confirm Chris Drury's role as GM and his involvement in Allaire's promotion to Director of Goaltending, the specific detail that the statement was 'released on X' is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, although the general fact of Drury's involvement is verified.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christopher Ellis Drury (born August 20, 1976) is an American professional ice hockey executive and former player. He has served as the president and general manager for the New York Rangers since May…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Drury
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of current general managers in the National Hockey League. In the National Hockey League, the general manager of a team typically controls player transactions and bears the primary resp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_NHL_general_ma…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. The Rangers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conferen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Rangers
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“Jeff Malcolm being promoted to replace him as the organization’s goaltending coach”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that Jeff Malcolm was promoted from the AHL (Hartford) to replace Benoit Allaire as the Rangers' NHL goaltending coach.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Almighty Black P. Stone Nation (often abbreviated as BPS, BPSN, Black Peace Stones, Black P. Stones, Stones, or Moes) is an American street gang founded in Chicago. The gang was originally formed …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almighty_Black_P._Stone_Nation
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a complete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League Entry Draft by the New York Rangers franchise. It includes every player who was drafted, regardless of whet…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_Rangers_draft…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is the list of teams that have overcome 3–1 series deficits mainly concerning North American professional sports within a best-of-seven series. The listed teams won three consecutive gam…
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