Overview
- A sanctioned outdoor team workout on Aug. 20 ended with defenseman Matthew Mayich collapsing and being hospitalized; family lawyers say he is unlikely to recover.
- Arizona State’s preliminary internal review found coaches and the team trainer were present but that the coaching staff did not submit a training plan for review before the session.
- The report verified mid-80s temperatures with roughly 50 percent humidity, classified the session as a moderate heat risk, and noted no cold-water immersion tub was available as the school’s guidance recommends.
- The review assigns no individual blame and recommends convening a multi-disciplinary blue-ribbon panel to rewrite procedures for outdoor activities and use of outside consultants.
- The ASU Police Department is conducting a separate investigation that will be sent to the Maricopa County Attorney for review, while Mayich’s family and some players demand an independent external inquiry and accountability.