Red Berenson

Red Berenson

Born	(1939-12-08) December 8, 1939 Regina, SK, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
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 32nd 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 coaching the Michigan Wolverines

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.

On January 10, 2015, Berenson became the fourth coach in Division I men's hockey history reach 800 career wins.^[3]

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-WCHA First Team	1960–61
AHCA West All-American	1960–61
All-WCHA First Team	1961–62
AHCA West All-American	1961–62
All-NCAA All-Tournament First Team	1962	^[4]

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.
↑ "Red Berenson's Road to 800 Career Wins". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

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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
Preceded by Jeff Jackson	Spencer Penrose Award 2007–08	Succeeded by Jack Parker
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

Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey

Venues	Weinberg Coliseum (1914–1973) Yost Ice Arena (1973–present)

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 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 1999–00 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 2014–15 2015–16

Conference affiliations	WCHA (1951–1958, 1959–1981) CCHA (1981–2013) Big Ten (2013–Present)

Rivalries	Michigan State

Culture & lore	Great Lakes Invitational The Big Chill at the Big House Cold War

All-time leaders	Brendan Morrison (284 Points) Denny Felsner (139 Goals) Marty Turco (127 Wins)

National championships	1948 1951 1952 1953 1955 1956 1964 1996 1998

Frozen Four appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1962 1964 1977 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 2001 2002 2003 2008 2011

NCAA Tournament appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1962 1964 1977 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Conference Tournament champions	CCHA: 1994 1996 1997 1999 2002 2003 2005 2008 2010

Hobey Baker winners	Brendan Morrison (1997) Kevin Porter (2008)

University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

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)

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