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Michigan cuts ties with embattled hockey coach Mel Pearson | 2022-08-06 03:20:58

A messy, tiring, and embarrassing saga in Michigan Athletics history came to the only logical end today as interim university President Mary Sue Coleman and Athletic Director Warde Manuel announced that hockey coach Mel Pearson has been relieved of his duties:  It is official:The University of Michigan has terminated hockey coach Mel Pearson’s employment. — John U. Bacon (@Johnubacon) August 5, 2022 For those living under a rock, Pearson was under investigation by the WilmerHale law firm ...

After five years as their head coach and another 23 as an assistant coach there, Mel Pearson will not return to coach the Michigan Wolverines next season, per a published report. The dismissal comes in the wake of a damning law firm report on transgressions within the hockey program.

The University of Michigan has cut ties with embattled hockey coach Mel Pearson

I was really trying to give Warde the benefit of the doubt this week More sources: the status of UM hockey coach Mel Pearson has now been reduced to a stand-off between the Regents (8-0) and interim pres. Mary Sue Coleman on one side, and Pearson and UM AD Warde Manuel (who earlier this week wanted to sign Pearson to an extension) on the other. https://twitter.com/Johnubacon/status/1555246709088854017?s=20&t=b4sVvFB5zfH3-dacur4oRw

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Always try for informative titles, but per John U. Bacon, Mary Sue Coleman (the interim President before Santa Ono takes over in Oct) is meeting with Warde and we should expect news soon. In case the tweet embed doesn't work - LINK I have it from multiple sources that University of Michigan interim president Mary Sue Coleman is meeting with AD Warde Manuel regarding head hockey coach Mel Pearson. Expect news of some sort soon.

Well, it's out: 70 pages of Wilmer-Hale billable hours on what went down with Mel Pearson and the hockey program over the last couple years. Pearson chased off team captain Strauss Mann, was ineffectual at best when dealing with a subordinate's abusive behavior towards women, instructed players to lie about positive COVID tests before the 2021 NCAA tournament, and repeatedly lied to investigators. So what are we doing here? It is August 2nd. This report was issued to the university in ...

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