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Red Gendron is set to become the new head hockey coach at the University of Maine. A press conference is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday afternoon in Orono. Gendron returns to the school where he earned a master's degree and helped guide the 1993 team to one of the best seasons in the history of the NCAA.
November 27, 1957: Born in Boston, Massachusetts
Childhood: Grew up in Berlin, NH in northern New Hampshire, where he learned to be fluent in French, as well as English
1975: Graduated from Berlin High School (NH), winning a state championship
1979: Graduated from New England College, three-time captain of hockey team as a defenseman, member of baseball team, played for current Middlebury coach Bill Beaney
1979-1981: Returned to his high school alma mater as the Assistant Hockey Coach
1981-1990: Head Coach and Teacher At Bellows Free Academy (VT) where his hockey teams won four state championships
1990-1993: Assistant Coach for Shawn Walsh at Maine (1993 NCAA Champs)
1993-2002: Assistant Coach and Scout for New Jersey Devils
2002-2004: Head Coach of the Albany River Rats (AHL)
2004-2005: Head Coach and General Manager of the Indiana Ice (USHL)
2005-2011: Assistant Coach for Don "Toot" Cahoon at UMass-Amherst
2011-2013: Assistant Coach for Keith Allain at Yale (2013 NCAA Champs)
Personal: Married to his wife, Janet, and has two daughters, Katelyn and Allison