Red Berenson, Head Coach

Gordon "Red" Berenson is in his 24th season as head coach at the University of Michigan.

Since taking over a struggling program in 1984, Berenson has returned the Wolverines to the upper echelon of college ice hockey, including reaching the ultimate goal twice with NCAA Championships in 1996 and 1998. In 2004-05, he guided U-M to the tenth 30-win season in school history, all of which have come under his watch. Berenson enters the 2007-08 campaign with 611 victories, placing him eighth all-time in NCAA wins.

Michigan has also dominated the CCHA under Berenson, finishing first or second over a 15-year span from 1991-2005. He has guided the Maize and Blue to nine regular-season titles in the last 16 campaigns.

Under Berenson, the Wolverines have reached the NCAA Frozen Four nine times in the last 16 years, including streaks of three (2001-03) and four years (1995-98). Michigan has played in the last 17 NCAA Tournaments, which is a record for most repeat appearances in the chase for the national championship. The Wolverines have won seven of the last 14 CCHA Tournament titles.

Berenson, who has fashioned a 611-292-64 record (.665) in 23 seasons with the Wolverines, is the eighth collegiate ice hockey coach to record 600 career victories, reaching the milestone on January 12, 2007 against Northern Michigan.

For his outstanding service to hockey in the United States, the NHL honored Berenson and four others with the Lester Patrick Award in the fall of 2006.

A three-year letterwinner, Berenson is one of the top players in U-M history, earning All-America and MVP honors in his junior and senior seasons (1961 and 1962).

Berenson became the first collegian to step directly into the NHL when he played in nine games for Montreal at the end of the 1961-62 season.

During 17 seasons he accumulated 261-397-658 in 987 games - 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.

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.

Associate Coach and Assistant Coaches
Mel Pearson, Michigan Tech '81
Billy Powers, Michigan '88