University of Michigan hockey head coach, and legend, Red Berenson has announced his retirment today after 33 seasons behind the bench for the Wolverines. It seems as though this is just a retirement from coaching, as Berenson will stay on with the university as a special advisor to Warde Manuel, the Director of Athletics.
Red reflects on his decision to retire after 33 seasons. #ThankYouRed#GoBlue 〽️ pic.twitter.com/DNRSOVCdwd
— Michigan Hockey (@umichhockey) April 10, 2017
Red Berenson Retires as University of Michigan Hockey Head Coach
During his tenure as the head coach of the Wolverine, Michigan went 848-426-92, good for an extremely impressive .654 winning percentage. Along with the impressive coaching record, the Wolverines also won the 1996 and 1998 NCAA National Championships under Berenson, the eighth and ninth national titles in school history.
Yet another amazing accomplishment under Berenson is that the University of Michigan has qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 23 of the last 27 seasons. They also had a 22-year tournament streak, spanning from 1991-2012, an NCAA record for most consecutive tournament appearances.
Along with the impressive records and individual record, Berenson became the fourth coach in NCAA Hockey history to reach the 800-win mark back in January of 2015. He is also fourth all-time in wins by a head coach in NCAA Hockey history. Coach Berenson was also named the 2016 Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year.
During his playing days, Berenson was a very solid player in his own right. He has University of Michigan hockey records in both goals scored (43) and hat tricks scored, with nine. After finishing his playing career with the University of Michigan, Berenson went on to play 17 seasons in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, and St. Louis Blues. Over the course of his 17 NHL seasons he scored 261 goals and had 397 assists over 987 games. This point total stands as a University of Michigan alumnus record in the NHL.
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