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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey coach (1957–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
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| name               = Red Gendron
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| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1957|11|27}}
| birth_place        = [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2021|4|9|1957|11|27}}
| death_place        = [[Orono, Maine]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = [[New England College]], BA (1979) <br /> [[University of Maine]], ME (1993)
| coach_years1       = 1981–1990
| coach_team1        = [[Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans|Bellows Free Academy]]
| coach_years2       = 1990–1993
| coach_team2        = [[Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey|Maine]] (assistant)
| coach_years3       = 1994–1996
| coach_team3        = [[New Jersey Devils]] (assistant)
| coach_years4       = 1996–2000
| coach_team4        = [[Albany River Rats]] (assistant)
| coach_years5       = 2000–2002
| coach_team5        = [[New Jersey Devils]] (scout)
| coach_years6       = 2002–2004
| coach_team6        = [[Albany River Rats]]
| coach_years7       = 2004–2005
| coach_team7        = [[Indiana Ice]]
| coach_years8       = 2005–2011
| coach_team8        = [[UMass Minutemen ice hockey|UMass]] (assistant)
| coach_years9       = 2011–2013
| coach_team9        = [[Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey|Yale]] (associate HC)
| coach_years10      = 2013–2021
| coach_team10       = [[Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey|Maine]]
| overall_record     = 103–137–33 ({{winpct|103|137|33}})
| bowl_record        = 
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| championships      = [[1993 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1993 NCAA Championship (Assistant)]] <br> [[1995 Stanley Cup Finals|1995 Stanley Cup (Assistant)]] <br> [[2000 Stanley Cup Finals|2000 Stanley Cup (Assistant)]] <br> [[2013 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|2013 NCAA Championship (Associate)]]
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'''Dennis "Red" Gendron''' (November 27, 1957 – April 9, 2021) was an ice hockey coach, most recently for the [[Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey|University of Maine men's ice hockey team]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mahoney|first=Larry|title=Red Gendron receives four-year contract as UMaine's fifth head men's ice hockey coach|date=27 May 2013|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2013/05/27/sports/umaine-names-red-gendron-its-fourth-head-mens-ice-hockey-coach/|publisher=Bangor Daily News}}</ref>  Gendron previously served as head coach for the [[Albany River Rats]] and [[Indiana Ice]] and held multiple positions for the [[New Jersey Devils]], [[Albany River Rats]], [[Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey|University of Maine]], [[UMass Minutemen ice hockey|University of Massachusetts]], [[Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey|Yale University]], and [[USA Hockey|Team USA]]

== Coaching career ==

===High school===
Gendron's first coaching position was as assistant coach to Albie Brodeur for two seasons, from 1979 to 1981 at his alma mater, [[Berlin High School (New Hampshire)|Berlin High School]] in [[Berlin, New Hampshire]].  In 1981, he accepted his first head coaching position at [[Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans|Bellows Free Academy]], in [[St. Albans (city), Vermont|St. Albans, Vermont]].  During his nine years at BFA, Gendron led the Bobwhites to four state championships (1982, 1983, 1987 and 1988)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfasta.net/athletics/teams/winter/boys-ice-hockey/team-history|title=Team History|website=bfasta.net|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725112040/http://www.bfasta.net/athletics/teams/winter/boys-ice-hockey/team-history |archive-date=25 July 2012 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>  and was twice named Vermont coach of the year. While at BFA he coached future [[National Hockey League|NHL]] All-Star [[John LeClair]], coached [[baseball]] and [[American football|football]], and taught history.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jordan|first=Glenn|title=From those who know: Gendron a solid hire|url=http://www.pressherald.com/sports/from-those-who-know-gendron-a-solid-hire_1969-12-31.html|publisher=Portland Press Herald|accessdate=11 June 2013}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===University of Maine (1990–93)===
Gendron's entered the collegiate coaching ranks in 1990 as an assistant coach for [[Shawn Walsh]] at the [[Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey|University of Maine]] men's hockey team.  In his third season as an assistant at Maine, Gendron helped guide the Black Bears to the [[1993 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1993 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship]] and an overall record of 42–1–2.  During his two seasons as assistant coach at Maine, Gendron coached two [[Hobey Baker Award]] winners, [[Scott Pellerin|Scott Pellerin in 1991–92]] and [[Paul Kariya|Paul Kariya in 1992–93]].

===New Jersey Devils/Albany River Rats===
In the summer of 1993 the [[New Jersey Devils]] hired Gendron to serve as a technological specialist for the 1993–94 season.  The following season, [[1994–95 New Jersey Devils season|1994–95]], Gendron was promoted to assistant coach serving under head coach [[Jacques Lemaire]] and alongside fellow assistant coach [[Larry Robinson]]. That season the Devils would go on to defeat the [[Detroit Red Wings]] to capture the team's first [[1995 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup championship]].

For the 1996–97 season, Gendron was named assistant coach of the [[New Jersey Devils]] [[American Hockey League|AHL]] affiliate [[Albany River Rats]], a position he remained in until the 1999–00 season.  During the 2000–01 and 2001–02 season Gendron served as a scout for the Devils.

Gendron became head coach of the Albany River Rats for the 2002–03 season.  He was replaced during the 2003–04 AHL season by [[Robbie Ftorek]].

During Gendron's tenure as a member of the New Jersey Devils organization the team won three Stanley Cup Championships [[1995 Stanley Cup Finals|1995]], [[2000 Stanley Cup Finals|2000]], [[2003 Stanley Cup Finals|2003]] and finished runner-up in [[2001 Stanley Cup Finals|2001]].  His name was engraved on the [[Stanley Cup]] in 1995 and 2000.

===Indiana Ice===
On June 17, 2004, the [[United States Hockey League|USHL's]] [[Indiana Ice]] named Gendron head coach.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gendron to guide Indiana Ice|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3048968&l_id=&t_id=|publisher=USHL|date = 2004-06-17}}</ref>

===University of Massachusetts===
In July 2005 Gendron was hired by Don "Toot" Cahoon to serve as assistant coach for the [[UMass Minutemen ice hockey|University of Massachusetts]] men's hockey team,<ref>{{cite web|title=Hockey Vet Gendron Joins UMass|url=http://www.uscho.com/2005/07/29/hockey-vet-gendron-joins-umass/|publisher=USCHO|accessdate=11 June 2013|date=2005-07-29}}</ref> a position he held for six seasons.  While at UMass, he helped the Minutemen reach the [[2007 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament]]  where they eventually lost in the regional final to the [[Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey|University of Maine]].   That postseason appearance represented the first NCAA Division 1 tournament appearance for the Minutemen since the program rejoined Division 1 for the 1993–94 season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Powers|first=DJ|title=2007 NCAA Tournament Preview|url=http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/9522/|publisher=hockeysfuture.com|accessdate=11 June 2013|date=2007-03-23}}</ref>

===Yale University===
In 2011, Gendron was named associate head coach at [[Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey|Yale University]], a position he would remain in for two seasons.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=Mar 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034622/http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/coaches/gendron_red |title=Red Gendron |language=en |website=www.yalebulldogs.com |access-date=20 August 2023 |url=http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/coaches/gendron_red}}</ref>  In his second season as an associate head coach of the Bulldogs, Gendron helped guide the team to the first national championship in school history in [[2013 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|2013]].

===University of Maine (2013–2021)===
On May 17, 2013, Gendron was named the fifth head coach in the history of the [[Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey|University of Maine men's hockey]].

===International===
Gendron served as an assistant coach for 1993, 2001, and 2002 World Junior Championships for Team USA and also has worked several U.S. Select 16 and 17 teams.

== Author ==
Gendron's book ''Coaching Hockey Successfully'', published in 2002, is used by [[USA Hockey]] as the advanced-level manual for its coaching education program.

== Personal life ==
Gendron grew up in [[Berlin, New Hampshire]], graduated from [[Berlin High School (New Hampshire)|Berlin High School]] in 1975, and played on the state championship hockey team his senior year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Red Gendron To Be Inducted To The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey Hall of Fame|url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-hockey/stories/032007aad.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093927/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-hockey/stories/032007aad.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2016|accessdate=11 June 2013}}</ref>  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.  He and his wife, Janet, had two daughters, Katelyn and Allison.  Gendron was fluent in both French and English, and spoke some Russian.

Gendron died after a medical event while golfing on April 9, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=UMaine ice hockey coach Red Gendron dead at 63|date=9 April 2021|url=https://bangordailynews.com/2021/04/09/sports/umaine-sports/umaine-ice-hockey-coach-red-gendron-dead-at-63/|publisher=Bangor Daily News|accessdate=9 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UMaine Men's Ice Hockey coach dies|date=9 April 2021 |url=https://www.wabi.tv/2021/04/09/umaine-mens-ice-hockey-coach-dies/|publisher=WABI|accessdate=9 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UMaine men's hockey coach Red Gendron dies|date=9 April 2021|url=https://www.wmtw.com/article/umaine-mens-hockey-coach-red-gendron-dies/36080008|publisher=WMTW|accessdate=9 April 2021}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
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{{CIH yearly record subhead
|name       = [[Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey|{{color|white|Maine Black Bears}}]]
|color      = color:white; background:#003263; {{box-shadow border|a|#B0D7FF|2px}}
|startyear  = 2013
|conflong   = Hockey East
|conference = Hockey East
|endyear    = 2021
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2013–14 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2013–14]]
 | name         = [[Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey|Maine]]
 | overall      = 16–15–4
 | conference   = 9–8–3
 | confstanding = 6th
 | postseason   = [[2014 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|Hockey East Quarterfinals]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2014–15]]
 | name         = [[2014–15 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season|Maine]]
 | overall      = 14–22–3
 | conference   = 8–12–2
 | confstanding = t-9th
 | postseason   = [[2015 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|Hockey East Opening Round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2015–16]]
 | name         = Maine
 | overall      = 8–24–6
 | conference   = 5–15–2
 | confstanding = 11th
 | postseason   = [[2016 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|Hockey East Opening Round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2016–17]]
 | name         = Maine
 | overall      = 11–21–4
 | conference   = 5–15–2
 | confstanding = 11th
 | postseason   = [[2017 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|Hockey East Opening Round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2017–18 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2017–18]]
 | name         = [[2017–18 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season|Maine]]
 | overall      = 18–16–4
 | conference   = 10–11–3
 | confstanding = t-5th
 | postseason   = [[2018 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|Hockey East Quarterfinals]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2018–19 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2018–19]]
 | name         =[[2018–19 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season|Maine]]
 | overall      = 15–17–4
 | conference   = 11–9–4
 | confstanding = 6th
 | postseason   = [[2019 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|Hockey East Quarterfinals]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2019–20 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2019–20]]
 | name         = [[2019–20 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season|Maine]]
 | overall      = 18–11–5
 | conference   = 12–9–3
 | confstanding = 4th
 | postseason   = [[2020 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|Tournament cancelled]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = [[2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2020–21]]
 | name         = [[2020–21 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season|Maine]]
 | overall      = 3–11–2
 | conference   = 3–10–2
 | confstanding = 8th
 | postseason   = [[2021 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|Hockey East Opening Round]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Maine
 | overall    = 103–137–33 ({{winpct|103|137|33}})
 | confrecord = 65–97–22 ({{winpct|65|97|22}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
|overall      = 103–137–33 ({{winpct|103|137|33}})
|confrecord   = 
}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://goblackbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=328 Official Biography, Maine Black Bears]
* {{Ice hockey stats}}

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