Photo: (Kylee Meter/WCSN) “If you build it, they will come.” An old adage from the 1989 classic Field of Dreams. While there is no baseball diamond being built in a cornfield, there is a steadily building hockey program being constructed in the middle of a desert. ASU hockey is a far cry from
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Cronkite Sports Live: April 12, 2019 (S11E12)
ASU Men’s Hockey: Joey Daccord officially signs with Senators, becomes first Sun Devil to sign NHL entry-level contract
(Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN) Arizona State junior goaltender Joey Daccord officially signed a two-year NHL entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators on Monday, becoming the first Sun Devil in program history to sign an entry-level deal. "It's an incredible honor and something I've worked towards my whole life and I couldn't' have done
ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils fall 2-1 to Bobcats in first ever NCAA tournament appearance
(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) Arizona State's historic season drew to its conclusion on Saturday night in Allentown, Penn., after the Sun Devils dropped their first-ever NCAA tournament game by a score of 2-1 to the Quinnipiac Bobcats. Heading into the final seven minutes of the game down 2-1, ASU’s offense sparked to
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
ASU Men’s Hockey: Defining moments paved way for first-ever NCAA Tournament berth
(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) Arizona State hockey has made history, riding one of the most surprising success stories in all of college hockey to the promised land by clinching an NCAA Tournament berth on Sunday for the first time in the young program's history. Throughout the season, the Sun Devils racked up a
ASU Men’s Hockey: Joey Daccord named a Mike Richter Award semifinalist
(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) With an impressive resume in a surprisingly successful season for the Arizona State, junior goaltender Joey Daccord has been nominated as a semifinalist for the 2019 Mike Richter Award. As one of 10 NCAA goaltenders selected as semifinalists, Daccord becomes the first-ever Sun Devil in program history to earn
ASU Men’s Hockey: Walker’s vital role on this NCAA Tournament-bound team
(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 Men’s Hockey: No. 12 Devils lose uphill battle 5-2 in regular season finale
(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) MINNEAPOLIS - Two weeks ago, the Arizona State men's hockey team celebrated their senior graduating class with a pivotal sweep over American International at Oceanside Ice Arena. Fast forward to March 2nd on a chilly Minnesota night, senior night came back to bite as the Golden Gophers honored their
