Red Berenson: 1968-69 O-Pee-Chee 114

1968-69 O-Pee-Chee 114 Red Berenson Hockey Card (Front)

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Card Notes

A former All-American at the University of Michigan, Red Berenson became one of the most exciting players in the NHL after being traded to St. Louis last season. He’s a speed merchant on skates and can play all three forward positions.

En Français

Ancienne étoile de l’Université du Michigan, Red Berenson devint l’un des joueurs les plus excitants dans la LNH après avoir été échangé au St-Louis la saison dernière. C’est un patineur rapide qui peut occuper n’importe laquelle des trois positions à l’avant.

Details

On November 27, 1967, Red Berenson was traded from the New York Rangers to the St. Louis Blues with Barclay Plager for Ron Stewart and Ron Attwell. The trade was a game-changer for Berenson. In 185 regular season NHL games with the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers between 1961-62 and November 27, 1967, Red scored just 16 goals. In 55 games with the Blues in 1967-68, he scored 22.

Following the trade, Berenson responded with a four game point streak with his new team. His best game in that first year was a four point performance in a 4-1 home win over the Oakland Seals. Before the game was five minutes old, Red had two goals, the second holding on as the game winner. He also assisted on a shorthanded goal by Gary Sabourin and the eighth of the year for Jim Roberts.

In the post season, Berenson scored a shorthanded goal late in the third period of game 3 in the final series against the Montreal Canadiens. It was his second of the game, scored unassisted with less than three minutes left on the clock to force overtime. Unfortunately, just 1:13 into the first extra period, Bobby Rousseau scored for the Habs to give Montreal the win and a 3-0 series lead.

Berenson’s claim to fame came early in the 1968-69 NHL season when he scored six goals in an 8-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers at the Spectrum. On November 7, 1968, Red scored the first five goals of the game and the last while also adding an assist on a Camille Henry goal for a seven point game. Doug Favell was in net for the Flyers while Jacques Plante turned away 26 shots for shutout win.

Between 1961-62 and 1977-78, Red Berenson played 987 regular season and 85 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings. He was awarded the Jack Adams Award in 1980-81 as NHL coach of the year with the Blues. He went on to a legendary career coaching at the University of Michigan.

Red Berenson NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1961-62	Montreal Canadiens	4	1	2	3	4
1962-63	Montreal Canadiens	37	2	6	8	15
1963-64	Montreal Canadiens	69	7	9	16	12
1964-65	Montreal Canadiens	3	1	2	3	0
1965-66	Montreal Canadiens	23	3	4	7	12
1966-67	New York Rangers	30	0	5	5	2
1967-68	New York Rangers	19	2	1	3	2
1967-68	St. Louis Blues	55	22	29	51	22
1968-69	St. Louis Blues	76	35	47	82	43
1969-70	St. Louis Blues	67	33	39	72	38
1970-71	St. Louis Blues	45	16	26	42	12
1970-71	Detroit Red Wings	24	5	12	17	4
1971-72	Detroit Red Wings	78	28	41	69	16
1972-73	Detroit Red Wings	78	13	30	43	8
1973-74	Detroit Red Wings	76	24	42	66	28
1974-75	Detroit Red Wings	27	3	3	6	8
1974-75	St. Louis Blues	44	12	19	31	12
1975-76	St. Louis Blues	72	20	27	47	47
1976-77	St. Louis Blues	80	21	28	49	8
1977-78	St. Louis Blues	80	13	25	38	12
	Totals	987	261	397	658	305

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1961-62	Montreal Canadiens	5	2	0	2	0
1962-63	Montreal Canadiens	5	0	0	0	0
1963-64	Montreal Canadiens	7	0	0	0	4
1964-65	Montreal Canadiens	9	0	1	1	2
1965-66	Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0	0
1966-67	New York Rangers	4	0	1	1	2
1967-68	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1967-68	St. Louis Blues	18	5	2	7	9
1968-69	St. Louis Blues	12	7	3	10	20
1969-70	St. Louis Blues	16	7	5	12	8
1970-71	St. Louis Blues	0	0	0	0	0
1970-71	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1971-72	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1972-73	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1973-74	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1974-75	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1974-75	St. Louis Blues	2	1	0	1	0
1975-76	St. Louis Blues	3	1	2	3	0
1976-77	St. Louis Blues	4	0	0	0	4
1977-78	St. Louis Blues	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	85	23	14	37	49

NHL Hockey Trivia: Red Berenson