(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Although it wasn’t as one-sided of an affair as Friday’s contest, the Arizona State Sun Devils completed the team's first home sweep of the Southern New Hampshire Penmen with a 4-1 win on Saturday night. Although the stats didn’t show it, the Penmen entered Saturday far more prepared for
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ASU Hockey: Sun Devils dominate Southern New Hampshire 11-0 for first collegiate shut-out
(Photo: Gabrilelle Mercer/WCSN) For the first time since the team’s jump to the NCAA ranks, the Arizona State Sun Devils played the role of the aggressor. It wasn’t even close. Thanks to an Anthony Croston hat trick in the first period, the Sun Devils rolled past the Southern New Hampshire Penmen 11-0 on
ASU Hockey: Croston becoming a prominent face in the hockey landscape of Arizona
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) If you are searching for the face of college hockey in Arizona right now, look no further than Anthony Croston. The Arizona State forward has taken a huge step forward in his sophomore season, which has ultimately led to him being named an alternate captain, a rare feat for
ASU Hockey: Sun Devils following ‘blueprint’ of success from Penn State
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) With two benchmark victories in a brutally-scheduled season, Arizona State hockey is slowly watching the fruits of its labor develop. On the other side of the country, another young Division-I hockey program has achieved a level of success many didn’t think was possible in five short years. Penn State was
ASU Hockey: Improvement becoming more noticeable for Sun Devils after series against Ohio State
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) In a pair of games that without a doubt helped Arizona State’s exposure, the Sun Devils bounced back from a tough initial performance to settle for a tie and shootout victory on Saturday. No. 10 Ohio State was the opponent, and ASU went from looking overmatched to looking like
ASU Hockey: Former Ohio State commit Tyler Busch is not focused on the past
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) For many athletes, the college recruitment process is a strenuous and lengthy string of events filled with the occasional change of mind in the quest to find the best place to play over the course of four years. Arizona State freshman forward Tyler Busch is no exception to this
ASU Hockey: Sun Devils drop third straight with 6-1 loss to Denver
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) From the moment the puck dropped, Arizona State was outmatched yet again by one of college hockey’s premier programs. No. 3 Denver downed the Sun Devils 6-1 at Magness Arena on Saturday night, improving to 13-4-4 on the season. ASU has now dropped its last four contests after entering last
ASU Hockey: Sun Devils get blown out by No. 3 Denver
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Greg Powers has worked hard to set Arizona State up with a difficult schedule during its first two years as an NCAA team, with the intention being the second to none experience that the team would gain. In perhaps the most difficult game since the team’s promotion in the
ASU Hockey: Sun Devils end 2016 with back-to-back losses in the Desert Hockey Classic
ASU Hockey: Sun Devils fall to Brown 9-8 in first round of the Desert Hockey Classic
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils fell to the Brown Bears 9-8 in the first round of the second annual Desert Hockey Classic Friday night in double overtime. The team's win streak ended at three games as ASU dropped to 7-13-1 on the season with the official result designated as an