Arizona State hires veteran NHL coach Dave Hakstol to lead program, Powers announces resignation
AP News reports: Colorado Avalanche assistant coach Dave Hakstol looks on from the team box in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Oct. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State has hired Colorado Avalanche assistant and former NHL head coach Dave Hakstol to lead its hockey program as the school investigates an outdoor workout that left a player on life support. The team’s previous coach, Greg Powers, said in a statement that he has “mutually agreed to leave my position” as the Sun Devils’ head coach as the investigation into the collapse of 21-year-old Matthew Mayich continues.
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