Arizona university to 'part ways' with coach who oversaw training where Matthew Mayich collapsed

Arizona State University (ASU) says it will "part ways" with the hockey coach who oversaw the training at which Hamilton-born hockey player Matthew Mayich collapsed during an outdoor workout on a hot day this August.

ASU has “reached a mutual agreement to part ways with hockey coach Greg Powers,” officials said in a statement Thursday, adding that former NHL coach Dave Hakstol will replace him.

Mayich, an NHL prospect drafted by the St. Louis Blues, remains in hospital in serious condition, his family’s lawyer, Robert Carey, said Thursday.

In an initial review released last month, ASU official James Rund wrote that Mayich collapsed at a training at ASU’s Tempe campus just before 8:30 a.m. Aug. 20. The review also said coaches didn't submit a plan for review by trainers before the training session.

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ASU then said it would commission an independent review, to be conducted by former Supreme Court of Arizona Chief Justice Scott Bales.

Mayich's family and their attorneys have questioned the circumstances around the Aug. 20 workout and how coaches and school officials responded to his collapse. Mayich's parents say he was healthy prior to the workout. The family's lawyers said the "military-style," session took place in "overwhelming" heat and that water was withheld from players.

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"Our focus remains where it has been since August 20, on Matthew, and making sure what happened to him is fully understood and never happens to another player," the Mayich family said in a statement through Carey Thursday.

They said Bales's investigation must