MONTREAL – Sixty miles is all that separated the Pateryns' former home in Sterling Heights from Ann Arbor, MI.
That meant that George Pateryn and his wife, Jenny, enjoyed a treat few parents are privy to when their son or daughter heads off to college to pursue their athletic dreams.
Between 2008 and 2012, they didn’t have to travel far at all to see their son, Greg, ply his trade at the University of Michigan for legendary bench boss and former Habs forward Red Berenson. It was there that the Canadiens’ No. 6 would learn the intricacies of the game that would eventually help him reach the NHL ranks on a full-time basis.