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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’ Season Ends With 4-2 Loss To No. 6 Denver in NCHC Semifinals

by Sean Brennan - March 21, 2025March 22, 2025

(Photo: Joshua Eaton/WCSN) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Graduate forward Artem Shlaine’s game-tying goal in the second period of Arizona State hockey’s NCHC Frozen Faceoff Semifinal game was a perfect embodiment of his team’s mindset throughout the 2024-25 campaign. Likely playing with a fractured foot after blocking a shot in the first per

No. 12 ASU battles back to punch ticket to Frozen Faceoff

by Jack Janes - March 16, 2025March 16, 2025

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE — For a team that started the season 3-7-1 with a roster that was decimated with injuries to key players, and not to mention the external circumstances that hockey was facing in the state of Arizona, it was only fitting that Arizona State had to persevere through

No. 12 ASU picks up playoff win but strives for improvement

by Jack Janes - March 15, 2025March 15, 2025

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE — In one of the most important games in program history, Arizona State hockey got the job done and came away with the victory in its first-ever conference tournament game, but it has to be better if it wants to win the series. “We found a way to

No. 12 Sun Devils down Minnesota Duluth, 4-3, lead NCHC Quarterfinals 1-0

by Sean Brennan - March 15, 2025March 15, 2025

(Photo: Jordan Talley/WCSN) TEMPE — Arizona State hockey head coach Greg Powers has been waiting for a moment like the one at Mullett Arena on Friday for years. Playoff hockey. A 5,000-seat, state-of-the-art arena flooded with fans wearing white. Games in March with NCAA Tournament implications. Powers’ vision of what his program could

No. 12 ASU out-dueled against No. 3 Western Michigan in 4-3 OT Loss

by Keenan Vaughan - February 23, 2025February 23, 2025

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE — Every fan repping the maroon and gold rose to their feet as freshman forward Cullen Potter charged toward the net on a breakaway a minute into overtime. The only thing standing between the Sun Devils and a sweep of the No. 3 team in the country

Relentlessness Powers No. 12 Sun Devils to win over No. 3 Western Michigan

by Sean Brennan - February 22, 2025February 22, 2025

TEMPE — It only takes a quick glance at the stats to see how dominant No. 3 Western Michigan hockey has been this season. Entering this weekend at 22-5-1, the Broncos score at a high volume while also possessing the size and savvy to effectively keep pucks out of their own

No. 12 Sun Devils upset No. 3 Western Michigan in 5-3 win

by Erik List - February 22, 2025February 22, 2025

(Photo: Jordan Talley/WCSN) TEMPE — Graduate student forward Ty Jackson brought the crowd of 5,300+ to its feet after he capitalized on a mistake by the Broncos, giving the Sun Devils a 1-0 lead and that was just the precursor to the bloodbath that would take place in Tempe. Mullett Arena felt

No. 10 Sun Devils fall to Minnesota Duluth in Overtime, 3-2

by Sean Brennan - February 14, 2025February 14, 2025

(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) Members of No. 10 Arizona State hockey weren’t fooled by Minnesota Duluth’s pedestrian record leading up to this weekend's series in the State of Hockey. Despite an inconsistent season that saw the Bulldogs come into Friday at No. 40 in the PairWise Rankings with a 10-15-1 record, they still

No. 12 ASU almost completes comeback in OT loss to No. 6 Denver

by Jack Janes - February 8, 2025February 8, 2025

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE – Momentum is a funny phenomenon in hockey. Momentum can shift at any point in a game. One shot can switch the momentum one way or another, just ask No. 12 Arizona State hockey. Despite an early power play goal, the Sun Devils were stuck in their own