(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) After his first game as Arizona State’s head coach, Dave Hakstol walked off the ice, shoulder to shoulder with his assistant coaches, Jimmy Mullin and Matt Greene, to shake hands with athletic director Graham Rossini. The Sun Devils new bench manager greeted each of his players with a
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Jack Beck the hero in ASU’s overtime win
(Photo: Connor Gleason/WCSN) TEMPE – Arizona State seemed inadequate. The Sun Devils looked exactly like a team playing without a consistent coaching staff for the past three weeks while dealing with the weight of having a teammate, sophomore defenseman Matthew Mayich, on life support. Not only that, but the team had to brace
Third-period collapse embodies disconnect throughout ASU hockey
(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE – As Arizona State entered Mullett Arena for its home opener, an abundance of distractions that had hovered over the team for the past six weeks followed them in their dressing room. When the Sun Devil players walked into their locker room, one empty locker with second-year defenseman
ASU prepares for season as Matthew Mayich remains hospitalized
TEMPE – After a disappointing last-place NCHC finish in 2025-26, most storylines surrounding Arizona State questioned whether it could utilize a top-ranked transfer class to find better success. All of that changed on August 20. Instead, the attention flipped to a topic more important than anything on the ice. During a team
Former Sun Devil’s endowment an effort for a potential bright future
(Photo: Josh Eaton/WCSN) Arizona State head coach Greg Powers has been around the Sun Devil hockey program for nearly three decades. After playing for the team from 1995-1999 and eventually joining the coaching staff in 2008, he has seen the transformation from a club team to a Division I program as
Sun Devils host Omaha in pivotal conference series
(Photo: Scott Mussomano) Entering its second-to-last series of the regular season, Arizona State’s postseason aspirations are in extreme jeopardy. With only eight of the nine teams in the NCHC earning a bid to the conference tournament, leaving one team on the outside looking in, the eighth-place Sun Devils have teetered over
ASU outclasses by Western Michigan in road loss
Sun Devils fall in crucial conference game
Sun Devils head to Colorado College for pivotal conference series
(Photo: Josh Eaton/WSCN) A season defined by constant obstacles and remaining stuck in second gear threw in a major curveball when Arizona State found out its star sophomore forward, Cullen Potter, would not return to the ice due to injury just three days before a series against No. 4 North Dakota. Despite
ASU falls short in high-scoring loss to No. 4 North Dakota
(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) TEMPE – With 14 minutes remaining in the game and Arizona State being down by two goals, freshman defenseman Justin Kipkie skated into the offensive zone. Having a man advantage, Kipkie found a window to shoot, as the puck found its way past former ASU graduate goaltender