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Katey Stone has spent 27 seasons behind Harvard’s bench (USCHO.com file photo).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a Boston Globe<\/em> report<\/a>, Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone is being accused of racist behavior and abusive behavior towards members of the Crimson team.<\/p>\n

One incident in the report is how Stone allegedly berated two former players who are North Americans of Indigenous descent.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had learned to navigate a lot of her toxic environment,\u201d defenseman Maryna Macdonald said in the report. \u201cBut now she was disrespecting me and my family and my heritage in front of everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the Globe report, Stone, now in her 27th season with Harvard, accused the players of showing her too little respect and turning into a collection of skaters \u201cwith too many chiefs and not enough Indians.\u201d<\/p>\n

Macdonald subsequently left the team and Sydney Daniels, an assistant coach who had captained the 2016-17 Harvard team, also left before suing Harvard for alleged racial and other forms of discrimination related to Stone and the athletic department. Harvard has until Feb. 8 to respond to the complaint.<\/p>\n

The Globe report further states that Stone\u2019s tirade led to a review by the university, which decided to retain her as head coach, and “triggered a backlash that continues to reverberate among former players who say Stone has emotionally damaged them, all while she has established herself as one of the most renowned coaches in the history of women\u2019s ice hockey.”<\/p>\n

Stone declined to comment to the Globe, as did Harvard athletic director Erin McDermott and the university.<\/p>\n

Sixteen of Stone\u2019s former players told the Globe they fault Harvard for keeping her on the job despite numerous complaints about her alleged abusive coaching practices, according to the Globe, while Macdonald and 2022 Ivy League rookie of the year Taze Thompson are among 14 recruited players who have left Stone\u2019s program since 2016, including three this season.<\/p>\n

Stone, in a letter emailed to her current team after being contacted by the Globe about this story, wrote, \u201cThis year, I have made it a priority to acknowledge and respond to direct feedback from the women in my program about my coaching style, and make a concerted effort to better support my players\u2019 experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

McDermott then forwarded Stone\u2019s letter to hundreds of former Harvard women\u2019s hockey players, about 45 of whom then sent the Globe a letter supporting her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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