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
2021-22 Season Team Stats of those signing:
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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
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.