Arizona State Hockey Players Want Coach Greg Powers Placed on Leave Amid Matthew Mayich Investigation

Days before the start of the season, players on the Arizona State hockey team are taking a stand. 

Seven members of the ASU hockey team have requested the team’s coaching staff be placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into the collapse and hospitalization of sophomore defenseman Matthew Mayich last month, according to a 26-page letter sent to school president Michael Crow on Monday, September 28, and obtained by The Athletic.

In the letter, the players — who are all anonymous — dispute the findings of the university’s investigation into Mayich’s collapse, which occurred during an intense, outdoor workout on August 20. 

The players insist that Mayich, 21, did not...