Attorney criticizes Arizona State University investigation into hockey player collapse
5 sources • 2 min read • Latest: Sep 2, 2026, 9:38 AM
Last updated Sep 2, 2026
An attorney representing the family of Arizona State University hockey player Matthew Mayich has criticized the university’s internal investigation following the athlete's collapse into a coma. Mayich required medical assistance on August 20 during a morning workout at the school's Joe Selleh Track when temperatures reached nearly 90 degrees. Lawyer Robert Carey alleged that the workout was excessively strenuous and that players fear retaliation from coaching staff, who remain in their positions. In contrast, the instructor who led the session, Tim Ziesel, described the drills as mid-level conditioning and stated he had departed before the collapse occurred. A spokesperson for the university stated that an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the workout is ongoing. The family remains at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, where Mayich continues to receive treatment.
- •Matthew Mayich remains in a coma following a morning workout on August 20.
- •Robert Carey alleged the training session was unnecessarily grueling and lacked proper water access.
- •Tim Ziesel said the workout was a standard conditioning routine and he left before the collapse.
- •Arizona State University officials declined to comment on specific allegations regarding the ongoing investigation.
- 8:14 PMESPN — ASU's Matthew Mayich had heat stroke, lack of oxygen to brain, lawyer says - ESPN
- 9:38 AMYahoo Sports — Lawyer seeking answers after 21-year-old hockey prospect collapses during mysterious desert workout
- 3:44 AMYahoo Sports — Lawyer for Arizona State hockey player who collapsed during workout searching for answers
- 11:21 PMYahoo Sports — Investigation underway after Arizona State hockey player Matthew Mayich collapses into coma at team workout
- 11:21 PMYahoo Sports — Investigation underway after Arizona State hockey player Matthew Mayich collapses into a coma at team workout
- 2:33 PMYahoo Sports — Lawyer slams ASU investigation into hockey player collapse
"An Arizona State hockey player and St. Louis Blues draft pick is still hospitalized nearly two weeks after collapsing during an offseason workout and an attorney representing his family is searching for answers. Defenseman Matthew Mayich is still incapacitated from an Aug. 20 on-campus workout and his condition is highly unlikely to change, according to attorney Rob Carey. “He is twenty-one years old,” Carey told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.
"Matthew Mayich, the Arizona State hockey player and Blues draft pick who collapsed in an offseason workout, suffered exertional heat stroke that reduced the flow of oxygen to his brain, his attorney told ESPN.
"An attorney for Matthew Mayich, who is in a coma, says the hockey player was subjected to a brutal workout, and ASU is mishandling the investigation.
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External links- ESPNSep 2, 2026, 8:14 PMASU's Matthew Mayich had heat stroke, lack of oxygen to brain, lawyer says - ESPN
Matthew Mayich, the Arizona State hockey player and Blues draft pick who collapsed in an offseason workout, suffered exertional heat stroke that reduced the flow of oxygen to his brain, his attorney told ESPN.
- Yahoo SportsSep 2, 2026, 9:38 AMLawyer seeking answers after 21-year-old hockey prospect collapses during mysterious desert workout
An Arizona State hockey player and St. Louis Blues draft pick is still hospitalized nearly two weeks after collapsing during an offseason workout
- Yahoo SportsSep 2, 2026, 3:44 AMLawyer for Arizona State hockey player who collapsed during workout searching for answers
An Arizona State hockey player and St. Louis Blues draft pick is still hospitalized nearly two weeks after collapsing during an offseason workout and an attorney representing his family is searching for answers. Defenseman Matthew Mayich is still incapacitated from an Aug. 20 on-campus workout and his condition is highly unlikely to change, according to attorney Rob Carey. “He is twenty-one years old,” Carey told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.
- Yahoo SportsSep 1, 2026, 11:21 PMInvestigation underway after Arizona State hockey player Matthew Mayich collapses into coma at team workout
Matthew Mayich's lawyer said he has "zero chance of recovery" after he collapsed at a workout last month.
- Yahoo SportsSep 1, 2026, 11:21 PMInvestigation underway after Arizona State hockey player Matthew Mayich collapses into a coma at team workout
Matthew Mayich's lawyer said he has "zero chance of recovery" after he collapsed at a workout last month.
- Yahoo SportsSep 1, 2026, 2:33 PMLawyer slams ASU investigation into hockey player collapse
An attorney for Matthew Mayich, who is in a coma, says the hockey player was subjected to a brutal workout, and ASU is mishandling the investigation.
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