(Photo courtesy: Kelsie Redburn/RIT Sports Information) ROCHESTER, N.Y., – By the third period on Saturday night, a boisterous crowd inside the Gene Polisseni Center had been whipped into a frenzy. Twenty-four hours earlier, the Rochester Institute of Technology faithful had been kept quiet as their team got dominated 6-1 by No. 16 Arizona
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ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils strike early, silence RIT in important 6-1 road win
(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) There was a cascade of white shirts inside the student section of the Gene Polisseni Center on Friday night, as hundreds of Rochester Institute of Technology students had been granted free admission to its “whiteout” hockey game against No. 16 Arizona State, part of the university’s annual “Freeze
ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils falter, suffer sweep at Omaha
(Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN) During Tuesday's media session, coach Greg Powers was asked about whether opponents would stop overlooking No. 16 Arizona State now that the program was ranked for the first time and having it's most successful season since beginning Division I play four years ago. "We're 10-4-0, we're ranked, we're not
ASU Men’s Hockey: Lemieux, Maniscalco to get homecoming in tough test at Penn State
ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils’ improvement continues in sweep of Nebraska-Omaha
(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN) After receiving their first ever USCHO poll vote, the Sun Devils needed a strong showing against Nebraska-Omaha last weekend to prove their belonging among some of the country's top teams. They delivered. Arizona State swept the Mavericks, with a 6-3 win on Friday night and a 7-2 win on Saturday
ASU Men’s Hockey: By The Numbers – Joey Daccord off to strong start
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Arizona State is on fire and off to the hottest start in program history. ASU dawns a 4-2-0 record, which marks the best start in their fourth Division I season with sweeps over Alaska Fairbanks and Alabama-Huntsville and grind-it-out losses against then-No.1 Ohio State. A big reason to the Sun
ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils shut out Alaska Fairbanks in season-opening win
(Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN) Right before the final seconds ticked off Arizona State’s third straight successful penalty kill Saturday night, senior forward Anthony Croston raced into a shooting lane in his own end, blocking a slap shot from the point with the shaft of his stick. It shattered in two as the
ASU Men’s Hockey Weekend Preview: Sun Devils welcome Alaska Fairbanks for season-opening series
(Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN) Quick Glance Opponent: Alaska Fairbanks (11-22-3, 9-17-2 WCHA) Goals per game: 2.7 Goals against per game: 3.3 Special teams: 13 percent powerplay, 80 percent penalty kill last season Leading returning scorer: Steven Jandric (four goals, 19 assists, 23 points last season) Starting goalie: Anton Martinsson (4-10-2-1, 3.17 GAA, .890 save percentage last season) Previous meeting