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ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils come back from 3-0 deficit, earn tie against Ohio State

by Jacob Rudner - December 17, 2020December 18, 2020

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) Through its first period of play against Ohio State, Arizona State was like a platoon of soldiers trapped in the trenches, pinned down by the suppressive fire of its enemy. While some shots flew overhead and others connected, no matter how much return fire the Sun Devils were

ASU Men’s Hockey: Jansons and Buncis long journey back to Tempe

by Ethan Ryter - December 17, 2020December 17, 2020

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) The clock crept towards 2 a.m. in Latvia and Filips Buncis and Gvido Jansons were wide awake. As the majority of their country slept, the Arizona State hockey seniors attended online classes and team Zoom meetings. They operated on Tempe time but, due to circumstances nobody foresaw,

ASU Men’s Hockey series preview: Penn State

by Hunter Hippel - December 11, 2020December 11, 2020

Penn State could find themselves in the position Arizona State did heading into its series against Wisconsin in late November. It's been an arguably disastrous season for the Nittany Lions, as their record sits at 1-5 on the year after the shortened 2019-20 season brought them great success at 20-10-4. But

ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils comeback, blow lead in 5-4 loss to Notre Dame

by Hunter Hippel - December 4, 2020December 4, 2020

(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) Two goals scored in its first four games of the season left Arizona State Men’s Hockey searching for its offense and it found it last weekend against Wisconsin, where it swept the Badgers by scores of 8-5 and 3-1. The Sun Devils' fully intended to utilize their new

ASU Men’s Hockey: Murray, Kopperud lead the way in 6-3 win over Notre Dame

by Evan Oscherwitz - December 4, 2020December 4, 2020

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) When a goal scorer gets on a hot streak, it seems like they have a chance to score every time they touch the puck. Arizona State freshman forward Matthew Kopperud and his sophomore counterpart Jax Murray proved it on Thursday night, as both players scored twice in the

ASU Men’s Hockey: Notre Dame series preview

by Evan Oscherwitz - December 3, 2020December 3, 2020

Last week, Arizona State Men’s Hockey made history by winning both of its games against the heavily favored Wisconsin Badgers in Madison, the first time ever that ASU has recorded a road sweep over a Big Ten foe. The No. 20 Sun Devils (2-3-1) are looking to repeat history this week

ASU Men’s Hockey: Murray’s two goals lead ASU to 3-1 victory over Wisconsin

by Evan Oscherwitz - November 29, 2020November 29, 2020

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) A day after recording their first win of the 2020-21 season, the Arizona State Sun Devils (2-3-1) soundly defeated the No. 14 ranked Wisconsin Badgers (4-4) by a score of 3-1 Sunday afternoon in Madison. The Sun Devils controlled the flow of play from start to finish and

ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils look to earn first win against Badgers

by Hunter Hippel - November 28, 2020November 28, 2020

(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN) The last time Arizona State Men's Hockey was in Madison, WI, the circumstances were very different. Fans packed the Kohl Center, the NCAA Tournament was well within the Sun Devils' reach and their seniors were playing their last regular season game – completely unaware it would be the final

ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils’ Scoring Woes Continue In Shutout Loss To Michigan State

by Evan Oscherwitz - November 20, 2020November 20, 2020

(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN) The order of events which led to Arizona State’s loss in the second game of its two-game series against Michigan State on Friday night were reminiscent of the defeats that came before it. After a turnover behind the Sun Devils’ net, Michigan State junior forward Mitchell Mattson located the

ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils force 1-1 tie in at Michigan State

by Evan Oscherwitz - November 19, 2020November 19, 2020

Arizona State (0-2-1) are still searching for their first win of the season after tying Michigan State (0-0-1) 1-1 Thursday night in East Lansing. ASU freshman goaltender Cole Brady picked up where he left off against Michigan, making 25 saves on 26 shots in the second start of his college hockey