Canadian hockey coach Shannon Miller wins discrimination lawsuit, wants to work
Shannon Miller may have won a multi-million dollar lawsuit, but the former coach of Canada’s Olympic women’s hockey team isn’t sure her career can be salvaged.
The 54-year-old from Melfort, Sask., was awarded almost $3.75 million after suing the University of Minnesota Duluth for discrimination and retaliation.
A federal jury awarded Miller more than $744,000 for lost wages and benefits and $3 million for emotional distress Thursday.
Miller was told Dec. 9, 2014, that her contract as head coach of the UMD women’s hockey team would not be renewed after 16 seasons there.