D1 Hockey Archives - Page 24 of 40

ASU Men’s Hockey: Physical fourth line injecting energy, confidence into Sun Devils lineup

by Reagan Smith - October 18, 2018October 19, 2018

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Coming into this season, there was a lot of uncertainty about Arizona State's roster: How would the team perform going up against one of the hardest schedules in the country? Would a second-straight top-20 recruiting class raise the Sun Devils' level of play? How would the veterans settle

ASU Men’s Hockey: After tight Ohio State series, Sun Devils feel they ‘can compete with anybody’

by Reagan Smith - October 15, 2018

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) After starting the season 2-0-0 for the first time as an NCAA program, Arizona State entered this weekend’s daunting series against No. 1 Ohio State with a certain swagger and optimism. “We have no pressure on us," coach Greg Powers said last week, looking ahead to the visit of

ASU Hockey: Sun Devils stay competitive, but fall 3-0 to Ohio State to finish weekend series

by Reagan Smith - October 14, 2018October 14, 2018

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Off the ice, fans were getting settled down into their cold, metallic seats for the third period of a 1-0 hockey game. On the ice, the Arizona State Sun Devils found themselves trailing Ohio State, the No. 1 team in the nation, with a critical 5-on-3 penalty to

ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils fall short of Ohio State upset

by Hunter Hippel - October 12, 2018October 13, 2018

(Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN) Playing likely the hardest schedule in program history this year, Arizona State's weekend series opener against No. 1 Ohio State got off to a predictable start Friday, with the Sun Devils falling to their first defeat of the season. But for long stretches of play at a packed

ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils confident for tough test against No. 1 Ohio State

by Michael Gutnick - October 11, 2018October 23, 2018

Arizona State could not have asked for a better start to the season. With a roster loaded with highly-skilled talent, helped by the influx of an exciting freshman class, than perhaps any Sun Devil team before it, ASU took care of Alaska Fairbanks with a broom over the past weekend. Establishing

ASU Men’s Hockey: Highly-touted Koumontzis turns in strong debut weekend

by Reagan Smith - October 11, 2018October 11, 2018

Freshman Demetrios Koumontzis came into last weekend’s series against Alaska Fairbanks as one of the highest rated recruits in Arizona State men's hockey history. The pressure was on him to get off to an electric start, and he could feel it. “I was definitely nervous," he said that night. "All of

ASU Men’s Hockey: ‘Colorful’ Johnny Walker extends goal streak to seven games

by Hunter Hippel - October 10, 2018

Johnny Walker's freshman year went about as well as it could. In his first season of college hockey in 2017-18, Walker scored 17 goals, the second most by any freshman in the country. And eight of those tallies came in five consecutive games to end the campaign. After the now-sophomore scored

ASU Men’s Hockey GALLERY: 5-0 Win Over Alaska Fairbanks

by Kylee Meter - October 8, 2018

All photos taken by Kylee Meter on October 7 at Oceanside Ice Arena in Tempe, Arizona. Contact @kyleemeter or kmeter@asu.edu for high-resolution images.

ASU Men’s Hockey: Series sweep an early milestone for new-look Sun Devils

by Reagan Smith - October 8, 2018

(Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN) After Arizona State cruised to a 3-0 season-opening win Saturday night, Sun Devils coach Greg Powers made clear the new expectations for his team. “We can’t be content with getting one (win) anymore,” he said. Last year, ASU won the opening game of a weekend series four times but failed

ASU Men’s Hockey: Explosive offense sparks Sun Devils sweep-clinching 5-0 win over Alaska Fairbanks

by Michael Gutnick - October 7, 2018

(Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN) Arizona State's depth was on display Sunday as five different skaters found the back of the net in a dominating 5-0 victory over Alaska Fairbanks, handing the Sun Devils two program-first accomplishments – a first-ever home sweep and 2-0 start -- to begin their fourth Division I season. ASU's