NHL prospect Matthew Mayich slipped into a coma in August following a gruesome outdoor workout at Arizona State University.
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Months later, Arizona State University coach Greg Powers is receiving a massive payment on his way out the door.
PEOPLE reported that Powers has agreed to mutually part ways with the school and will receive a $1.3 million payout.
According to The Arizona Republic and 12 News, Powers, 49, will receive the total in three payments through August 2028. The sum is 75 percent of his remaining contract, signed in 2022, and includes $85,000 in bonuses that the school said Powers earned but has not yet received, per the outlets.
Powers will receive over half a million in the first installment, worth $531,923.08, this year. Powers will also receive installments worth $398,942.31 in August 2027 and August 2028, per The Arizona Republic.
In a statement provided by the university on his behalf, Powers said he had "mutually agreed to leave" his position. He had been placed on paid leave late last month after defenseman Matthew Mayich, 21, collapsed during an early morning outdoor workout on Aug. 20.
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Mayich, who suffered a heat stroke, remains hospitalized but is unlikely to recover, according to his family's attorney.
In his statement, Powers said he continues "to hope for strength and healing for Matthew and his family."
Mayich, a 21-year-old defenseman, was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 2023 National Hockey League entry draft.
Rob Carey, the attorney representing his family, stated in September that Mayich has "zero chance of recovery."
"This injury is from exertional heat stroke that caused a lack of oxygen to the brain," Carey told ESPN.
"There were no other contributing conditions, only exertion-related heat. This is not an induced coma," Carey told the outlet, adding, "We need a miracle."
Mayich's family released a statement after Powers departure and ripped the school's "negotiated agreement."
