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Tuesday marked the passing of Keith Allen, the initial head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers who went on to become the general manager responsible for constructing the team that won the Stanley Cup in 1974 and 1975. He was ninety years old.
Flyers owner Ed Snider stated, “I have a great deal of respect for Keith as a man,” in a post on the team’s website. He was and will always rank among the best general managers in hockey history, in my opinion. He went by the moniker “Keith the Thief.” I was unaware of any bad deal he had made. Without Keith, this team would never have achieved the degree of success we have enjoyed over the past 48 years.
He developed into one of my best friends and one of my closest confidants over the years. Snider remarked, “I will always cherish the countless memories we made together.
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One year prior to the Flyers’ NHL debut, in 1966, Allen became a member of the team. In his first season as coach, he led the team to the 1967 West Division championship. He remained behind the bench with the Flyers until the 1969–70 campaign.
