Sun Devil hockey head coach Greg Powers announced that he is the 12th individual to join the Matt Shott Arizona Hockey Legacy Foundation Advisory Board. Powers has 18 years of experience with ASU and has led Sun Devil hockey to national prominence, guiding the team from a club college organization to a dominant NCAA D1 program.

The Matt Shott Arizona Hockey Legacy Foundation is a charitable organization supporting the growth of hockey and responsible for developing and championing community outreach.

"Matt Shott was and will forever be a pillar in our hockey community. I couldn’t be more honored and grateful to serve in his name with other incredible individuals that truly put growing the great game of hockey here in Arizona at the forefront,” Greg Powers said in a statement. “Hockey in Arizona is thriving, will continue to thrive and I’m honored to be a small part of that." 

Powers joins NHL alumni Greg Adams, Jason Demers, Michael Grabner, Darcy Hordichuk, Zbynek Michalek, Matt Shott’s mother, Shelley, and brother, Trevor, mother of Leighton Accardo, Carly Accardo, former executive director of the Arizona Coyotes Foundation, Olivia Matos, creator of Homes for Hockey AZ Josh Slepak, and Kevin Erlenbach with USA Ultimate to the nonprofit advisory board.

“We are excited to welcome Greg to the outstanding group of individuals who work tirelessly determining how we can best serve our community with hockey outreach,” Lyndsey Fry, co-founder of the Matt Shott Arizona Hockey Legacy Foundation said in a press release.

Powers is amid his 18th overall season on the Sun Devil coaching staff and his 11th as head coach of ASU’s NCAA Division I Hockey program. At his helm, the 2024-25 season marked a significant milestone as the Sun Devils competed in their inaugural year as members of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC).

Himself a Sun Devil, Powers graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in 1999 and was inducted into the ASU ACHA Hockey Player Hall of Fame in 2009. Collegiately, Greg was a three-time ACHA Division I All-American Goaltender while playing for the Sun Devils under the tutelage of Hall of Fame Head Coach Gene Hammett. 

The non-profit works to provide accessible avenues for aspiring players of all ages to develop their skills, camaraderie and passion for hockey. Youth programming currently run out of rinks in Tucson, Flagstaff, Gilbert, Tempe, Peoria and Mesa as well as adult programming through the Mesa, Peoria and Gilbert rinks.

Classes and leagues are offered to almost all ages and abilities across the state.