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
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Jack Beck the hero in ASU’s overtime win
(Photo: Connor Gleason/WCSN) TEMPE – Arizona State seemed inadequate. The Sun Devils looked exactly like a team playing without a consistent coaching staff for the past three weeks while dealing with the weight of having a teammate, sophomore defenseman Matthew Mayich, on life support. Not only that, but the team had to brace
Third-period collapse embodies disconnect throughout ASU hockey
(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE – As Arizona State entered Mullett Arena for its home opener, an abundance of distractions that had hovered over the team for the past six weeks followed them in their dressing room. When the Sun Devil players walked into their locker room, one empty locker with second-year defenseman
Matthew Mayich case renews student-athlete safety questions
(Photo: Connor Gleason/WCSN) Arizona State hockey has been at the forefront of college hockey news since second-year defenseman Matthew Mayich collapsed during a team workout on Aug. 20. That doesn’t seem likely to change, as Mayich remains in a coma, while head coach Greg Powers was placed on administrative leave. On
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
ASU prepares for season as Matthew Mayich remains hospitalized
TEMPE – After a disappointing last-place NCHC finish in 2025-26, most storylines surrounding Arizona State questioned whether it could utilize a top-ranked transfer class to find better success. All of that changed on August 20. Instead, the attention flipped to a topic more important than anything on the ice. During a team