Overview
- The Arizona State hockey player collapsed during a sanctioned outdoor team workout on Aug. 20 and remains hospitalized with catastrophic brain injury, family lawyers say.
- Mayich’s attorneys allege he suffered exertional heat stroke that caused a loss of oxygen to the brain and that doctors have given an extremely poor chance of recovery.
- Family lawyers describe the session as a military-style, station workout led by a third-party instructor and say players were denied water and that cooling treatment was not provided promptly.
- Arizona State says coaches and training staff were present, has opened an internal review led by James Rund, and the ASU Police Department has launched a formal investigation into the facts of the incident.
- Teammates report fear about speaking publicly and the family is gathering evidence and seeking an independent probe, while experts note exertional heat stroke requires rapid cold-water immersion and staged acclimatization to prevent such injuries.