2015-2016 College Hockey (non UND Hockey)

[Sodbuster]

I don't know if this is where to put this, but I was told that Norwood Teague, Gopher AD, has been forced to resign because of sexual harassment via the phone to non-student athletic department employees. Supposedly done while inebriated. Can anyone confirm this?

Edited August 7, 2015 by Sodbuster
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[SWSiouxMN]

I don't know if this is where to put this, but I was told that Norwood Teague, Gopher AD, has been forced to resign because of sexual harassment via the phone to non-student athletic department employees. Supposedly done while inebriated. Can anyone confirm this?

Yes, he admitted it.

http://www.startribune.com/u-s-teague-quits-after-inappropriate-texts/321038541/

My gopher buddies are freaking out about this.

[farce poobah]

Former Badger assistant coach Gary Shuchuk hired by Michigan Tech.  

Moving up from cellar dweller to powerhouse. 

[The Sicatoka]

Texts and he resigns? I'd think "sensitivity training" and apologies and public shaming and such, but then I find ...

University President Eric Kaler said there was also harassment of a "verbal and a physical nature" at the event.

Physical nature? Yup. See ya. Buh-bye. Gone. 

[brianvf]

Must have been a pretty eventful and fun company picnic. 

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Does anyone know if UMD's Austin Farley trying out for a Swedish team negated his senior season eligibility?  Elite Prospects lists him as a confirmed transaction for what that's worth.  

Really hoping after their OOC schedule is over they come down with Guentzel/Pearson Syndrome and find out their Assistant Coach was more important than previously realized.

Edited August 9, 2015 by AlphaMikeFoxtrot

[The Sicatoka]

This Teague fellow is quite the oaf. 

http://www.startribune.com/star-tribune-s-rayno-adds-her-own-story-to-teague-scandal/321199871/

I'm not sure if I'm more disgusted by him or by his enablers. 

Based on the story, I include the Star-Tribune as one of his enablers as Teague was harassing a Star-Tribune reporter and they did nothing: 

In April 2014 I did and later explained my experience to the human resources department in much more detail. I provided them with many of Teague’s text messages. After multiple meetings, the company provided me with an action plan that included a number of options: the company contacting Teague directly to demand that he cease the inappropriate behavior; contacting Teague’s superiors to inform them of his behavior; changing beats; or, at my suggestion, waiting to see if the behavior continued before taking action.

It was my decision to make and I chose what I believed was self-preservation. I didn’t want my career interrupted because of a powerful man’s misdeeds. Making a formal complaint could have resulted in me losing access at the university. It could have forced me to take another beat, perhaps out of sports; to change my career path in a way I never planned.

The Star-Tribune, given that they offered their reporter "an action plan", knew Teague was a problem; yet, the Star-Tribune did nothing. That is the definition of an enabler. 

[Goon]

Does anyone know if UMD's Austin Farley trying out for a Swedish team negated his senior season eligibility?  Elite Prospects lists him as a confirmed transaction for what that's worth.  

Really hoping after their OOC schedule is over they come down with Guentzel/Pearson Syndrome and find out their Assistant Coach was more important than previously realized.

Here's the link to the transactions page. I would think that ends his college career, but who knows. This is the same team that Tim Thomas played for.

Edited August 10, 2015 by Goon

[NDHockey]

This Teague fellow is quite the oaf. 

http://www.startribune.com/star-tribune-s-rayno-adds-her-own-story-to-teague-scandal/321199871/

I'm not sure if I'm more disgusted by him or by his enablers. 

Based on the story, I include the Star-Tribune as one of his enablers as Teague was harassing a Star-Tribune reporter and they did nothing: 

The Star-Tribune, given that they offered their reporter "an action plan", knew Teague was a problem; yet, the Star-Tribune did nothing. That is the definition of an enabler. 

I completely disagree with you on the paper enabling anything. They gave the victim the option to decide how she wanted to handle it because it was a situation that could drastically affect her career. Two of those options they gave her was the paper contacting Teague to cease the behavior or contact his superiors. The victim was the one that decided to keep it under wraps for her own personal/professional reasons. I'm not sure how that is enabling anything when you allow the victim to decide how she wants to handle it. Not to mention, as big of a clown as Teague is/was, he wasn't doing anything illegal under those circumstances. He was definitely wrong to bother her but it wasn't illegal either.

Edited August 11, 2015 by NDHockey

[The Sicatoka]

The Star-Tribune knew Teague was harassing an employee of theirs. They did nothing. And they gave the employee an impossible choice: we screw your career or you screw your career. How nice. 

The Star-Tribune knew of a problem and did nothing. In this case, doing nothing allowed (enabled) Teague to continue and expand his pattern. 

Ask yourself this: If the Star-Tribune knew Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders did this to one of their political reporters following the campaign, would they have sat on that? 

[nodak651]

Well what do you think they should have done?

[The Sicatoka]

Well what do you think they should have done?

What could a newspaper do ... let's see ... 

They could've gone to the U of Minnesota with their findings directly.

They could've launched their own investigation. They still have investigative journalists on staff, don't they? 

They could've sat on their hands and let others become victims of this oaf. 

[siouxforcefans]

Now saying the Teague stuff goes back several years and there were payouts.

http://www.startribune.com/discrimination-complaints-filed-against-teague-at-minnesota-and-virginia-commonwealth/321342421/

Two complaints accusing former University of Minnesota athletic director Norwood Teague of gender discrimination against co-workers resulted in $300,000 in settlements dating back to 2012, records obtained by the Star Tribune show.

 

The complaints were filed by employees at the University of Minnesota and at Virginia Commonwealth University, where Teague worked before being recruited by the U.

[NDHockey]

The Star-Tribune knew Teague was harassing an employee of theirs. They did nothing. And they gave the employee an impossible choice: we screw your career or you screw your career. How nice. 

The Star-Tribune knew of a problem and did nothing. In this case, doing nothing allowed (enabled) Teague to continue and expand his pattern. 

Ask yourself this: If the Star-Tribune knew Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders did this to one of their political reporters following the campaign, would they have sat on that? 

I guess the way I see it is the person that was being bothered by Teague was satisfied with the course of action. If she's not going to complain about how it was handled, it is hard for me to. It was pretty clear that they were willing to pursue it further if she wanted to.

I'd also point out that while what Teague did is slimy, it's not like the newspaper was allowing a murderer or rapist to go free. He didn't do anything illegal in that sense. His "skills" at pursuing a woman are obviously brutally bad but being an sleeze isn't against the law either.

[The Sicatoka]

... it's not like the newspaper was allowing a murderer or rapist to go free. He didn't do anything illegal in that sense.

Are we sure Teague hasn't violated any laws? "Groping" is illegal in Minnesota. 

[NDHockey]

Are we sure Teague hasn't violated any laws? "Groping" is illegal in Minnesota. 

According to her own story, he never touched her in the sexual areas described by your link. So I'm gonna say no in this instance.

[The Sicatoka]

I'll agree "in this instance". Do we know yet in the other instances?

[cberkas]

Shouldn't all this stuff on Teague be its own topic?

[Sodbuster]

Nah....it'll run its course in a day or two......barring any new information.

[The Sicatoka]

It's the closest thing we have to college hockey news in August.  

[siouxforeverbaby]

I guess the way I see it is the person that was being bothered by Teague was satisfied with the course of action. If she's not going to complain about how it was handled, it is hard for me to. It was pretty clear that they were willing to pursue it further if she wanted to.

I'd also point out that while what Teague did is slimy, it's not like the newspaper was allowing a murderer or rapist to go free. He didn't do anything illegal in that sense. His "skills" at pursuing a woman are obviously brutally bad but being an sleeze isn't against the law either.

If you want to be technical about it, it could have been termed assault.  The definition of assault from the Legal Information Institute (Cornell University Law School) is as follows.

 

Assault

Definition

1.  Intentionally putting another person in reasonable apprehension of an imminent harmful or offensive contact.  No intent to cause physical injury needs to exist, and no physical injury needs to result.  So defined in tort law and the criminal statutes of some states.

2.  With the intent to cause physical injury, making another person reasonably apprehend an imminent harmful or offensive contact.  Essentially, an attempted battery.  So defined in the criminal statutes of some states.

3.  With the intent to cause physical injury, actually causing such injury to another person.  Essentially, the same as a battery.  So defined in the criminal statutes of some states, and so understood in popular usage.

If she considered herself to be threatened, that is assault. There doesn't have to be physical injury. 

Not to mention, he was in a position of authority over her.  While he could not have fired her, he controlled her access to a necessary part of her job.

What happened should never have happened and my personal opinion is that regardless of whether or not she wanted it to...that should have been brought to her editor right away and then to the University.

[NDHockey]

I'll agree "in this instance". Do we know yet in the other instances?

Considering all we judge on is what she described to them (since you were criticizing her employer on how they handled it), it is a moot point about whether there were other instances outside of her experience. They can only judge on what they know at that point.

[Goon]

 

If you want to be technical about it, it could have been termed assault.  The definition of assault from the Legal Information Institute (Cornell University Law School) is as follows.

If she considered herself to be threatened, that is assault. There doesn't have to be physical injury. 

Not to mention, he was in a position of authority over her.  While he could not have fired her, he controlled her access to a necessary part of her job.

What happened should never have happened and my personal opinion is that regardless of whether or not she wanted it to...that should have been brought to her editor right away and then to the University.

She definitely had a hostile work environment.

[Fetch]

& Abusive when does the ncaa get involved ? Why is this different than Penn State ?

Edited August 12, 2015 by Fetch

[Ray77]

& Abusive when does the ncaa get involved ? Why is this different than Penn State ?

Did you really just ask that?!