Michigan Hockey Players File Federal Suit Over Decades of Hazing and Abuse

More than a dozen former Michigan hockey players (16 plaintiffs) filed a federal lawsuit alleging decades of sexual hazing and abuse by teammates, with claims that coach Red Berenson and staff were aware and did not intervene; hazing described includes genital shaving, heavy drinking, and other abuses from 1984–2001. Michigan denies responsibility, saying any hazing violated policy, and the suit stems from conversations among former teammates in 2024.