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Schimek’s monster night spearheads upset over No. 5 UMD

by Easton Stockford - December 14, 2025December 14, 2025

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) According to Isaac Newton’s Third Law of Motion, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. That law is not always applicable in the world of sports, but it has undeniably been a theme throughout Arizona State’s season —a notion that echoed through its most recent series

ASU’s hot streak frozen by No. 5 Minnesota Duluth

by Easton Stockford - December 13, 2025December 13, 2025

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) Coming off a sweep over Ohio State and a bye week, Arizona State traded 70 degrees and sunny in Tempe for below zero at the tip of Lake Superior to take on one of the hottest programs in the NCAA — No. 5 Minnesota Duluth. With their

No. 12 Sun Devils find killer instinct in Game 2 win

by Sean Brennan - March 16, 2025March 16, 2025

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE — A little over week ago, Arizona State forwards Artem Shlaine and Kyle Smolen sat in Mullett Arena’s Media Room fielding questions about the No. 12 Sun Devils’ upcoming NCHC Quarterfinal series. Towards the end of the press conference, Smolen was asked if the bigger stage added any pressure

No. 12 ASU battles back to punch ticket to Frozen Faceoff

by Jack Janes - March 16, 2025March 16, 2025

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE — For a team that started the season 3-7-1 with a roster that was decimated with injuries to key players, and not to mention the external circumstances that hockey was facing in the state of Arizona, it was only fitting that Arizona State had to persevere through

No. 12 ASU picks up playoff win but strives for improvement

by Jack Janes - March 15, 2025March 15, 2025

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE — In one of the most important games in program history, Arizona State hockey got the job done and came away with the victory in its first-ever conference tournament game, but it has to be better if it wants to win the series. “We found a way to

No. 12 Sun Devils down Minnesota Duluth, 4-3, lead NCHC Quarterfinals 1-0

by Sean Brennan - March 15, 2025March 15, 2025

(Photo: Jordan Talley/WCSN) TEMPE — Arizona State hockey head coach Greg Powers has been waiting for a moment like the one at Mullett Arena on Friday for years. Playoff hockey. A 5,000-seat, state-of-the-art arena flooded with fans wearing white. Games in March with NCAA Tournament implications. Powers’ vision of what his program could

No. 19 ASU enters home series versus Minnesota-Duluth

by Keenan Vaughan - December 6, 2024December 6, 2024

(Photo: Aishling Cavanaugh/WCSN) Coming off a monumental breakthrough in the team’s season-opening gauntlet with a road sweep of No. 1 Denver, the Sun Devils prepare for their final in-conference series before a month-long break from regular season competition. ASU (6-7-1, 3-3 NCHC) takes on Minnesota-Duluth (5-8, 2-4 NCHC) at Mullett Arena this