ASU D1 Hockey: Bronchos, Sooners look to break the Sun Devil’s win streak.

(Photo:Allyson Cummings/WCSN) After avenging last season’s loss on senior night with a sweep of rival Arizona, the Sun Devils head into a brutal weekend facing two top-five teams: the Central Oklahoma Bronchos and the Oklahoma Sooners. Sitting at 8-0, they are among Colorado, Adrian College, and Central Oklahoma as the only undefeated

Meet the Sun Devils: Ryan Belonger and Connor Schmidt

(Photo/video:Allyson Cummings/WCSN)  The Sun Devils remain undefeated and a lot of the team’s success is due to this year’s recruiting class. Echoing head coach Greg Powers’ “we will reload not rebuild” mantra, ASU landed two NCAA Division I players: sophomore defenseman Connor Schmidt and junior forward Ryan Belonger. Playing on a team

ASU D1 Hockey: Sun Devils finish off series sweep of Wildcats

(Photo:Allyson Cummings/WCSN)  “We expect to sweep U of A, anything less is not acceptable,” Coach Powers said after the Arizona State hockey team raised their championship banner and defeated archrival No. 18 Arizona 3-0 Saturday night to complete their weekend sweep. With many of the championship team present, it was almost redemption

ASU D1 Hockey: Sun Devils ready for Cactus Cup showdown against rival Wildcats

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) This weekend, No. 1 ASU and No. 18 UA face off in a Cactus Cup Showdown at Oceanside Ice Arena. It’s no coincidence that the ACHA National Championship banner will be raised Saturday night, with some of last year's now-departed players expected to attend. "[The team] owes it to those guys

ASU hockey wraps up weekend shutout

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Coming off a 14-0 victory over West Chester Friday night, the Sun Devils expected a tougher game Saturday. Although the Golden Rams put up a fight, NCAA recruit Connor Schmidt tallied the go-ahead goal to lift the Sun Devils 9-0 at Oceanisde Ice Arena. The first period began right

ASU hockey targets West Chester

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) After a physical series with Niagara, the Sun Devils have the chance to refine and improve their game with an upcoming weekend matchup against the unranked West Chester Golden Rams. Coach Greg Powers has been playing around with different match-ups, calling himself a “mad scientist”, and seeing who

ASU hockey sneaks past Niagara

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) “To get to the national tournament you've got to be able to hang with the big boys,” said Niagara head coach Larry Brzeckowski before the opening weekend. Even after suffering a 3-4 loss at Oceanside Saturday night, his team was able to keep in stride with the defending ACHA