| J. Allan Soares | |
| Birth Place: | Cranston, RI, USA |
| Player Years1: | 1957–1960 |
| Player Team1: | Brown |
| Player Positions: | Defenseman |
| Coach Years1: | 1963–1970 |
| Coach Team1: | Brown (freshman) |
| Coach Years2: | 1970–1974 |
| Coach Team2: | Brown |
| Coach Years3: | 1976–1981 |
| Coach Team3: | Roger Williams |
| Overall Record: | 44-47-1 |
| Awards: | 1991 Brown Athletic Hall of Fame |
J. Allan Soares is a retired American ice hockey player and coach who spent more than 15 years involved with Brown. After starring for the bears as a defenseman, Soares coached the freshman for seven seasons before replacing his former head coach James Fullerton in 1970. he left after 1974 to pursue a career in business but later coached Roger Williams College.[1]