(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Head coach Greg Powers and the Arizona State hockey team crossed “defeat a ranked opponent” off of their list of season goals following the team’s 5-2 win over No. 18 Air Force on Sunday. That accomplishment, however, is rather small on the scale of what Powers hopes this team
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ASU Hockey: Sun Devils fall to No. 18 Air Force 4-3 in first game at Gila River Arena
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Still reeling from an 0-2 start, Arizona State fell to Air Force 4-3 at Gila River Arena Friday night despite a late-game charge. The Sun Devils entered the third period down 4-2 before the Falcon lead was cut down to one courtesy of sophomore Nicholas Gushue’s second goal of the
ASU Hockey: Powers addresses rule misunderstandings, Masters’ status
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Regardless of the team’s competent showing against No. 9 Notre Dame in South Bend over the week, head coach Greg Powers admits his team experienced some struggles when it came to adapting to new NCAA rules. Between both games, the Sun Devils were called for 43 penalties. “There’s a new
ASU Hockey: Sun Devils take big strides despite 0-2 start vs. Notre Dame
ASU Hockey: Sun Devils wrap up inaugural season with 5-2 exhibition loss to U18 National Team
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Arizona State wrapped up its first NCAA hockey season at Gila River Arena on Sunday, falling to the U.S. U18 National Team 5-2. The Sun Devils finished the year at 5-22-2. “The energy was down for whatever reason,” head coach Greg Powers said. “I think a lot of that had
ASU Hockey: Sun Devils come up empty against Bemidji State
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Last week, Arizona State hockey head coach Greg Powers chalked up the Sun Devils struggles to a lack of talent compared to the other teams in Division I. This weekend, the lack of talent showed when ASU was outplayed in consecutive games against Bemidji State, extending its losing streak to
ASU Hockey: Comparing ASU to the 2012 Penn State team
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Arizona State made headlines when it made the transition from ACHA to Division I hockey. The rarity of the move played into why it attracted so much attention. No team had transitioned since the Penn State Nittany Lions in 2012. Since the two are the most recent NCAA teams
ASU Hockey: No. 6 Nebraska-Omaha dominates Sun Devils
ASU Hockey: Sun Devils ready to face off against RPI
(Photo: Tyler Paley/WCSN) Coming off of a two game split in exhibition games against the University of Alberta, the Arizona State hockey team will go back to its regular season schedule to face Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York. The Sun Devils gained valuable experience against an older and tougher Alberta team at
