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ASU report: hockey workout plan never vetted before player's collapse

A preliminary university review finds Arizona State coaches never submitted the training plan led by a former Green Beret before Matthew Mayich suffered heat stroke.

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What to know

  • ASU's preliminary report, released Sept. 22, says hockey coaches sought approval only for Ziesel to speak to the team, not for a training plan, which was never reviewed by strength and conditioning staff.
  • Mayich, 21, collapsed Aug. 20 during a 'wind-down' run carrying a medicine ball in 86-89°F heat and remains hospitalized in critical condition; his family's attorney says he is unlikely to recover.
  • The ASU police department is investigating and will forward a report to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office; the university says it will convene a multi-disciplinary panel on best practices.
  • Family attorney Rob Carey rejects the report as insufficient, saying no one has been named, suspended or fired, and calls the session 'a punishment workout.'

“A committee isn't going to tell us why grown men with a rulebook in their hands let this happen to a young man at his first real workout in the desert. That's what an investigation is for, and it's why we're going to ask the County Attorney to do one.”

Rob Carey, Family attorney · Philadelphia Inquirer (AP) ↗ · Sep 21

Matthew Mayich ASU hockey player, St. Louis Blues prospectTim Ziesel Former Green Beret who led the workoutGreg Powers ASU hockey head coachJames Rund ASU senior vice president of educational outreach and student servicesRob Carey Attorney for the Mayich family

ASU report: hockey workout plan never vetted before player's collapse
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    Family attorney Rob Carey denounces ASU's response

    Carey says the report fails to explain accountability, calls the Aug. 20 session a 'punishment workout,' and states the family will ask the Maricopa County Attorney's Office to conduct its own investigation.

    “A month later, nobody's been named, nobody's been suspended, nobody's been fired for violating the very policies ASU published today, and the university wants to appoint a committee.”
    — Rob Carey, family attorney
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    ASU releases preliminary report on the collapse

    University official James Rund's report finds the hockey coaching staff requested only that former Green Beret Tim Ziesel speak to the team, but never submitted a plan of training activities for review by ASU's strength and conditioning coaches before the event; Ziesel had no contract with the school.

    “did not submit a plan of training activities for review by ASU's strength and conditioning coaches prior to the event…”
    — James Rund, ASU senior vice president
    1. 2 outlets Arizona State report shows training plan not submitted before hockey player's collapse

      first by Yahoo Sports, 1d ago · also Philadelphia Inquirer

    2. 2 outlets Report: ASU did not vet workout plan before hockey player's collapse

      first by ESPN, 1d ago · also ESPN NHL

  3. background

    Mayich hospitalized in critical condition with heat stroke — Trainers applied ice towels and water; Mayich was initially responsive but deteriorated, prompting a 911 call. His family's attorney says he suffered exertional heat stroke that reduced oxygen flow to his brain and is unlikely to recover.

  4. background

    Mayich collapses during outdoor team workout — St. Louis Blues prospect Matthew Mayich collapsed during a wind-down run carrying a medicine ball at the end of an outdoor conditioning session at Sun Angel Stadium, falling and stumbling before being unable to get up.

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  1. 2 outlets Arizona State hockey coach declines repeatedly to talk about workout that left Matthew Mayich in a coma

    first by Yahoo Sports, 6h ago · also Sports Illustrated

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