Michigan athletics named Brandon Naurato as the interim head coach for the hockey program on Sunday.
Naurato spent last season as an assistant under U-M coach Mel Pearson. The school announced Friday that Pearson would not be retained after a report by the law firm WilmerHale concluded that Pearson lied to investigators and helped foster a toxic culture within the program.
A Livonia native who played at Novi Detroit Catholic Central, Naurato spent three seasons as the Detroit Red Wings' player development consultant, working at the NHL and AHL levels.
Naurator played under at Michigan under legendary coach Red Berenson from 2005-09, and had 32 goals and 64 points over 130 career games.