James Old writes...
>This brings to mind a related question.  I was once told that U Mich coach
>Red Berenson was the first college player to make it in the NHL.  Is there
>any truth to that statement, or is it entirely wrong?  Sounds fishy to me,
but
>I have no way of knowing for sure.
 
Well, I'm not the definitive truth, but I believe the correct story is that
Coach Berenson was the first to go *directly* from college to the pros.  He
played for Michigan and the Montreal Canadiens in the span of about 24 hours
(1962?).
 
  John H
  U Mich