{"id":72782,"date":"2016-10-07T12:03:26","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T17:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=72782"},"modified":"2016-10-07T12:03:26","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T17:03:26","slug":"vermont-suspends-four-captains-five-games-each-after-hazing-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2016\/10\/07\/vermont-suspends-four-captains-five-games-each-after-hazing-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Vermont suspends four captains five games each after hazing incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/uvm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-72785\" alt=\"uvm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/uvm.png\" width=\"217\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a>Vermont co-captains Brendan Bradley and Mario Puskarich, as well as assistant captains Chris Muscoby and Anthony Petruzzelli, have been suspended for the first five games of the season after an off-campus hazing incident, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehockeynews.com\/news\/article\/university-of-vermont-sanctions-men-s-team-for-hazing-four-players-suspended\"><em>The Hockey News<\/em> reported Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The entire team will also be placed on probation for a full year &#8220;with the understanding that any further team misconduct will result in additional discipline up to and including game cancellations,&#8221; a school-issued statement read.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is something that I take very seriously,&#8221; Vermont director of athletics Jeff Schulman said in the statement. &#8220;Hazing is dangerous, it&#8217;s against university policy and it won&#8217;t be tolerated in this athletic department. We&#8217;re fortunate that this incident did not result in any injuries, but these activities always have the potential to endanger the safety and well-being of our students.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/news\/2016\/10\/6\/uvm-athletic-department-sanctions-mens-ice-hockey-team.aspx\">According to&#160;a release from the school<\/a>, first-year players were asked to turn over their cell phones on the morning of Sept. 24, and later taken to a house off-campus where &#8220;the initiation activity consisted of first-year team members drinking beer and liquor, and they were expected to be dressed in their boxer shorts while they consumed the alcoholic beverages.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>No other details were released by the university.<\/p>\n<p>The sanctions against the Catamounts require the team go through education about hazing, a &#8220;restorative justice session,&#8221; and 15 hours of added community service.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As disappointing as this situation is, I want this to be a valuable learning experience for this team,&#8221; said Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon in&#160;the statement. &#8220;I fully support the sanctions and the university&#8217;s response and I also support the players on the men&#8217;s hockey team. Our program has a strong educational component. I will help our players learn from their mistakes and move forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The four suspended players will not be eligible to return until the Oct. 30 game against Northeastern.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vermont co-captains Brendan Bradley and Mario Puskarich, as well as assistant captains Chris Muscoby and Anthony Petruzzelli, have been suspended for the first five games of the season after an off-campus hazing incident, The Hockey News reported Friday. 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