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ASU hires new men's hockey head coach, reaches agreement to part ways with previous head coach
- On Thursday, Arizona State University parted ways with head coach Greg Powers and hired former NHL coach Dave Hakstol to lead the Sun Devil hockey program immediately.
- Powers had been on administrative leave since September 30 following the August 20 collapse of 21-year-old defenseman Matthew Mayich during an outdoor, "military-style" conditioning workout.
- The Mayich family and teammates accused the university of "whitewashing" events, alleging players "received no water" during the session and demanding a full independent investigation.
- Hakstol, formerly an assistant with the Colorado Avalanche, will be joined by new assistant coach Matt Greene for the team's weekend series against UMass-Lowell on Friday and Saturday.
- Former Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Scott Bales continues an independent review, though the Mayich family maintains the coaching change "should not limit his cooperation or anyone else's" in the investigation.
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Cooper Krigbaum PHOENIX – Jordan Schmaltz has a picture in his head of the man who will walk into the Arizona State men’s hockey team’s locker room this weekend. It’s Dave Hakstol in a $3,000 suit, organized down to the minute – the same coach who recruited Schmaltz to North Dakota as a teenager and...
·Glendale, United States
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Arizona university agrees to 'part ways' with coach who oversaw training where Matthew Mayich collapsed
Arizona State University says it parted ways with the hockey coach who was leading the team when Hamilton-born NHL prospect Matthew Mayich collapsed during a workout in August. Mayich's family's lawyer said the 21-year-old remains in hospital in serious condition.
·Ottawa, Canada
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