Mel Pearson
Canadian ice hockey player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the college ice hockey coach. For his father, see Mel Pearson (ice hockey, born 1938).
Melvin K. Pearson (born February 8, 1959) is a former college ice hockey player and the former head coach of the Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team. Pearson played for Michigan Tech from 1977 to 1981, then served as an assistant coach for the team from 1982 to 1988. Following the 1987–88 season, he spent 23 years as an assistant coach and associate head coach at Michigan under Red Berenson before returning to Michigan Tech as head coach in 2011.
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Born | (1959-02-08) February 8, 1959 (age 65) Vancouver, British Columbia |
Alma mater | Michigan Tech |
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1977–1981 | Michigan Tech |
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1982–1988 | Michigan Tech (assistant) |
1988–1999 | Michigan (assistant) |
1999–2011 | Michigan (associate head) |
2011–2017 | Michigan Tech |
2017–2022 | Michigan |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 217–157–45 (.572) |
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