Effective immediately, Mel Pearson is no longer the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines hockey program, according to John U. Bacon on Twitter. This decision comes on the heels of the conclusion of the WilmerHale investigation into Pearson and the culture he created within the program.
U-M hired WilmerHale, a Washington D.C. law firm, to conduct the investigation after several former and current players and staffers spoke out about the culture Pearson had created. Some of the accusations facing Pearson included encouraging players to provide false information on Covid-tracing forms, failing to hold the former director of hockey operations Rick Bancroft accountable for his “mistreatment of female staff members,” and for creating a culture of retaliation if players or staffers spoke out.