(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
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ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils force 1-1 tie in at Michigan State
ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils dominated by Michigan 8-1 in opener
(Photo: Patricia Vicente/WCSN) Arizona State Men’s Hockey 2020-21 season-opener did not go according to plan, as the No. 15 Sun Devils (0-1-0) lost 8-1 to the No. 12 Michigan Wolverines (1-0-0) Saturday in Ann Arbor. The lopsided affair was ASU’s worst loss since Jan. 26th, 2018, when it lost 8-0 against Boston University. Michigan
ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils set to open season at Michigan
(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN) Arizona State – an independent program – watched every league in the country pivot to conference-only schedules as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic’s grip on the world. The Sun Devils' players began their academic semester without a hockey season in place and head coach Greg Powers was
ASU Women’s Hockey: ASU continues to recruit out-of-state talent while also expanding the game in Arizona
(Photo: Nick Badders/WCSN) Arizona and hockey is a weird combination. The 365 days of blistering heat should strike fear into anything frozen within a hundred miles radius. However, something incredible is happening. There is a hockey surge happening, and the Arizona State University Women's hockey team is feeling it full force. According
ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils ready to adapt to life on the road in 2020-2021
Arizona State Men’s Hockey is no stranger to overcoming adversity. As a fledgling independent program, the Sun Devils logged back-to-back 20-win seasons and established themselves as a legitimate contender in the NCAA ranks. This year, though, will come with a set of challenges the program has yet to face. As part
ASU Women’s Hockey: The difficulties of coaching during a pandemic
(Photo: Reagan Smith/WCSN) Coaching in 2020 has presented a set of challenges that have never been seen before. There’s the unknown of when the next game or even the next practice will be. Who will test positive for COVID-19? Or, how an outbreak could affect their season? These are all things out of
ASU Men’s Hockey: Battle League Tournament ‘super helpful’ in season preparation
Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN The annual Battle League Tournament has been an Arizona State hockey tradition since before the Sun Devils joined the NCAA ranks. For two weeks every fall, the team is divided into split squads and plays a grueling round-robin style tournament for the right to hoist the coveted Tillman Trophy. The
ASU Women’s Hockey: Breezers or Pants? Callie Else details her transition from playing hockey in Minnesota to coming down to the desert.
(Courtesy: Callie Else) Fridley, Minn. and Tempe, Ariz. are not only vastly different weather and climate wise, but even hockey feels a little bit different. Freshman Callie Else is currently making that transition of playing hockey in a state dubbed “The State of Hockey,” to playing under the hot, desert sun. “Playing hockey
ASU Women’s Hockey: Three of ASU’s new recruits all transfered from the same school. Those three discuss how that transition has gone
(Photo Courtesy: Berkleigh Radcliffe) Is it time to rev up the zambonis, yet? The Arizona State University Women's Hockey team hopes to soon be back on the ice again to officially welcome their new recruits to the team. Of these new recruits, three are transfers from the same college of SUNY-Buffalo State