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Former Duluth East hockey coach Mike Randolph created ‘hostile’ culture, report finds

By Jana Hollingsworth, The Minnesota Star Tribun, 09/01/24, 4:00PM CDT

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One parent felt as if they were “condoning child abuse” when their son played for Randolph, according to a newly released investigation.


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A private investigator hired by the Duluth school district found that former East High School hockey coach Mike Randolph threatened parents and players with legal action, created a hostile environment and violated other employee conduct policies.

Other allegations of physical abuse and financial misdeeds weren’t substantiated, according to the report, that was considered confidential by the school district and completed in 2021. It became available legally upon the closure of a fraud case Duluth police opened following a complaint from a parent of a former East player. Duluth police referred its investigation to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The St. Louis County Attorney’s Office declined to file charges against Randolph upon completion of that investigation.

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