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Red Berenson is returning for another season at Michigan

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Photo by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey
Photo by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey

 

By @MichaelCaples –

The University of Michigan’s hockey program is in the midst of their season-end banquet with the Dekers Club right now, and the Twitter account for the organization posted some interesting news.

Per the Dekers Club Twitter account, 76-year-old Red Berenson will be back for another season with the Wolverines. The announcement was soon confirmed by the University of Michigan, and Berenson had the following to say via press release:

“I’m excited about the direction of the program and the challenge of working with our student-athletes to improve on a daily basis and achieve our goal of winning championships,” Berenson said. “This season has been inspiring for our team, our staff, and the fans. Our success has been the motivation to return to help the program take another step forward. I feel fortunate to be at Michigan and appreciate the support from our new athletic director.”

The 2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year seemed to be leaning towards retirement throughout the season, but a B1G tournament title and a win in the NCAA Tournament over Notre Dame apparently changed his mind.

“I look forward to Red continuing as our coach because of his leadership and commitment to academic and athletic excellence as well as his commitment to the University of Michigan,” athletic director Warde Manuel said in the release. “These are core principles that we stick by, and they have guided Coach Berenson’s distinguished tenure at Michigan.”

 

The Michigan Hockey Twitter account shared the video of him saying he had spoken with Manuel and that he will return for another season.