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‘Puck Luck’ Gets ASU’s Power Play Back on Track

by Jacob Fredericks - October 12, 2025October 12, 2025

TEMPE – No. 15 Arizona State came into the Icebreaker Tournament Championship struggling to find answers to a key part of hockey, special teams. The Sun Devils (2-2-0) entered Saturday night’s championship game against Alaska Fairbanks (1-3-0) going 2-for-18 on the man-advantage, ranked last among their NCHC counterparts. A stark

Lucius’ hat trick pushes ASU to tournament win

by Jack Brooks - October 12, 2025October 12, 2025

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) TEMPE — No. 15 Arizona State’s first year participating in the Icebreakers Tournament began with its first win of the season Friday night, with an opportunity to get back to .500 after an 0-2 start to the season. But instead of a ranked matchup against No. 8

ASU takes down Notre Dame for first win of season

by Easton Stockford - October 11, 2025October 11, 2025

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) TEMPE – As No. 15 Arizona State entered Mullet Arena on Friday for the NCAA Icebreaker tournament, it looked to wipe away one value from its record — the goose egg in the win column. ASU’s foe was a Notre Dame team that had been waiting anxiously

ASU’s special teams mistakes pounced on in weekend sweep

by Easton Stockford - October 5, 2025October 5, 2025

(Photo: Bella Gonzalez) TEMPE — With two broken sticks, two men down, and Mullet Arena roaring, No. 5 Penn State (2-0-0) appeared to be on upset watch as No. 14 Arizona State (0-2-0) mounted a determined charge to regain its lead with the game knotted at two. Despite the seemingly winning

ASU gives up four unanswered goals to Penn State in loss

by Jack Brooks - October 5, 2025October 5, 2025

(Photo: Emma Gonzalez) TEMPE — With just under two minutes of regulation remaining in a tie game between No. 14 Arizona State and No. 5 Penn State, junior forward Aiden Fink sat atop the blue line in the Nittany Lions’ offensive zone with the puck on his stick and a man

Lack of veteran presence evident in Opening Night loss

by Keenan Vaughan - October 4, 2025October 4, 2025

(Photo: Emma Gonzalez) TEMPE — To offset losing six of the team’s top 10 leaders in points over the offseason, Arizona State head coach Greg Powers’ efforts in recruiting and the transfer portal netted him 17 additions to the 2025-26 roster. However, the reliance on players who would be brandishing the

Sun Devils face tall task in year two of NCHC tenure

by Jack Brooks - September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) Arizona State hockey had its hopes of a conference and national title frozen early on in the 2025 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Tournament. However, that does not mean that 2024-25 was not a strong season, or that there is not more to come in the 2025-26 campaign. Ending

No. 11 Sun Devils head to Minnesota to take on No. 6 Denver in NCHC Frozen Faceoff

by Keenan Vaughan - March 21, 2025March 21, 2025

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) The debut of NCHC Tournament hockey at Mullett Arena this past weekend did not disappoint in the slightest. Fans of the maroon and gold watched two down-to-the-wire victories over Minnesota Duluth capped off with an overtime game-winner by senior forward Ryan Kirwan that lifted the Sun Devils to

No. 12 Sun Devils find killer instinct in Game 2 win

by Sean Brennan - March 16, 2025March 16, 2025

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE — A little over week ago, Arizona State forwards Artem Shlaine and Kyle Smolen sat in Mullett Arena’s Media Room fielding questions about the No. 12 Sun Devils’ upcoming NCHC Quarterfinal series. Towards the end of the press conference, Smolen was asked if the bigger stage added any pressure

No. 12 Sun Devils Travel To Omaha As Postseason Implications Loom

by Sean Brennan - February 28, 2025February 28, 2025

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) When Arizona State men’s hockey hosted Omaha at Mullett Arena in mid-November, both teams were victims of sluggish starts to their 2024 campaigns. The shorthanded Sun Devils limped into the two-game set with a pedestrian 3-6-1 record, and the Mavericks weren’t in much better shape. After winning the