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ASU Men’s Hockey: First-ever NCAA Tournament experience hints at program’s promising future

by Michael Gutnick -

(Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN) Arizona State's dream season has come to end after a 2-1 loss to Quinnipiac in the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. However, the Sun Devils believe this weekend's one-and-done exit from the postseason might only be the beginning for their promising

ASU Men’s Hockey: Joey Daccord officially signs with Senators, becomes first Sun Devil to sign NHL entry-level contract

by Michael Gutnick -

(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: Daccord-Shortridge showdown creates enticing NCAA Tournament goaltending match-up

by Michael Gutnick -

(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: Sun Devils earn first NCAA Tournament bid as a No. 3 seed

by Hunter Hippel -

(Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN) For a few moments on Sunday afternoon, the room which held Arizona State's men's hockey team, including players, coaches, school administration, families and media members was tense.  ESPNU was airing an extra inning college softball game, leaving many to wonder whether the Selection Show, the one which announced that

ASU Men’s Hockey: Joey Daccord named a Mike Richter Award semifinalist

by Michael Gutnick -

(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

by Michael Gutnick -

(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