Statement on ASU Hockey team member
Current and future updates on Matthew Mayich are now on the following webpage:
https://newsroom.asu.edu/statements/hockey
September 3, 2026
ASU Hockey team player Matthew Mayich collapsed during an outdoor workout on Aug. 20 and remains hospitalized.
The morning outdoor workout was a team event at which coaches and training staff were present along with a third party who had previously worked with the ASU Hockey team. ASU has institutional guidelines and requirements relating to the engagement of outside entities who interact with ASU student-athletes and sport programs.
Sun Devil Athletics also has heat-illness guidelines in place; these guidelines are informed by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. SDA student-athletes regularly practice and train outside, under coach and trainer supervision.
ASU Police received a 911 call at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 20, responded, and began investigating as they would anytime they are called to a serious incident.
The university also is reviewing circumstances surrounding the workout and related university policies, procedures and training protocols. James Rund, senior vice president, is leading the review. The review will take the time needed to collect and assess information in a manner that is thoughtful, respectful of Mayich, his family, his teammates and ASU’s privacy obligations.
A student-athlete who collapsed during an outdoor workout on Aug. 20 remains hospitalized. The student-athlete, a member of the ASU Hockey team, is not being named by the university because of privacy interests.
The morning outdoor workout was a team event at which coaches and training staff were present along with a third party who had previously worked with the ASU Hockey team. ASU has institutional guidelines and requirements relating to the engagement of outside entities who interact with ASU student-athletes and sport programs.
Sun Devil Athletics also has heat-illness guidelines in place; these guidelines are informed by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. SDA student-athletes regularly practice and train outside, under coach and trainer supervision.
ASU is reviewing all the circumstances surrounding the workout and the related university policies, procedures and training protocols. James Rund, senior vice president, is leading the review.
The review will take the time needed to collect and assess information in a manner that is thoughtful, respectful of the student-athlete, his family, his teammates and ASU’s privacy obligations. While the review is ongoing, Coach Powers and other SDA and university staff will continue to provide support and resources to the hockey student-athletes and to share information with them in a manner that respects the privacy of the student-athlete and his family.