Arizona State Men’s Hockey is no stranger to overcoming adversity. As a fledgling independent program, the Sun Devils logged back-to-back 20-win seasons and established themselves as a legitimate contender in the NCAA ranks. This year, though, will come with a set of challenges the program has yet to face. As part
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ASU Men’s Hockey: Battle League Tournament ‘super helpful’ in season preparation
Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN The annual Battle League Tournament has been an Arizona State hockey tradition since before the Sun Devils joined the NCAA ranks. For two weeks every fall, the team is divided into split squads and plays a grueling round-robin style tournament for the right to hoist the coveted Tillman Trophy. The
ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils announce 2020-21 captains
(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN) During a town hall-style Zoom meeting with fans, alumni and media members on Friday morning, Arizona State head coach Greg Powers revealed his captains for the 2020-2021 season. Senior defenseman Jacob Wilson and junior defenseman Josh Maniscalco will serve as the fourth and fifth captains in program history. Senior
ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils fall in 7-6 shootout vs.Wisconsin
MADISON – The first 29 seconds of Arizona State men's hockey's game against Wisconsin Friday night indicated that the contest might be a wild one. ASU took a 1-0 lead on an easy 4-v-2 rush thanks to sophomore defenseman Josh Maniscalco's snipe from senior forward Tyler Busch. Wisconsin sophomore winger Roman Ahcan
ASU Men’s Hockey: Seniors power Sun Devils to dominating 5-0 win
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ASU Men’s Hockey: Four goal second period propels Sun Devils to 5-4 victory, weekend sweep over Robert Morris
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Everything looked like all was going according to plan for the No. 12 Arizona State Sun Devils in the first period. ASU had plentiful amounts of scoring chances, maintained complete possession of the puck, all the while having a loud student section to support their every move. There was nothing
ASU Men’s Hockey: James Sanchez taking advantage of opportunity in new role
(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN) James Sanchez spent two years at the University of Michigan. He played 61 total games and used two years of his NCAA eligibility. However, Sanchez knew his performance over two seasons was not enough. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound forward had just 21 total points in his time with the Wolverines. He
ASU Men’s Hockey: Third-period explosion lifts Sun Devils over RIT
(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN) The first 40 minutes of Friday night's showdown between No. 17 Arizona State and Rochester Institute of Technology were best described as a goalie showdown. ASU graduate goaltender Max Prawdzik, who was making just his third start of the season, and RIT junior goaltender Logan Drackett had stood on
ASU Men’s Hockey: ‘Felt really good’ Walker breaks out of three-game slump against Denver
(Photo: Patty Vicente/WCSN) A season ago, Arizona State's then-sophomore forward Johnny Walker was a revelation. He collected a career-high 22 goals in 31 games and led ASU's budding program to a tournament appearance. At the onset of Walker's junior campaign, his electric pace from 2018 did not appear to deviate from its rampancy.