Posted on 06/29/2023 7:16:58 PM PDT by Morgana
Harvard University has vowed to overhaul the culture of its women's hockey team after a long-time coach retired amid accusations of abusive behavior that one player compared to a 'mental health Hunger Games' in early June.
Katey Stone, 57, stepped down as head coach June 7 after a 29-year tenure that included four national championship appearances, but was eventually dogged by accusations she'd emotionally damaged players.
Multiple outlets have reported on a toxic on and off-ice culture for the program, including allegations that players felt forced to drink and perform 'sexually-charged role playing' as part of hazing rituals, according to the Boston Globe.
At practice, players were allegedly forced to do a 'Naked Skate' where players were told to dive on the ice in a Superman-pose while completely nude, often leaving skaters with ice burns and bloody nipples, The Athletic reported.
Athletic Director Erin McDermott announced Wednesday in a statement that the school plans to revamp the culture after Stone's retirement.
In a 2020 interview that was published on one of Harvard's official YouTube channels, Stone paid tribute to promoting a highly competitive atmosphere among her players. 'Coaching gives me the opportunity to stay competitive... [The players] have no idea what they're really capable of and if we continue to challenge them on a daily basis, the accomplish so much more.
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Fight fiercely, Harvard.
Figure skating nonsense ?
Wow.
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Thank you, sir! May I have another?
Impress them with your prowess, do.
...At the same time, this is pretty normal stuff for H-Y-P and, frankly, fun.
What still brings a tear to my eyes is the time a Yale goalie got run over by the Zamboni.
It took some time but her teammates were able to nurse her back to health.
Pictures, or it never happened.
Now we know why the guy asst coaches in the pic are smiling
Uh, girls, walk away. Or use your hockey.stick.
The “Joe Paterno” of Harvard...
“Or use your hockey.stick.”
Had only Tonya Harding been on their team.
It’s time to shut down Harvard until we can figure out what the hell is going on there.
This woman sounds like a psychopath.
I wonder if that ritual would have continued had a trans Man player taken part? Maybe thats what kept them out, didn’t want to ice dive on the jewels?
Quite a racket these coaches got going.
I have my doubts about this story.
How many trans-women on the HARVARD women’s hockey team?
I can’t believe that the early comments on this thread all condemn the alleged perp when the story is only a few hours old.
Given the Larry Nassar story, and that other pervert at the Pennsylvania college there are many more questions that need to be asked.
Gotta be a Zamboner joke in there somewhere....
Sounds a bit like this (from Wikipedia):
Blood wings
Blood wings is a traditional initiation rite that is endured by many graduates of the United States Army Airborne School and the United States Army Air Assault School and sometimes practiced in other military training environments, including the Army Aviation and Aviation Logistics community. It is called blood pinning in the United States Marine Corps.[1] Although it is rare, some Air Force Academy cadets receive their upper-class Prop and Wings insignia via the blood wings tradition.[2]
Upon receiving the Parachutist Badge, an instructor or comrade of the graduate places the pins of the badge pointing into the chest of the graduate. The badge is then slammed against the graduate’s chest, resulting in the pins being driven into the flesh. If the graduation is affiliated with a particular unit number (unit 14, for example), then the pin will often be pounded deeper into the muscle the same number of times (14 times in this case).
The origins of this tradition are unknown, but most likely date back to World War II paratrooper training. This practice is fairly secretive and sparked controversy recently when knowledge of it reached the public,[3] which is often critical about painful forms of hazing. Blood wings are against Armed Forces Policy and are prohibited.[4] Recipients of blood wings consider it a highly honorable rite of passage.[5]
Jerry Sandusky moreso, but one takes your point.
How long did it take to pry her out of the ice?
Had I known about this, I would have gotten my PiSig brothers to go their and support the naked girls.
While I strongly disapprove of her abuse of the team, my mind went to a kinder gentler mode. I would want to be the trainer who would gently wash and clean each nipple, bandage it, and hug it and wish it would not suffer anymore. In the unfortunate event that it happened again, I would want to be available to gently treat it again.
I am all in on mutilating the bitch!
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