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ASU Hockey: Sun Devils earn important win over RPI

by Jacob Janower - November 25, 2016November 28, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) On a rough night for Arizona State athletics, Sun Devil hockey brought home an unlikely win, earning its first victory of the season at Oceanside Ice Arena. With the 5-3 triumph over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, ASU is now 3-11-0 on the season, but two of its wins have come

ASU Hockey: Two-game East Coast road trip will give Sun Devils a taste of hockey royalty

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by Jacob Janower - November 11, 2016November 11, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) For the first time all season, Arizona State will play multiple games in a weekend against two different teams. Friday will snap the streak of nine straight games played against ranked teams when ASU faces the New Hampshire Wildcats. However, the real challenge will come when the Sun Devils take

ASU Hockey: Defenseman Stridsberg making smooth transition to the United States

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by Jacob Janower - November 10, 2016April 25, 2017

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) There are about 5,405 miles between Tempe, Arizona and Jonkoping, Sweden, the hometown of Arizona State defenseman Jakob Stridsberg. While his roots lie in Europe, Stridsberg is living the American dream with Sun Devil hockey in the Southwestern United States. “It’s very fun to go to college,” he said. “You

ASU Hockey: Storied Michigan program visits Arizona for one game with Sun Devils

by Jacob Janower - November 4, 2016November 4, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) When you consider the busy weekends that Arizona State has incurred, having a lone game on Friday will be a breather. When you consider the quality of opponent that the Sun Devils will face, this Friday’s contest is as treacherous as it gets for the youthful squad. That opponent is

ASU Hockey: Harvard wins second straight over ASU in Oceanside opener

by Jacob Janower - October 29, 2016November 2, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Greg Powers said he wanted to see his team put forth a better effort after noting a lack of heart on Friday night. In the end, it wasn’t the results that he wanted, but Powers was more satisfied with the effort in the 6-2 defeat. "I loved our effort," he

ASU Hockey: Newmeyer, McGovern embracing lesser roles as vets

by Jacob Janower - October 25, 2016October 27, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) With all the moving parts since the inception of the NCAA hockey program at Arizona State, you would be hard pressed to find many holdovers from the ACHA team. Two of the few who have stuck through the good and bad are defensemen Drew Newmeyer and Ed McGovern. From

ASU Hockey: Sun Devils remain winless on road after 5-2 loss to Northeastern

by Colton Dodgson - October 21, 2016October 22, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Playing away from home has continued to be a task too tall for the Arizona State Sun Devils. In Boston on Friday, No. 17 Northeastern (2-1-0) set the tone early in its 5-2 win over Arizona State (1-4-0), scoring four of its five goals in the first period. In three

ASU Hockey: Sun Devils to play two against Air Force to open home slate

by Jacob Janower - October 14, 2016October 15, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) With another weekend comes another ranked opponent for the already battle-tested Arizona State Sun Devils. ASU will host No. 18 Air Force to open its home slate of games. While the Sun Devils will split games between Gila River Arena and Oceanside Ice Arena this season, this weekend’s contests

ASU Hockey: Powers, Sun Devils confident going forward

by Jacob Janower - October 11, 2016October 13, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) The results of this past weekend did not go how Arizona State wanted. Back-to-back losses to No. 9 Notre Dame don’t look good in the standings, but it’s not all bad news. Despite the Sun Devils' 0-2-0 record, head coach Greg Powers is looking forward to the next slate

ASU Hockey: Plenty of new faces lead the Sun Devils into battle against Notre Dame

by Jacob Janower - October 7, 2016October 9, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) With a new season comes a clean slate for Arizona State, which begins its second year in the NCAA with two games in South Bend, Ind. against No. 9 Notre Dame on Friday and Saturday. Last year’s team had many new faces, and this season it’s much of the