John H writes... > 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?). Yep. That's how I have heard it. The day following his final game as a Wolverine, Red boarded a train to Boston and played for the Canadiens that night. I believe this would have been in 1963 (his's senior year was 1962-63). Sure there have been college players to play in the NHL before Red Berenson, but to step out of a college game and right into a NHL game the next day? MC -- | "Here we sit in a branchy row, | The Mike Collingridge | Thinking of beautiful things we know; | Hockey Disclaimer: Any | Dreaming of deeds that we meant to do, | Line views expressed | All complete, in a minute or two ..." | Shift are only my own. | -- Rudyard Kipling's _Road-Song_of_the_Bandar-Log_