Michigan coach facing multiple accusations from players and staff
The Atheltic's Katie Strang has reported that Michigan mens hockey coach, Mel Pearson, has been accused of berating staff, misleading recruits and retaliating against team captain.
As per Strang:
''In responses to an anonymous survey of the University of Michigan men's hockey program's players and staff, coach Mel Pearson was accused of telling players to provide false information on COVID contact-tracing forms, of misleading recruits about how much scholarship money they would receive, and of allegedly calling one player a �Jew.' Pearson also displayed an «inability or unwillingness» to hold the team's director of hockey operations accountable for conduct that included the �mistreatment of female staff members,' according to a separate investigative report.''
Strang continued on stating that Pearson retaliated against San Jose Sharks prospect, Strauss Mann, who was team captain:
�' several individuals said that they believed that Pearson forced Strauss Mann, a 2021 team captain and starting goaltender, to leave the program. A summary of the survey stated that several respondents believed Mann was ousted in �retaliation for trying to address and improve the team's culture.' �'
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