HEYLIGER PASSES AWAY

MGoBlue.com is reporting that former Michigan coach Vic Heyliger has
passed away at the age of 87.

Heyliger is one of the most successful coaches in Wolverine hockey
history. He posted a 228-61-13 career record and his .776 win
percentage is tops amongst all U-M hockey coaches. During his 13 year
span as head coach from 1944 to 1957, he led the Wolverines to six
national championships. His team won the inaugural NCAA Championship
in 1948, then went on to win the title five times in six years from
1951-56. He's the only coach to three-peat as NCAA champions.

MGoBlue.com will have more info shortly.

BERENSON TO RECEIVE LESTER PATRICK AWARD
From MGoBlue.com

NEW YORK -- University of Michigan head ice hockey coach Gordon "Red"
Berenson has been named one of five honorees who will be receiving the
Lester Patrick Award, the National Hockey League announced Tuesday
(Oct. 3). Berenson, along with hockey greats Steve Yzerman, Reed
Larson, Glen Sonmor and Marcel Dionne, will be recognized Monday, Nov.
6, at a luncheon at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. The Patrick Award is
given for outstanding service to hockey in the United States.

Berenson (U-M, 1962) is in his 23rd season at the helm for the
Wolverines and owns a 585-278-63 record. Berenson is in eighth place
on college hockey's coaching wins list and is one of 14 head coaches
in college hockey history to accumulate 500 wins. With 15 more
victories he will be just the eighth coach to accumulate 600 career
wins in the NCAA. He has led Michigan to a pair of NCAA championships
(1996, 1998) and 16 consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament,
the longest active streak of any school in college hockey.

Before coaching at his alma mater, Berenson spent three seasons
(1980-82) as head coach of the NHL's St. Louis Blues, earning NHL
Coach of the Year honors in 1981.

Berenson played for the Wolverines from 1960-62, earning All-America
honors twice and captaining the team as a senior. He was the first
collegiate player to step immediately into the NHL as he played in his
first NHL game for the Montreal Canadiens in 1962 one night after his
college career came to a close. Berenson spent 17 seasons as a player
in the NHL, skating for the Canadiens, New York Rangers, Detroit Red
Wings and St. Louis Blues.

The Lester Patrick Award was presented to the NHL by the New York
Rangers in 1966. It honors the memory of Lester Patrick, who spent 50
years in hockey as a player, coach and general manager, and was a
pioneer in the sport's development.

Among those eligible to win the Lester Patrick Award are players,
coaches, broadcasters, referees and linesmen, as well as team and
league executives.

With the addition of Berenson, Dionne, Larson, Sonmor and Yzerman, the
list of individuals honored stands at 100, in addition to three United
States Olympic hockey teams.

Tickets for the Lester Patrick Award Luncheon are $125 each, and all
proceeds benefit the USA Hockey Foundation. To order tickets, call
212-789-2114.

Red Berenson Quotes

On receiving the Lester Patrick Award ... "Well, I'm flattered to be
recognized and remembered. I've been in the U.S. for a long time. I've
been around the growth of hockey in the United States. If I've had a
small part in it I'm pleased. One thing I've always believed in has
been education and hockey. Obviously, college hockey has been my
niche. It's interesting that we have mostly U.S. players now. If this
is an award recognizing your involvement in hockey in the U.S. then
that's what I've been doing. I've been working with college players
and mostly U.S. players. It's been good. We've seen a lot of change
over the years I've been here. I think it's a bit of an award for
college hockey too."

On the presentation taking place in Detroit ... "It's terrific. You
couldn't plan something better. I played with Marcel (Dionne) when he
first got drafted to Detroit. Of course Steve Yzerman, we've watched
him his whole career. Reed Larson, I think I coached against him and
may have played against him. They all played for Detroit. Outside of
Glen Sonmor, it's really a Detroit group. I've known Glen Sonmor for
years too because we crossed paths when he was coaching at Minnesota
and I was in St. Louis. Then he's always been a Minnesota college
hockey guy. I know everyone very well in that group. I'm really
flattered to being a part of it."

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Jason
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