(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) After his first game as Arizona State’s head coach, Dave Hakstol walked off the ice, shoulder to shoulder with his assistant coaches, Jimmy Mullin and Matt Greene, to shake hands with athletic director Graham Rossini. The Sun Devils new bench manager greeted each of his players with a
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ASU hires Dave Hakstol as new head coach
Photo: (Sportsnet) Dave Hakstol, who spent eight years as an NHL head coach and 11 seasons with North Dakota, was named Arizona State’s new head coach on Thursday after the university announced it mutually agreed to part ways with former head coach Greg Powers, per The Athletic’s Katie Strang. Powers had been
Mike Corbett to coach season opener in Greg Powers’ absence
(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) TEMPE – Nearly six weeks after a team workout on Aug. 20 that left second-year defenseman Matthew Mayich on life support, Arizona State head coach Greg Powers was placed on administrative leave. With ASU needing a coach to lead its bench just days before, the program looked
Greg Powers placed on administrative leave
(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) TEMPE – Arizona State head coach Greg Powers has been placed on administrative leave, effective immediately, and will not travel with the team on Thursday for its opening series against Lindenwood, per Brad Elliot Schlossman. Assistant coach Mike Corbett will lead the team against Lindenwood this weekend,
Seven ASU hockey players request that Greg Powers be placed on administrative leave
(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE – Seven Sun Devil players, through lawyer Timothy J. Casey, anonymously requested that Arizona State head coach Greg Powers and his staff be placed on administrative leave in a 26-page letter to ASU President Michael Crow after second-year defenseman Matthew Mayich collapsed following an outdoor workout at
Six weeks later, ASU holds Randy Bennett’s introductory press conference
(Photo: Aiden Longbrake/WCSN) TEMPE – After six weeks, a health scare, while navigating the Wild West that is the transfer portal, Randy Bennett stood in front of dozens of Sun Devil supporters for his long-awaited introductory press conference as ASU men’s basketball’s new head coach. Bennett, a 63-year-old native of the Valley
ASU confrims that men’s basketball head coach Bobby Hurley’s contract won’t be extended
(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) TEMPE – Arizona State men’s basketball head coach Bobby Hurley will not have his contract extended, as officially announced by the university and Sun Devil Athletics Director Graham Rossini. Hurley spent 11 years as the Sun Devils' head coach, recording five winning seasons, a 185-167 overall record (.526) and
Willie Bloomquist’s new look Sun Devils taking shape
(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) Arizona State baseball’s season doesn’t kick off until February 13, but that doesn’t mean that head coach Willie Bloomquist is just watching time tick by. His team, like every other program in the nation, is working hard to improve on the field with practices and scrimmages. His eyes,
How ASU wrestling plans to navigate the new collegiate landscape
(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) Olympic sports in college have taken a hit since the rise of NIL and revenue sharing, with many universities cutting funding or, in some cases, entire programs. Arizona State and, more specifically, ASU wrestling have decided to approach the new landscape differently. "We got a substantial increase to
