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EXCLUSIVE: A missive signed by erstwhile longtime Yale crystal lucky coach Keith Allain, addressed to Yale President Maurine McInnis, alleged that existent Yale Athletic Director Victoria Chun has created a "toxic environment" for nan university's sports teams.
In nan letter, Allain claimed different Yale coaches urged him to speak retired against Chun to McInnis aft his retirement.
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Yale Coach Keith Allain connected chair during crippled vs Cornell astatine Boardwalk Hall. Atlantic City, NJ 3/19/2011 (Lou Capozzola /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images)
"My sanction is Keith Allain, I person conscionable retired aft 19 years arsenic Mens Hockey Coach and I americium penning to you astatine nan urging of respective caput coaches successful our Athletic Department. They told maine that you were soliciting feedback from a fewer coaches regarding extending nan statement of our diversion director, and are concerned, that pinch nan civilization of fearfulness that permeates nan diversion department, you will not person candid feedback," nan missive began.
Allain went connected to telephone Chun nan "worst leader" he has ever been astir and alleges she has prioritized "silencing immoderate dissent."
"As a Yale alum and personification who has a awesome affection for our University and nan domiciled of athletics wrong nan greater Yale organization I felt compelled constitute you arsenic my erstwhile colleagues asked. Vicky Chun is nan absolute worst leader I person ever been astir successful my life. She is dishonest, aforesaid centered and inaccessible. Vicky’s singular talent is aforesaid promotion and has created a toxic situation wrong nan section wherever she is insulated by a cadre of administrators whose main task seems to beryllium silencing immoderate dissent," nan missive continued.
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Coach Keith Allain of nan Yale Bulldogs stands down nan chair during a crippled against nan Boston University Terriers during NCAA lucky astatine Agganis Arena connected December 13, 2016, successful Boston, Massachusetts. The Terriers won 5-2. (Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images)
"I cognize this appraisal seems harsh and I americium consenting to supply item if you were willing successful learning much astir my acquisition and really Vicky’s deficiency of activity impact my program. As a constituent of reference, our teams grounds earlier Vicky was 220 wins-144 losses-39 ties, pinch Vicky 62 wins-110 losses-15 ties. Responsibility for that grounds is mine, but we each cognize organizational activity aliases deficiency of it has an impact."
A root provided nan missive to Fox News Digital. Allain later confirmed to Fox News Digital that he wrote nan missive and sent it to McInnis successful October, soon aft he retired aft 19 years starring Yale hockey. Allain declined further comment.
Fox News Digital reached retired to nan Yale president's agency and diversion section for a response.
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Head coach Keith Allain of USA during believe earlier nan 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship Group A crippled betwixt USA and Finland connected December 26, 2010 astatine HSBC Arena successful Buffalo, New York. (Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
Allain, who played crystal lucky astatine Yale from 1976-80, took complete arsenic caput coach successful 2006, starring nan programme to nan NCAA title successful 2013 and 7 Ivy League championships during his tenure. He vanished his tenure pinch a grounds of 282–254–54.
Chun, a erstwhile volleyball subordinate and later caput coach for Colgate University, took complete arsenic Yale Athletic Director successful 2018 aft serving successful nan aforesaid position astatine Colgate from 2012-18.
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Jackson Thompson is simply a sports newsman for Fox News Digital covering captious governmental and taste issues successful sports, pinch an investigative lens. Jackson's reporting has been cited successful national authorities actions related to nan enforcement of Title IX, and successful bequest media outlets including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Associated Press and ESPN.com.
