For anyone who's interested, I'm forwarding links to two new releases
from Michigan Hockey.
The first, consistent with the new echo in Yost Arena, offers
descriptions of the eight Michigan players who have thus far signed pro
contracts since the NCAA Semifinal loss to Denver, including four
previously covered in an earlier release on Frozen Four Weekend.
The second is a summary of Red Berenson's hockey life.
*_(1) MICHIGAN HOCKEY - Post-season Pro Signings_*
https://mgoblue.com/news/2022/4/13/ice-hockey-wolverines-sign-professional-contracts-2022.aspx?utm_source=twmh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ihmrelease&utm_content=nhlcontracts&elqTrackId=f956693417f840d9a98e07cee843a8b0&elq=f278f2e447fd4f41aa651ebddf23b791&elqaid=393&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=256
<https://mgoblue.com/news/2022/4/13/ice-hockey-wolverines-sign-professional-contracts-2022.aspx?utm_source=twmh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ihmrelease&utm_content=nhlcontracts&elqTrackId=f956693417f840d9a98e07cee843a8b0&elq=f278f2e447fd4f41aa651ebddf23b791&elqaid=393&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=256>
*_2021-22 Season Team Stats of those signing:_*
> *Player*
> *Goals* *Assts* *PTS* *Shot%*
> *Team **Scoring Rank
> * *Signed* *Olympic **Team*
> Beniers, Matty
> 20 23 43 0.225
> 1 NHL - Championship Weekend USA
> Brisson, Brendan
> 21 21 42 0.184
> 2 AHL - following week USA
> Bordeleau, Thomas
> 12 25 37 0.136
> 4 AHL - following week
> Johnson, Kent
> 8 29 37 0.108
> 5 NHL - Championship Weekend
> Power, Owen
> 3 29 32 0.056
> 6 NHL - Championship Weekend Canada
> Blankenburg, Nick
> 14 15 29 0.132
> 7 NHL - Championship Weekend
> Beecher, Johnny
> 6 9 15 0.095
> 13 NHL - following week
> Van Wyhe, Garrett
> 6 6 12 0.077
> 15 AHL - following week
>
The complete 2021-22 Michigan Hockey Statistics are at
https://mgoblue.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/stats
*_(2) Michigan Man: The Red Berenson Story_*
https://mgoblue.com/watch/?Archive=30260&type=Archive
<https://mgoblue.com/watch/?Archive=30260&type=Archive>
I remember several Friday afternoons, as a high school senior, when I
rushed to the bus station after class to catch a Greyhound for the
100-mile ride to Ann Arbor. The attraction was watching Red Berenson in
his senior season. I remember when the Frozen Four had a consolation
game. I remember that Berenson rushed from there to Boston so, the
night after his final college game, he could score the goal for Montreal
that set the NHL team record for most goals in a season. This video
story opens with that scene.
I've always been delighted Red chose Michigan and that his emphasis as a
coach was on players who wanted a good education. I was always
impressed that the farm kid from Saskatchewan returned to get his MBA in
the NHL off-season, an MBA he never used in the business world. He's my
idea of what athletic coaches should aim to be.
Then I saw this video's title, I assumed it focused on Michigan hockey
during Red's periods of involvement. But I just watched it and,
surprise, it's about Red Berenson, the person, who can't be described
without involving hockey. This is a great story, well presented in 53
minutes. I hope others enjoy it.
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