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Canada Red Berenson
#9 St. Louis Blues / NHL - 77/78
2-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 2
1-time NHL Contribution to U.S. Hockey (Lester Patrick Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Dec 08, 1939
Position
LW
Age
85
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Regina, SK, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

Red Berenson scored 261 goals and 397 assists over 17 seasons with the Canadiens, Rangers, Blue, and Red Wings. He signed with Montréal in 1962 after leading the University of Michigan with 43 goals and 70 points. He played his first full season with the Canadiens in 1964 and won a Stanley Cup the following year. Berenson reached the 60-point mark 4 times and set career highs in 1969 with 35 goals and 82 points. The 6x All-Star retired in 1978.

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Red Berenson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1955-56 Regina Pats WJHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1956-57 Regina Pats SJHL 51* 21* 23* 44* 86* -* | Playoffs 7 4 3 7 4 -
1957-58 Regina Pats SJHL 51* 46* 49* 95* 62* -* | Playoffs 27 11 20 31 49 -
1958-59 Belleville McFarlands OHA-Sr. 1* 2* 1* 3* 2* -* |
Flin Flon Bombers SJHL -* -* -* -* -* -* | Playoffs 10 10 9 19 10 -
Canada WC 8* 9* 4* 13* 4* -* |
1959-60 Univ. of Michigan NCAA 28* 12* 7* 19* 12* -* |
1960-61 Univ. of Michigan NCAA 28* 24* 25* 49* -* -* |
1961-62 Univ. of Michigan “C” NCAA 28* 43* 27* 70* 40* -* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 4* 1* 2* 3* 4* -* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 0 -
1962-63 Montréal Canadiens NHL 37* 2* 6* 8* 15* -* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -
Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 30* 23* 25* 48* 28* -* |
1963-64 Montréal Canadiens NHL 69* 7* 9* 16* 12* -* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 4 -
1964-65 Montréal Canadiens NHL 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 2 -
Québec Aces AHL 65* 22* 34* 56* 16* -* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 8 -
1965-66 Montréal Canadiens NHL 23* 3* 4* 7* 12* -* |
Québec Aces AHL 34* 17* 36* 53* 14* -* | Playoffs 6 1 5 6 2 -
1966-67 New York Rangers NHL 30* 0* 5* 5* 2* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -
1967-68 New York Rangers NHL 19* 2* 1* 3* 2* -1* |
St. Louis Blues NHL 55* 22* 29* 51* 22* -8* | Playoffs 18 5 2 7 9 -
1968-69 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 76* 35* 47* 82* 43* 26* | Playoffs 12 7 3 10 20 -
1969-70 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 67* 33* 39* 72* 38* -3* | Playoffs 16 7 5 12 8 -
1970-71 St. Louis Blues “C” NHL 45* 16* 26* 42* 12* -7* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 24* 5* 12* 17* 4* -7* |
1971-72 Detroit Red Wings NHL 78* 28* 41* 69* 16* -8* |
1972-73 Detroit Red Wings NHL 78* 13* 30* 43* 8* -14* |
1973-74 Detroit Red Wings “C” NHL 76* 24* 42* 66* 28* -22* |
1974-75 Detroit Red Wings NHL 27* 3* 3* 6* 8* -10* |
St. Louis Blues NHL 44* 12* 19* 31* 12* -7* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -
1975-76 St. Louis Blues NHL 72* 20* 27* 47* 47* -11* | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 0 -
1976-77 St. Louis Blues NHL 80* 21* 28* 49* 8* -28* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -
1977-78 St. Louis Blues “C” NHL 80* 13* 25* 38* 12* -20* |

Red Berenson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1955-56 Regina Pats Memorial Cup 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1957-58 Regina Pats Memorial Cup 16* 7* 17* 24* 21* -* |
1958-59 Flin Flon Bombers Memorial Cup 6* 3* 3* 6* 2* -* |
1972-73 Canada Summit Summit72 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |

Red Berenson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 99* 39* 70* 109* 1.10* 30* -* | 2 11 2 * 7 * 9 * 0.82 * 10 * - *
EPHL 1 30* 23* 25* 48* 1.60* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 3 27* 10* 20* 30* 1.11* 23* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 84* 79* 59* 138* 1.64* 52* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 17 987* 261* 397* 658* 0.67* 305* -120* | 11 85 23 * 14 * 37 * 0.44 * 49 * - *
OHA-Sr. 1 1* 2* 1* 3* 3.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SJHL 3 102* 67* 72* 139* 1.36* 148* -* | 3 44 25 * 32 * 57 * 1.30 * 63 * - *
Summit72 1 2* 0* 1* 1* 0.50* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 8* 9* 4* 13* 1.63* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJHL 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Red Berenson Career Highlights

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Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for St. Louis Blues

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Michigan