Former Michigan hockey players sue university over alleged sexual hazing

Sixteen former University of Michigan hockey players have sued the school, alleging coaches condoned ritualized sexual hazing during their years on the team between 1984 and 2001.

• Sixteen former Michigan hockey players have filed a sex discrimination lawsuit in federal court in Detroit seeking damages for abuse during their 1984–2001 tenure.
• The lawsuit alleges ritualized hazing that included forced genital shaving, and that Berenson condoned the abuse and cut a complaining player's playing time.
• Berenson denied that coaches encouraged the hazing, saying the initiation rituals were orchestrated by the team's seniors without staff direction.
• University spokesperson Paul Corliss denied the school's responsibility, saying any misconduct violated university policy and citing an anti-hazing policy in place since 1982.