Katey Stone has retired after nearly three decades as head coach of the Harvard women’s hockey program.
The announcement comes just weeks after bombshell reporting from Bob Hohler of the Boston Globe, Katie Strang of The Athletic, and others that the Harvard program encouraged hazing and other alleged abusive behavior.
Harvard makes no mention of the reporting in the retirement announcement, instead releasing a boilerplate statement from athletic director Erin McDermott:
We recognize the decades of service and commitment that Katey has given to this University and Athletic Department. We thank her for all she has done to build the women’s hockey program here, and we wish her the best in her future endeavors.
Stone, 56, is one of the most recognizable coaches in women’s hockey, having led Harvard for 29 years and served as head coach of Team USA at World Championships and Olympics.
The team will begin the search for a new head coach immediately.
Yeah, you don’t just retire out of nowhere, and have it responded to with the generic “future endeavors” kthxbye send-off. It was pretty clear from her own words (“There’s not a single thing on this team that goes on that I don’t know about”) that she was firmly in the crosshairs of the hazing investigation.
“Pro” hockey rumors. Pro. Professional. Pro, man.
Come now: college hockey and the juniors are discussed here fairly often. Do you whine when those posts happen? (At least not when discussing MEN’s play, I expect not.)
Never heard of her. Isn’t there a chick hockey site that could post this pedestrian story?
Imagine getting so defensive about a women’s hockey story. Lmao
Wilf is the Neighborhood clown for Pro Hockey Rumors
I’m being polite
Big deal. Coached the team and never won. Who cares.