Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN When Arizona State's men's hockey team takes the ice against Mercyhurst on Saturday night in their season and home opener, it will feel a lot like one year ago. The Sun Devils were about to take on Alaska-Fairbanks, a program that hadn't been very successful in recent history and
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ASU Hockey: 2019-’20 season preview
Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN The Arizona State Sun Devils took college hockey by storm during the 2018-'19 season, qualifying for the NCAA tournament as a fledgling program with few big names and even fewer expectations. Powered by head coach Greg Powers’ stingy defensive system, an effective penalty kill and lights-out goaltending from Richter
ASU Men’s Hockey: Eddie Lack guiding goalies amidst three-way starting battle
(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) With Joey Daccord's departure to the Ottawa Senators organization, Arizona State head coach Greg Powers and his staff have big shoes to fill at the starting goaltender position. The Sun Devils are prepared to tackle the challenge with three goalies, all of whom will compete for the starting job
Cronkite Sports Live: April 26, 2019 (S11E14)
ASU Men’s Hockey: Logan Jenuwine, Dubuque Fighting Saints highlight 2019 signing class
(Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN) The Arizona State men's hockey team rose out of the depths of irrelevancy and into the spotlight this year, riding one of the most surprising success stories of college hockey to the program's first-ever NCAA tournament appearance in their fourth Divison I season. While a first-round exit against Quinnipiac
Cronkite Sports Live: April 12, 2019 (S11E12)
Cronkite Sports Live: April 5, 2019 (S11E11)
ASU Men’s Hockey: First-ever NCAA Tournament experience hints at program’s promising future
(Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN) Arizona State's dream season has come to end after a 2-1 loss to Quinnipiac in the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. However, the Sun Devils believe this weekend's one-and-done exit from the postseason might only be the beginning for their promising
ASU Men’s Hockey: Despite NCAA Tournament berth, Sun Devils left with work to do after first-round exit
In a season where Arizona State consistently beat teams that were presumed better than it, Saturday night was a stark transformation. The Quinnipiac Bobcats, ranked No. 6 in the PairWise rankings and a presumed National Championship contender, dominated ASU early in Allentown, Penn., on Saturday night before holding on late
ASU Men’s Hockey: Daccord-Shortridge showdown creates enticing NCAA Tournament goaltending match-up
(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) The stats are whopping: 3,261 minutes, 1,564 saves, 59 starts, 38 wins, 11 shutouts, and two promising Mike Richter finalists. All that remains is a once-in-a-lifetime match-up between Quinnipiac's Andrew Shortridge and Arizona State's Joey Daccord. In their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance, the Sun Devils go head-to-head with a familiar