Legendary University of Michigan head coach Gordon “Red” Berenson has announced
his retirement after 33 years at the Wolverine helm.
Berenson, 77, fashioned an 848-426-92 overall mark at his alma mater
from 1984 to 2017, including NCAA titles in 1996 and 1998, while coming within an overtime goal of a third in 2011. He also led the
Wolverines to 10 Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular-season championships
and nine CCHA Tournament crowns, plus a record 22 consecutive NCAA Tournament
berths from 1991 to 2012. Michigan also won the 2015-16 Big Ten regular-season
and conference crowns under his watch, plus a total of 15 Great Lakes
Invitational championships, including nine straight GLI titles between 1988 and 1996.
A native of Regina, Sask., who holds both bachelor’s and
master’s degrees from Michigan, Berenson skated for the Wolverines from 1959 to
1962 before turning pro right after, one of the first college-trained players to do so. He played almost 20 seasons in the NHL
with Montreal, St. Louis, the New York Rangers and Detroit, recording 261 goals
and 397 assists for 658 points in 987 regular-season outings.
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