A lawyer for St. Louis Blues prospect Matthew Mayich says Arizona State University failed to properly dig into what happened before Mayich collapsed during an offseason workout in Tempe.
Robert Carey, who represents Mayich, told The Arizona Republic that the school’s version of events doesn’t match what he’s uncovered. Mayich fell into a coma at Sun Angel Stadium on the morning of Aug. 20, and Carey said the player has “zero chance of recovery.”
“My investigation shows the storyline is completely false,” Carey said to The Arizona Republic. “This case has shattered (Mayich’s) life. He deserves, and his family deserves, a proper investigation.”
The workout in question, according to a report from The Athletic, was a “military-style workout” led by Tim Zeisel, a former military service member and non-ASU employee. It took place in temperatures just under 90 degrees Fahrenheit and was part of the Sun Devils men’s hockey program’s offseason work.
Carey said he spoke with several players who described Zeisel yelling at them like a drill instructor and limiting water for those who weren’t keeping up. Players were also told not to complain, which Carey said turned the 50-minute session into a very hostile experience.
Sun Devils head coach Greg Powers asked Zeisel to run the workout, and Zeisel’s attorney, Buddy Rake, pushed back on the harsher descriptions.
“This was not a Green Beret or SEAL workout. Far from it,” Rake said in an interview on Aug.
- “The head coach, assistant coaches and medical were always present.”
The workout was supposed to be the first of three days with Zeisel running the sessions. Carey also said he has no confidence in ASU senior vice president James Rund, who is leading the university’s investigation.
“The president of the university needs to put out the truth,” Carey said.
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