‘"Phil Housley is a guy that I coached when he came to us in Washington, and we developed a great relationship," said Allain, the Yale University coach who was an assistant with the Capitals in 1996 when Housley signed with the team. "I have a great deal of respect for the way that he sees the game, and I think he’ll have so much to share with our young athletes. Any time you can get one of the greatest U.S.-born hockey players in history to be on your staff, you’ve got to jump at that opportunity."’