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

First line shines in season opener

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Coming off an ACHA Championship and record-breaking season, expectations for ASU’s D1 hockey team were set incredibly high. In the team’s season opener Friday night in front of a packed Oceanside Arena, it is safe to say those expectations were met. Sophomore forward Ryan Ostertag’s hat trick set

ASU seniors reflect on weekend

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) “It will be emotional, it will be charged,” predicted ASU coach Greg Powers earlier in the week. The last home series of the season at Oceanside Arena against the No. 14 UA Wildcats was just that -- emotional and charged -- as the Sun Devils split the matchup 1-1

ASU hockey beats Liberty in overtime

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) The last time the Liberty Flames came to Oceanside, last January 10th, it took five minutes of overtime plus eight shootout rounds before former ASU defenseman Darcy Charrios clinched the 4-3 win for the Sun Devils. This time, the puck stopped in overtime as a game-winning goal netted

ASU hockey gets back on the ice

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) It’s been 2 weeks since the final overtime buzzer signaled the Sun Devils’ 19th straight win, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t having any fun on the ice. After four grueling three- game weekends in a row, Coach Powers spiced things up in practice, setting up a Canada