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16 ex-Michigan hockey players sue over decades of hazing
Hindustan Times··12 Sept
Sixteen men who played University of Michigan hockey between 1984 and 2001 sued the university Wednesday in Detroit federal court over sexual hazing. Attorney Michael Pitt said enduring abuse was required to remain on the team. The 72-page suit alleges forced genital shaving. The university called claims disturbing but denied responsibility, citing a 1982 anti-hazing policy.
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What It Means For You
- Former players seeking accountability may face university denials that staff did not direct hazing.
- Current students read a policy the school says was among the nation's earliest in 1982.
- Plaintiffs' conversations in 2024 led to the federal sex discrimination filing.
What's Happening
- Coach Red Berenson led the program from 1984 to 2017 and is named in the suit.
- Spokesperson Paul Corliss said violators breached university policy.
- Berenson told MLive seniors ran initiation but denied coaching staff encouragement.
Michigan Hockey Allegations
- John Doe players described blowtorch taunting and live fish consumption.
- The Associated Press reached Berenson, who declined comment.
- Michigan denies legal responsibility while condemning the described conduct.
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