Brandon Naurato, a former Michigan hockey player and assistant on the staff last season, has been named interim head coach for the upcoming season.
The announcement was made by Michigan on Sunday afternoon.
Naurato takes over the program after Mel Pearson, who coached Michigan the last five seasons, was not retained, it was announced Friday by Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel. The decision came just days after the revelation of allegations made against Pearson and “cultural issues” identified in the program that “require attention” in a 70-page report from Washington D.