Former University of Michigan hockey players say they were sexually hazed decades ago
Summary
More than a dozen former University of Michigan hockey players are suing the school, saying they faced sexual hazing and abuse by teammates many years ago. They claim the coach and staff knew about the abuse but did not stop it.Key Facts
- 16 former hockey players who played between 1984 and 2001 filed the lawsuit.
- The abuse included forced shaving of their genital hair, drinking large amounts of alcohol, eating live fish, and other humiliations.
- The lawsuit says coach Red Berenson knew about the hazing but did not intervene.
- Berenson acknowledges some team initiation but denies encouraging physical abuse.
- The university described the claims as disturbing but said any hazing violated school rules and denied responsibility.
- The plaintiffs started talking about the abuse in 2024, which led to the lawsuit.
- Similar lawsuits about sexual misconduct at the university in the past have resulted in a $490 million settlement.
- Coach Berenson ended "freshman hazing" in 2012, but mainly referred to non-physical tasks and rituals.
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