While ROI has not independently confirmed this, a source very close to the Arizona State hockey team tells us that former North Dakota head coach Brad Berry is in negotiation to become the new hockey coach at ASU. ROI spoke to a long-time NHL executive early this morning  about this possibility, and this executive stated "If ASU lands Brad Berry and they allow him to be completely in charge, including the ability to remove everyone that is presently involved with the ASU coaching staff, it could have the same effect to this program as the hiring of Curt Cignetti was to the Indiana football program.   Very few people in the NHL have any respect for Greg Powers,” the executive continued, “and in fact it is my opinion that Powers is the sole reason that Arizona State has not become the dynamic program that it should be given their school, their location, and their new arena, while Berry would bring instant credibility to Arizona State and would allow ASU to become a national power in the near future.  It would also allow ASU to truly hold Greg Powers accountable for what happened to Matthew Mayich in August." In the meantime, as we reported last night, assistants Mike Corbett Alex Hicks and Jimmy Mullin will coach the Sun Devils this weekend vs Holy Cross, despite the fact that Matthew Mayich’s family and lawyers have long insisted they too be placed on administrative leave just as (still technically) head coach Greg Powers was last week. After ASU Athletic Director Graham Rossini named Mike Corbett as the acting head coach on September 30, following Greg Powers being placed on leave, it came out that Corbett had two DUI's on his record, including one that occurred early on after being hired by ASU in 2024. When asked about his decision to retain Corbett as acting head coach despite the DUI, Rossini made no mention of it, rather, he defended Corbett by saying he “has a steady presence about him.” Whatever steady presence that is, it’s made several of the players very uncomfortable, especially with having Hicks still around as well. No matter, ROI hopes a new coach will be there by next week, and with the ability to name his own staff. The safety and well being of the players depends on it!