Michigan Ice Hockey Coaching Records
Brandon Naurato (right)
(Through 2024-25 Season)
Coach | Years | Seasons | Overall | Pct. | Conference | Pct. | Conference Titles* |
NCAA Berths |
NCAA Titles |
Joe Barss | 1922-27 | 5 | 26-21-4 | .549 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Edward Lowrey | 1927-44 | 17 | 124-136-21 | .479 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Vic Heyliger | 1944-57 | 13 | 228-61-13 | .776 | 74-21-3 | .770 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
Al Renfrew | 1957-73 | 16 | 222-207-11 | .517 | 139-161-6 | .464 | 1# | 2 | 1 |
Dan Farrell | 1973-80 | 7 | 135-129-6 | .511 | 97-112-5 | .465 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Wilf Martin^ | 1980 | 1 | 1-1-0 | .500 | 0-0-0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Giordano | 1980-84 | 4 | 68-75-6 | .661 | 51-64-5 | .446 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Red Berenson | 1984-2017 | 33 | 848-426-92 | .654 | 562-295-75 | .643 | 11 | 23 | 2 |
Mel Pearson | 2017-22 | 5 | 99-65-16 | .594 | 58-47-11 | .547 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Brandon Naurato | 2022-present | 3 | 67-42-9 | .606 | 35-31-6 | .528 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 1922-present | 103 | 1,818-1,163-178 | .604 | 1,016-731-111 | .577 | 14 | 41 | 9 |
* Regular-season conference titles
# Renfrew also won five unofficial Big Ten titles during that era (1958-81)
^ Martin coached the first two games of the 1980-81 season before Giordano took over the coaching duties
Conferences:
Midwest Collegiate Hockey League (1951-53)
Western Intercollegiate Hockey League (1953-58)
Big Ten Conference - unofficial (1958-81)
Western Collegiate Hockey Association (1959-81)
Central Collegiate Hockey Association (1981-2013)
Big Ten Conference (2013-present)

Joe
Barss

Edward
Lowrey

Vic
Heyliger

Al
Renfrew

Dan
Farrell

Wilf
Martin

John
Giordano

Red
Berenson

Mel
Pearson

Brandon
Naurato