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ASU Men’s Hockey: Eddie Lack guiding goalies amidst three-way starting battle

by Michael Gutnick - September 29, 2019September 29, 2019

(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) With Joey Daccord's departure to the Ottawa Senators organization, Arizona State head coach Greg Powers and his staff have big shoes to fill at the starting goaltender position. The Sun Devils are prepared to tackle the challenge with three goalies, all of whom will compete for the starting job

ASU Hockey: After a dream season, Sun Devils focusing on themselves rather than expectations

by Hunter Hippel - September 26, 2019September 26, 2019

Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN Following up a season like the one the Arizona State Men's Hockey team had last year might be impossible. They won 21 games, not only the most in its short Division-I tenure, but two less than the team had won in its three previous seasons combined. ASU made the

ASU Men’s Hockey: Transfer Students Pick ASU In Hopes of Deep Tournament Success

by Reagan Smith - September 23, 2019September 23, 2019

Photo: (Kylee Meter/WCSN) “If you build it, they will come.” An old adage from the 1989 classic Field of Dreams. While there is no baseball diamond being built in a cornfield, there is a steadily building hockey program being constructed in the middle of a desert. ASU hockey is a far cry from

ASU Men’s Hockey: Logan Jenuwine, Dubuque Fighting Saints highlight 2019 signing class

by Michael Gutnick - April 24, 2019August 22, 2019

(Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN) The Arizona State men's hockey team rose out of the depths of irrelevancy and into the spotlight this year, riding one of the most surprising success stories of college hockey to the program's first-ever NCAA tournament appearance in their fourth Divison I season. While a first-round exit against Quinnipiac

ASU Men’s Hockey: Joey Daccord officially signs with Senators, becomes first Sun Devil to sign NHL entry-level contract

by Michael Gutnick - April 1, 2019April 1, 2019

(Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN) Arizona State junior goaltender Joey Daccord officially signed a two-year NHL entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators on Monday, becoming the first Sun Devil in program history to sign an entry-level deal. "It's an incredible honor and something I've worked towards my whole life and I couldn't' have done

ASU Men’s Hockey: Despite NCAA Tournament berth, Sun Devils left with work to do after first-round exit

by Hunter Hippel - March 31, 2019

In a season where Arizona State consistently beat teams that were presumed better than it, Saturday night was a stark transformation. The Quinnipiac Bobcats, ranked No. 6 in the PairWise rankings and a presumed National Championship contender, dominated ASU early in Allentown, Penn., on Saturday night before holding on late

ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils fall 2-1 to Bobcats in first ever NCAA tournament appearance

by Reagan Smith - March 30, 2019March 30, 2019

(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) Arizona State's historic season drew to its conclusion on Saturday night in Allentown, Penn., after the Sun Devils dropped their first-ever NCAA tournament game by a score of 2-1 to the Quinnipiac Bobcats. Heading into the final seven minutes of the game down 2-1, ASU’s offense sparked to

ASU Men’s Hockey: Daccord-Shortridge showdown creates enticing NCAA Tournament goaltending match-up

by Michael Gutnick - March 29, 2019

(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) The stats are whopping: 3,261 minutes, 1,564 saves, 59 starts, 38 wins, 11 shutouts, and two promising Mike Richter finalists. All that remains is a once-in-a-lifetime match-up between Quinnipiac's Andrew Shortridge and Arizona State's Joey Daccord. In their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance, the Sun Devils go head-to-head with a familiar

ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils preparing to face Quinnipiac in first NCAA tournament appearance

by Reagan Smith - March 28, 2019March 28, 2019

(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) It was all smiles and laughter as the Arizona State Sun Devils learned who they’d play in their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance, Sunday. But not even a full 48 hours later, it was business as usual for the ASU team out practicing on the ice. Well, as “business

ASU Men’s Hockey: Defining moments paved way for first-ever NCAA Tournament berth

by Michael Gutnick - March 25, 2019March 26, 2019

(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) Arizona State hockey has made history, riding one of the most surprising success stories in all of college hockey to the promised land by clinching an NCAA Tournament berth on Sunday for the first time in the young program's history. Throughout the season, the Sun Devils racked up a