ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The first thing fans should know about Mel Pearson is that he's a winner who was raised in hockey by a trio of Wolverine legends as well as a father who played in the NHL for the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins.
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The second thing that stands out about Pearson is that he's a people person with a lively sense of humor. When I asked what made him proudest from his near quarter-century as a University of Michigan assistant coach, he said it was the relationships built with his players.