Red Berenson

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Red Berenson
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Berenson with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1960s
Born (1939-12-08) December 8, 1939 (age 84)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues
Detroit Red Wings
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 19611978
Coaching career
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Berenson coaching the Michigan Wolverines
Biographical details
Alma mater University of Michigan
Playing career
1959–1962 Michigan
Position(s) Left Wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1979 St. Louis Blues (assistant)
1979–1982 St. Louis Blues
1982–1984 Buffalo Sabres (assistant)
1984–2017 Michigan
Head coaching record
Overall848–426–92 (.654) [College]
100–72–32 (.569) [NHL]
Tournaments30–23 (.566)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
Records
Most Wins by a Michigan Hockey Coach (848) Most Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearances by any Team in NCAA History (22 Consecutive from 1991-2012)

Gordon Arthur "Red" Berenson (born December 8, 1939) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and head coach of the Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team from 1984 to 2017. Berenson was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2005 and the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018.

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Playing career

Berenson played junior ice hockey with the Regina Pats, participating in two Memorial Cups in 1956 and 1958. In 1959, Berenson played for the world champion Belleville McFarlands.

Berenson (No. 9) cuts behind the net against Colorado College 1961 Red Berenson (1961).png
Berenson (No. 9) cuts behind the net against Colorado College 1961

Berenson moved on to, and graduated from, Michigan's School of Business and played collegiately at the University of Michigan, winning All-American honors there with an NCAA-leading 43 goals in his final year.

Berenson signed thereafter with the Montreal Canadiens, playing five years in their system and being on a Stanley Cup-winning squad in 1965 before being traded to the New York Rangers, where he played parts of two seasons without success.

Seven weeks into the 1967/1968 NHL season, the St. Louis Blues acquired Berenson and Barclay Plager from the New York Rangers. It was with the Blues where Berenson became one of the new Western Division's first great stars, leading the Blues to three straight Stanley Cup finals and being named the division's best player by his peers in The Sporting News' annual poll each of those years.

Berenson's most notable scoring feat came on November 7, 1968, in a road game against the Philadelphia Flyers. Berenson scored six goals, including four over nine minutes. He became the first player to score a double hat trick on a road game. [1] The six-goal total was one shy of the all-time NHL record (set by Joe Malone in 1920), and has been accomplished only once since.

Berenson was named team captain in 1970; however, as he was already 31 years old, the Blues felt his skills were in decline, and traded him in what was considered a shocking deal to the Detroit Red Wings, a multi-player trade receiving centre Garry Unger in return. He was an impact player for Detroit for four seasons but was having a poor fifth season when he was dealt back to the Blues. The trade rejuvenated him, and he was an effective player for three and a half seasons back in St. Louis before he retired after the 1977–1978 campaign.

Berenson played in the legendary eight-game Summit Series for Team Canada against the Soviet Union in 1972, as well as in the “old-timers” rematch of the Canada Cup in 1987. He played in six NHL All-Star Games.

Altogether, in 17 NHL seasons, Berenson recorded 261 goals and 397 assists in 987 games.

Coaching career

Berenson retired from playing in 1978 and joined the Blues' coaching staff. He became the team's head coach midway through the 1979–80 season. A year later, he won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's Coach of the Year.

Berenson returned to his alma mater as head coach in 1984 and remained in the position for 33 seasons. He led the Wolverines to 11 Frozen Four appearances, and NCAA championships in 1996 and 1998. In CCHA competition, his teams have won 11 regular-season and 9 tournament titles. In addition, Berenson's squads qualified for the NCAA tournament for 22 consecutive seasons from 1991 to 2012. [2] This is the longest streak ever in college hockey history. The Wolverines have also won 15 Great Lakes Invitational titles under Berenson.

On January 10, 2015, Berenson became the fourth coach in Division I men's hockey history to reach 800 career wins. [3] Berenson was named the 2015–16 Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading the Wolverines to a 22–7–5 regular-season record, including a 12–5–3–2 record in Big Ten play. [4]

On April 10, 2017, Berenson announced his retirement as head coach of the Michigan Wolverine men's ice hockey team after 33 years. He finished his career with an 848–426–92 record in 1,366 games and helped lead Michigan to a record 36 NCAA tournament appearances. [5]

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WCHA First Team 1960–61, 1961–62
AHCA West All-American 1960–61, 1961–62
All-NCAA All-Tournament First Team 1962 [6]
Big Ten Coach of the Year 2015–16 [4]
NHL All-Star Game 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1955–56 Regina Pats SJHL
1955–56 Regina Pats M-Cup 50000
1956–57Regina PatsSJHL512123448673474
1957–58Regina PatsSJHL51464995622711203149
1957–58 Regina PatsM-Cup50000
1958–59Belleville McFarlandsEOHL12132
1958–59 Flin Flon Bombers WCJHL101091910
1958–59 Flin Flon BombersM-Cup63362
1959–60 Michigan Wolverines WCHA 281271912
1960–61 Michigan WolverinesWCHA28242549
1961–62 Michigan WolverinesWCHA2843277040
1961–62 Montreal Canadiens NHL 4123452024
1962–63 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 3023254828
1962–63 Montreal CanadiensNHL372681550000
1963–64 Montreal CanadiensNHL6979161270004
1964–65 Quebec Aces AHL 652234561651238
1964–65 Montreal CanadiensNHL3123090112
1965–66 Quebec AcesAHL341736531461562
1965–66 Montreal CanadiensNHL2334712
1966–67 New York Rangers NHL30055240112
1967–68 New York RangersNHL192132
1967–68 St. Louis Blues NHL5522295122185279
1968–69 St. Louis BluesNHL763547824312731020
1969–70 St. Louis BluesNHL67333972381675128
1970–71 St. Louis BluesNHL4516264212
1970–71 Detroit Red Wings NHL24512174
1971–72 Detroit Red WingsNHL7828416916
1972–73 Detroit Red WingsNHL781330438
1973–74 Detroit Red WingsNHL7624426628
1974–75 Detroit Red WingsNHL273368
1974–75St. Louis BluesNHL44121931122101-
1975–76 St. Louis BluesNHL722027474731230
1976–77 St. Louis BluesNHL80212849840004
1977–78 St. Louis BluesNHL8013253812
NHL totals9872613976583058523143749

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1959 Canada WC 89413
1972 CanadaSS20110
Senior totals109514

Head coaching record

NHL

TeamYear Regular season Post season
GWLTPtsDivision rankResult
St. Louis Blues 1979–80 5627209632nd in SmytheLost in preliminary round
St. Louis Blues 1980–81 804518171071st in SmytheLost in quarter-finals
St. Louis Blues 1981–82 6828346623rd in Norris(fired)
Total2041007232   

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Michigan Wolverines (CCHA)(1984–2013)
1984–85 Michigan 13–26–111–20–1t-7th CCHA first round
1985–86 Michigan 12–26–010–22–08th CCHA first round
1986–87 Michigan 14–25–111–20–17th CCHA first round
1987–88 Michigan 22–19–017–15–05th CCHA first round
1988–89 Michigan 22–15–417–11–44th CCHA first round
1989–90 Michigan 24–12–616–11–54th CCHA consolation game (win)
1990–91 Michigan 34–10–324–5–32nd NCAA Quarterfinals
1991–92 Michigan 32–9–322–7–31st NCAA Frozen Four
1992–93 Michigan 30–7–323–5–22nd NCAA Frozen Four
1993–94 Michigan 33–7–124–5–11st NCAA West Regional semifinals
1994–95 Michigan 30–8–122–4–11st NCAA Frozen Four
1995–96 Michigan 34–7–222–6–2t-1st NCAA National Champion
1996–97 Michigan 35–4–421–3–31st NCAA Frozen Four
1997–98 Michigan 34–11–122–7–12nd NCAA National Champion
1998–99 Michigan 25–11–617–8–52nd NCAA East Regional semifinals
1999–00 Michigan 27–10–419–6–31st NCAA East Regional semifinals
2000–01 Michigan 27–13–516–9–3t-2nd NCAA Frozen Four
2001–02 Michigan 28–11–519–5–41st NCAA Frozen Four
2002–03 Michigan 30–10–318–7–32nd NCAA Frozen Four
2003–04 Michigan 27–14–218–8–21st NCAA Northeast Regional Finals
2004–05 Michigan 31–8–321–3–21st NCAA Midwest Regional Finals
2005–06 Michigan 21–15–513–10–53rd NCAA West Regional semifinals
2006–07 Michigan 26–14–118–9–12nd NCAA West Regional semifinals
2007–08 Michigan 33–6–424–4–41st NCAA Frozen Four
2008–09 Michigan 29–12–020–8–0–02nd NCAA East Regional semifinals
2009–10 Michigan 26–18–114–13–1–0t-7th NCAA Midwest Regional Finals
2010–11 Michigan 29–11–420–7–1–01st NCAA runner-up
2011–12 Michigan 24–13–415–9–4–1t-2nd NCAA Midwest Regional semifinals
2012–13 Michigan 18–19–310–15–3–37th CCHA runner-up
Michigan:770–371–80524–262–68
Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten)(2013–2017)
2013–14 Michigan 18–13–410–8–2–13rd Big Ten Quarterfinals
2014–15 Michigan 22–15–012–8–03rd Big Ten Runner-Up
2015–16 Michigan 25–8–512–5–3–22nd NCAA Midwest Regional Finals
2016–17 Michigan 13–19–36–12–2–25th Big Ten Quarterfinals
Michigan:78–55–1240–33–6
Total:848–426–92

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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  2. Cunningham, Pete. "Michigan hockey's 22-year NCAA Tournament streak snapped with CCHA final loss to Notre Dame" . Retrieved 28 December 2013.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Most Valuable Player
1961–62
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Jack Adams Award
1981
Succeeded by
Preceded by CCHA Coach of the Year
1993–94
2007–08
Succeeded by
Preceded by Spencer Penrose Award
2007–08
Succeeded by
Preceded by Big Ten Coach of the Year
2015–16
Succeeded by
Preceded by Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award
2018
Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by St. Louis Blues captain
1970–71
1976
1977–78
Succeeded by
Preceded by Detroit Red Wings captain
1973
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Barclay Plager
Head coach of the St. Louis Blues
197982
Succeeded by