Former Harvard women's hockey coach files gender discrimination suit against university
Former Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone filed a sex discrimination suit against the university Tuesday, alleging it forced her out following reports of misconduct she denies.
Former Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone filed a sex discrimination suit against the university Tuesday, alleging it forced her out following reports of misconduct she denies.
Stone, who coached the team for 27 seasons, resigned in June 2023 amid an investigation into allegations of a toxic culture in the program.
These allegations, first reported last year by The Boston Globe, include Stone allegedly making insensitive remarks about Native Americans, body-shaming players and overseeing a culture of hazing that although Stone wasn’t directly involved in, she was still responsible for preventing.
According to a report published last year in The Athletic, players were pressured by upperclassmen to participate in an annual "naked skate," during which some freshmen were told to "superman" slide on the ice, leaving them with ice burns and bleeding nipples.
There was also the annual "Initiation Week," where underclassmen were urged to, among other things, mimic sex acts and overconsume alcohol, according to the Athletic.
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