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ASU Men’s Hockey: James Sanchez taking advantage of opportunity in new role

by Michael Gutnick - January 21, 2020January 21, 2020

(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN) James Sanchez spent two years at the University of Michigan. He played 61 total games and used two years of his NCAA eligibility. However, Sanchez knew his performance over two seasons was not enough. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound forward had just 21 total points in his time with the Wolverines. He

ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils complete another comeback to sweep RIT

by Hunter Hippel - January 18, 2020January 19, 2020

(Photo: Travis David V Whittaker) It was less than a week ago when Arizona State men’s hockey found themselves down 3-0 in the second period in the last contest of a two game series. The Sun Devils rallied back furiously despite the early deficit, winning 4-3 in overtime at Brown. So six

ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils find footing in secondary point scoring against Air Force

by Reagan Smith - October 30, 2019

(Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN) In Colorado Springs, Colorado, 7,000 feet above sea level and facing an Air Force team that had not yet won a game, anything less than a sweep for Arizona State could have severely hindered its chances of playing its way into a postseason birth. The series also served as

ASU Men’s Hockey: Transfer Students Pick ASU In Hopes of Deep Tournament Success

by Reagan Smith - September 23, 2019September 23, 2019

Photo: (Kylee Meter/WCSN) “If you build it, they will come.” An old adage from the 1989 classic Field of Dreams. While there is no baseball diamond being built in a cornfield, there is a steadily building hockey program being constructed in the middle of a desert. ASU hockey is a far cry from

ASU Men’s Hockey: Logan Jenuwine, Dubuque Fighting Saints highlight 2019 signing class

by Michael Gutnick - April 24, 2019August 22, 2019

(Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN) The Arizona State men's hockey team rose out of the depths of irrelevancy and into the spotlight this year, riding one of the most surprising success stories of college hockey to the program's first-ever NCAA tournament appearance in their fourth Divison I season. While a first-round exit against Quinnipiac