Trending claims

A player who was not Matthew Mayich vomited during the workout.

Fact: A flyer posted last season showed Charmin toilet paper and logos for other leagues and the transfer portal.

Fact: 10 Arizona State hockey players entered the transfer portal after last season.

Fact: The current Arizona State hockey roster includes 18 new players.

Statement: Multiple players from the last three seasons said Greg Powers called players "pussies" and sent disparaging text messages.

Arizona State hockey team's past preliminary training included a 2-mile run, 300-yard shuttle run, and weightlifting.

Statement: Sources alleged Greg Powers smashed a staff member's laptop and a locker room television.

Fact: Greg Powers posted a text from an alum that called players "talented pussies."

Fact: Arizona State announced last month it is reviewing the workout, but stated it is not an investigation.

Fact: Greg Powers' fundraising resulted in the $137 million Mullett Arena and an endowed head coach position.

Fact: The Arizona State University Police Department has opened a probe into the workout incident.

Fact: Greg Powers played goaltender for the Arizona State club hockey team in the late 1990s.

Statement: Greg Powers said on a May 18 podcast that his team was "soft" and he didn't get "buy-in" from players.

Fact: Matthew Mayich, 21, collapsed during a workout on Aug. 20 and was hospitalized.

Fact: Matthew Mayich is a St. Louis Blues prospect from Stoney Creek, Ontario.

Fact: The team's first workout on Aug. 20 was led by former Green Beret Tim Ziesel, not the coach.

Fact: The 2025-26 Arizona State hockey team lost 10 of its final 12 games and missed the postseason.

Fact: Greg Powers has been the sole head coach for Arizona State men's hockey during its 12 years in Division I.

Tim Graham was previously an enterprise reporter for the Buffalo News, covered the AFC East for ESPN, and covered the Miami Dolphins for the Palm Beach Post.

Tim Graham is a senior writer for The Athletic and covers Buffalo sports.