Red Berenson has led Michigan to 22 straight trips to the NCAA Tournament.
University of Michigan head coach Gordon “Red” Berenson begins his 29th season behind the bench for the Wolverines in 2012-13. Through 28 seasons at U-M, he ranks fifth on the NCAA all-time wins list, amassing a career record of 752-352-77 (.670). He has also guided the Maize and Blue to 25 consecutive winning seasons and 22 straight NCAA Tournament bids – a national record. Berenson coached in his 1,000th collegiate game in 2007-08, one of his best seasons as determined by his peers, and was voted as CCHA Coach of the Year and National Coach of the Year. The Wolverines recorded an impressive 33-6-4 record that year, won the CCHA regular season and tournament championships, earned their
first Great Lakes Invitational title since 1996 and reached the NCAA Frozen Four. Under Berenson’s leadership, Michigan has proven to be an unstoppable force in the CCHA, finishing first or second 19 times over a 21-year span from 1991-2011. During that period, the Maize and Blue won 11 regular season titles – the most in conference history – and nine CCHA Tournament championships. The Wolverines have also captured 11 GLI championships with Berenson, nine of which came consecutively from 1988-96. Since the 1990-91 season – when U-M’s 22year streak of NCAA Tournament appearances started – Berenson has guided the Wolverines to a 103-39-7 (.715) record against non-conference, regular-season opponents. Under Berenson’s guidance, two Wolverines have won the Hobey Baker Memorial Award: Brendan Morrison in 1997 and Kevin Porter in 2008. Additionally, 36 players have earned AllAmerica recognition. Berenson is the fourth former Michigan captain to coach the Wolverines, accepting the position in May 1984. The legendary U-M center was a three-year letterwinner, earning AllAmerica and MVP honors his junior and senior season (1961 and 1962). At the end of his senior season, he played in nine games for Montreal, becoming the first collegian to step directly into the NHL. Over 17 seasons he accumulated 261 goals and 397
Memorable Moments
assists for 658 points in 987 games, which is the most by any Michigan alumnus in the NHL. Following his retirement as a player in 1978, Berenson remained in St. Louis as a member of the Blues’ coaching staff and was named the 1981 NHL Coach of the Year. For his outstanding service to hockey in the United States, the NHL and USA Hockey honored Berenson and four others with the Lester Patrick Award in the fall of 2006. Berenson and his wife, Joy, reside in Ann Arbor and are the parents of two daughters, Kelly and Sandy, and two sons, Gordie and Rusty.
BERENSON BEHIND THE BENCH
Year School Overall Conference 1984-pres. Michigan 752-352-77 512-247-65 Career 752-352-77 512-247-65
UM COACHING HISTORY
Year School Overall Conference 1922-27 Joseph Barss 26-21-4 1927-44 Ed Lowrey 124-136-21 1944-57 Vic Heyliger 228-61-13 1957-73 Al Renfrew 222-207-11 1973-80 Dan Farrell 136-131-6 1980 Wilf Martin 1-1-0 1980-84 John Giordano 68-75-6 36-51-5 1984-pres. Red Berenson 752-352-77 512-247-65
MICHIGAN WOLVERINES
RED BERENSON HEAD COACH
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January 12, 1923 – Michigan’s hockey program plays its first varsity contest and defeats
Wisconsin, 2-1, in double overtime.
March 17, 1956 – U-M wins its sixth NCAA title in nine seasons (1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955), all under head coach Vic Heyliger. Michigan knocks off Michigan Tech by a score of 7-5.
March 15-17, 1991 – The Wolverines play their first NCAA Tournament games since
1977. U-M wins the three-game series against Cornell in Ann Arbor, but the Big Red faithful indoctrinate U-M fans with numerous chants and cheers still popular at Yost today.
March 30, 1996 – Michigan wins its eighth NCAA championship and its first since 1964. Brendan Morrison scores the overtime game-winner to send the Wolverines past Colorado College, 3-2, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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March 28, 1997 -- Brendan Morrison becomes the first Wolverine to earn the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. Morrison, U-M’s all-time career scoring leader, posted 31 goals and 57 assists in 1996-97. April 11 & 15, 2008 – Senior captain Kevin Porter becomes Michigan’s second Hobey Baker Award winner. Four days later, Red Berenson is named National Coach of the Year for the first time after recording the 11th 30-win season of his career and reaching the Frozen Four for the 10th time. U-M was 33-64 in 2007-08.
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Billy Powers
Assistant Coach
November 19, 2010 – Michigan won its 500th game at Yost Ice Arena on Nov. 19, 2010, by routing Lake Superior State 7-2. Alltime, U-M is 511-187-33 (.722) at Yost since moving into the retro-fitted building in 197374. February 19, 2011 - Senior captain Carl Hagelin saved senior night on Feb. 19, 2011, when he scored the game-tying goal vs. Western Michigan with 39.1 seconds left in regulation. Hagelin then won the game with 2.9 seconds left on the clock in overtime.
2008 Hobey Baker Award winner Kevin Porter
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Faculty Athletic Rep.
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