Dennis "Red" Gendron was an ice hockey coach, most recently for the University of Maine men's ice hockey team.
11 Facts About Red Gendron
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Red Gendron's name was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1995 and 2000.
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In July 2005 Gendron was hired by Don "Toot" Cahoon to serve as assistant coach for the University of Massachusetts men's hockey team, a position he held for six seasons.
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In 2011, Red Gendron was named associate head coach at Yale University, a position he would remain in for two seasons.
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On May 17,2013, Red Gendron was named the fifth head coach in the history of the University of Maine men's hockey.
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Red Gendron served as an assistant coach for 1993,2001, and 2002 World Junior Championships for Team USA and has worked several US Select 16 and 17 teams.
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Red Gendron's book Coaching Hockey Successfully, published in 2002, is used by USA Hockey as the advanced-level manual for its coaching education program.
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Red Gendron grew up in Berlin, New Hampshire, graduated from Berlin High School in 1975, and played on the state championship hockey team his senior year.
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Red Gendron attended New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire where he studied History and Secondary Education, played on the baseball team, and played defenseman and served as a three-year captain for the hockey team.
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Red Gendron was fluent in both French and English, and spoke some Russian.
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Red Gendron died after a medical event while golfing on April 9,2021.