Tag: asu hockey

ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils earn first NCAA Tournament bid as a No. 3 seed

by Hunter Hippel -

(Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN) For a few moments on Sunday afternoon, the room which held Arizona State's men's hockey team, including players, coaches, school administration, families and media members was tense.  ESPNU was airing an extra inning college softball game, leaving many to wonder whether the Selection Show, the one which announced that

ASU Men’s Hockey: Walker’s vital role on this NCAA Tournament-bound team

by Michael Gutnick -

(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – It was evident all weekend long in Arizona State'sregular-season season series at Mariucci Arena. As Johnny Walker watched from above, nursing an ankle injury with a boot and crutches, his teammates broke down, on an Olympic-sized sheet of ice, drastically in back-to-back loses against the Minnesota Golden

ASU Women’s Hockey: Minnesota hockey background bringing Larson to Russia to represent United States in bandy

by Briana Peters -

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Growing up in the State of Hockey, Minnesota players are raised with the mentality of winning only. Stepping onto the ice means it’s game time.  Freshman center Finn Larson aspires to bring that intensity to Arizona State's women's hockey team. “That Minnesota high school hockey - she has that mindset,”