Red Berenson

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Red Berenson


Born	(1939-12-08) December 8, 1939 Regina, SK, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	SJHL Omaha Knights NCAA Michigan Wolverines NHL Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers St. Louis Blues Detroit Red Wings AHL Quebec Aces
National team	Canada
Playing career	1961–1978

Gordon Arthur "Red, The Red Baron" Berenson (born December 8, 1939) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre and is currently in his 30th year as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team.

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

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.

He 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 Red Berenson along with Barclay Plager from the New York Rangers. It was with the Blues where he 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.

His most notable scoring feat came on November 7, 1968, in a road game against the Philadelphia Flyers. Berenson scored six goals, including four over a nine-minute span. 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, already 31 years old, the Blues felt his skills could only 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 more seasons 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. He returned to his Alma Mater as Head Coach in 1984 and has remained in the position ever since. Berenson has 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. His all-time record as Michigan's Head Coach is 749–350–77, a record which currently places him 5th in NCAA history for career victories. The Wolverines have also won 13 Great Lakes Invitational titles under Berenson.

Berenson pled guilty in 1994 to a charge of impaired driving.^[3]

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-WCHA First Team	1960–61
All-WCHA First Team	1961–62

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1961–62	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	4	1	2	3	4	5	2	0	2	4
1962–63	Hull-Ottawa Canadiens	EPHL	30	23	25	48	28	—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	37	2	6	8	15	5	0	0	0	0
1963–64	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	69	7	9	16	12	7	0	0	0	4
1964–65	Quebec Aces	AHL	65	22	34	56	16	5	1	2	3	8
1964–65	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	3	1	2	3	0	9	0	1	1	2
1965–66	Quebec Aces	AHL	34	17	36	53	14	6	1	5	6	2
1965–66	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	23	3	4	7	12	—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	New York Rangers	NHL	30	0	5	5	2	4	0	1	1	2
1967–68	New York Rangers	NHL	19	2	1	3	2	—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	St. Louis Blues	NHL	55	22	29	51	22	18	5	2	7	9
1968–69	St. Louis Blues	NHL	76	35	47	82	43	12	7	3	10	20
1969–70	St. Louis Blues	NHL	67	33	39	72	38	16	7	5	12	8
1970–71	St. Louis Blues	NHL	45	16	26	42	12	—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	24	5	12	17	4	—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	78	28	41	69	16	—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	78	13	30	43	8	—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	76	24	42	66	28	—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	27	3	3	6	8	—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	St. Louis Blues	NHL	44	12	19	31	12	2	1	0	1	-
1975–76	St. Louis Blues	NHL	72	20	27	47	47	3	1	2	3	0
1976–77	St. Louis Blues	NHL	80	21	28	49	8	4	0	0	0	4
1977–78	St. Louis Blues	NHL	80	13	25	38	12	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			987	261	397	658	305	85	23	14	37	49

NHL coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
Team	Year	G	W	L	T	Pts	Division rank	Result
St. Louis Blues	1979-80	56	27	20	9	(63)	2nd in Smythe	Lost in Preliminary Round
St. Louis Blues	1980-81	80	45	18	17	107	1st in Smythe	Lost in Quarter-Finals
St. Louis Blues	1981-82	68	28	34	6	(62)	3rd in Norris	(fired)
Total		204	100	72	32

References

↑ Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.27, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
↑ Cunningham, Pete. "Michigan hockey's 22-year NCAA Tournament streak snapped with CCHA final loss to Notre Dame". Retrieved 28 December 2013.
↑ "People in Sports". Eugene Register-Guard. March 20, 1994.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Jerry Walker	WCHA Player of the Year 1961–62	Succeeded by Louis Nanne
Preceded by Pat Quinn	Winner of the Jack Adams Award 1981	Succeeded by Tom Watt
Preceded by George Gwozdecky Jeff Jackson	CCHA Coach of the Year 1993–94 2007–08	Succeeded by Buddy Powers Dallas Ferguson
Sporting positions
Preceded by Al Arbour	St.Louis Blues captain 1970–71	Succeeded by Al Arbour
Preceded by Nick Libett	Detroit Red Wings captain 1973	Succeeded by Gary Bergman
Preceded by Barclay Plager	St. Louis Blues captain 1976	Succeeded by Garry Unger
Preceded by Garry Unger	St. Louis Blues captain 1977–78	Succeeded by Barry Gibbs
Preceded by Barclay Plager	Head coach of the St. Louis Blues 1979-82	Succeeded by Emile Francis

v t e Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey

Venues	Yost Ice Arena (1973–present)

Games & rivalries	Michigan State rivalry Great Lakes Invitational The Big Chill at the Big House Cold War

Coaches	Joseph Barss (1922–27) Eddie Lowrey (1927–44) Vic Heyliger (1944–57) Al Renfrew (1957–73) Dan Farrell (1973–80) Wilf Martin (1980) John Giordano (1980–84) Red Berenson (1984–present)

Seasons	1934–35 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

National championship seasons in bold

v t e Current men's ice hockey head coaches of the Big Ten Conference

Red Berenson (Michigan) Tom Anastos (Michigan State) Don Lucia (Minnesota) Steve Rohlik (Ohio State) Guy Gadowsky (Penn State) Mike Eaves (Wisconsin)

St. Louis Blues head coaches

Lynn Patrick (1967)
Scotty Bowman (1967-1971)
Al Arbour (1970-1971)
Scotty Bowman (1971)
Sid Abel (1971)
Bill McCreary (1971)
Al Arbour (1971-1972)
Jean-Guy Talbot (1972-1974)
Lou Angotti (1974)
Lynn Patrick (1974)
Garry Young (1974-1975)
Lynn Patrick (1975-1976)
Leo Boivin (1976)
Emile Francis (1976-1977)
Leo Boivin (1977-1978)
Barclay Plager (1978-1979)
Red Berenson (1979-1982)
Emile Francis (1982)
Barclay Plager (1982-1983)
Jacques Demers (1983-1986)
Jacques Martin (1986-1988)
Brian Sutter (1988-1992)
Bob Plager (1992)
Bob Berry (1992-1994)
Mike Keenan (1994-1996)
Jimmy Roberts (1996-1997)
Joel Quenneville (1997-2004)
Mike Kitchen (2004-2006)
Andy Murray (2006-2009)
Davis Payne (2009-2011)
Ken Hitchcock (2011-present)

Persondata
Name	Berenson, Red
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	December 8, 1939
Place of birth	Regina, SK, CAN
Date of death
Place of death

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