At Arizona State, a coach with executive recruiting skills sets off to build a program
Greg Powers built an executive search firm before becoming Arizona State’s club coach. Now he’s recruiting for next season’s varsity roster.
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Highly touted Matthews has five colleges and major juniors as options, but he’s in no hurry
A 17-year-old center from Scottsdale, Ariz., Matthews is projected by some talent evaluators to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 draft.
Some coaches see recruiting until letter of intent is signed as key to slowing early commitments
In an informal poll of Division I men’s head coaches taken by USCHO, schools in favor of eliminating the agreement were in the significant minority. But those who responded they were in favor of dropping the agreement were power schools from major conferences.
College hockey coaches see recruiting rule change as chance to better develop relationships
A NCAA rule change allows teams to contact recruits 5½ months before they previously could.