(Photo: Joshua Eaton/WCSN) ST. PAUL, Minn. — The final horn sounded at Xcel Energy Center, concluding Arizona State’s head-turning first season in the NCHC. After the handshake line, the ice cleared out and remained barren with the exception of graduate forward Artem Shlaine, who was taking a knee on the ice
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No. 12 ASU picks up playoff win but strives for improvement
No. 12 Sun Devils down Minnesota Duluth, 4-3, lead NCHC Quarterfinals 1-0
(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. 12 Sun Devils hit the road to take on Miami
No. 11 Sun Devils using loss to No. 19 Colorado College as a lesson
(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE — It’s amazing the difference eight minutes can make in a hockey game. After building a 2-0 advantage after a pair of solid periods in game two against No. 19 Colorado College, No. 11 Arizona State hockey led the Tigers, 4-1, six minutes into the third. Junior forward
No. 11 ASU suffers third-period meltdown against No. 19 College College in 5-4 loss
Ryan Kirwan Nets Two, No. 13 Sun Devils down No. 15 St. Cloud State 6-3
(Photo: Sammi Maxwell/WCSN) Sun Devil hockey mounted an offensive onslaught to defeat St. Cloud State Friday night and to take the lead outright in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) standings with 22 points. No. 13 Arizona State University (12-8-1, 7-4-0 NCHC) hung five unanswered goals on No. 15 St. Cloud State
No. 19 ASU enters home series versus Minnesota-Duluth
(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
Sun Devils fall to 0-3 in NCHC Despite Strong Play
(Photo: Aishling Cavanaugh/WCSN) Regardless of the result, Arizona State men’s hockey head coach Greg Powers has been complimentary of his team’s performance through its inaugural three National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) games in program history. To their credit, the Sun Devils have done almost everything right in each of those three contests.
ASU outlasts Northern Michigan in 3-1 victory
(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) While statistics on paper suggested ASU cruising to an easy victory, it instead needed to fight and claw its way to a 3-1 win at Northern Michigan on Friday night. ASU (2-4-1) entered Marquette, Mich. looking for a much-needed rebound after a road sweep against No. 13 Providence the