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ASU Men’s Hockey: Sun Devils hope to send off Oceanside with success

by Hunter Hippel - October 1, 2021October 5, 2021

(Photo: Riley Trujillo/WCSN) On March 12, 2022, the sunset will dim on Oceanside Ice Arena as members of Arizona State's Men’s Hockey team stand outside the tiny, low capacity rink in a parking lot designated for players, staffers and arena employees. The players will stand in a circle, with a soccer

ASU Men’s Hockey: No. 15 Sun Devils get set for Desert Hockey Classic

by Michael Gutnick - December 27, 2018December 28, 2018

(Photo: Kylee Meter/WCSN) Winning a tournament championship for the first time in program history at the inaugural Ice Vegas Invitational was the defining moment of Arizona State's 2017-2018 season, when it defeated Northern Michigan and Michigan Tech on back-to-back nights in Las Vegas last January to claim the first tournament win

ASU Hockey: Powers reflects on first game at Oceanside, looks ahead to Michigan

by Colton Dodgson - October 31, 2016November 1, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) In the case of Greg Powers and Sun Devil Hockey, the second-year program has not forgotten its roots. While the team has played in such venues as Gila River Arena, Matthews Arena and Compton Family Ice Arena to name a few, Powers maintains that much of the team still

ASU Hockey: Powers puts first win over ranked opponent into perspective

by Colton Dodgson - October 17, 2016October 17, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Head coach Greg Powers and the Arizona State hockey team crossed “defeat a ranked opponent” off of their list of season goals following the team’s 5-2 win over No. 18 Air Force on Sunday. That accomplishment, however, is rather small on the scale of what Powers hopes this team

ASU Hockey: Sun Devils looking ahead to long term venue plans

by Colton Dodgson - February 12, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) After just one season, Arizona State’s newborn men’s hockey program has seemingly outgrown long-time home Oceanside Ice Arena. This season, the team played just five official NCAA games in the venue, and in those five games, the team averaged an attendance of 681. That number was way down from the

ASU Hockey: ASU falls to Yale in first round of Desert Hockey Classic

by Colton Dodgson - January 9, 2016January 9, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) The Sun Devils can’t get past this stretch of games soon enough. No. 12 Yale (8-4-2) defeated Arizona State (5-16-0) 4-0 in the first round of the Desert Hockey Classic, the first ever Division I collegiate hockey tournament played in Arizona. Yale entered the tournament riding a three-game win streak,

ASU Hockey: Fans pass test in opening game at Gila River Arena

by Jayson Chesler - October 5, 2015

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Opening day. A chance for fans and us media-types to get a look at what our teams have been up to all offseason, the first look at how a team has changed for better or for worse. Unless the opening day you’re talking about is ASU hockey’s opener

ASU Hockey: Sun Devils blow out Arizona in season opener

by Jacob Janower - October 3, 2015October 6, 2015

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) In front of a crowd of 5,385 people, Arizona State beat the Arizona Wildcats 8-1 in its first game as an NCAA hockey team. Gila River Arena, home of the NHL's Arizona Coyotes, hosted the game between the two rivals. It is the first of four ASU hockey games

ASU Hockey: ASU to face Arizona in season opener

by Colton Dodgson - October 3, 2015October 6, 2015

(Photo: Tyler Paley/WCSN) Two years removed from an ACHA national title, the Arizona State University Sun Devils will play their inaugural game as an NCAA hockey team tonight at Gila River Arena, squaring off against in-state rival, the University of Arizona. Although tonight’s game will be recognized as an ACHA match-up, the stage

ASU Hockey: Sun Devils will play four games in Gila River Arena

by Colton Dodgson - August 5, 2015August 5, 2015

(Photo: Jayson Chesler/WCSN) Sun Devil Athletics and the Arizona Coyotes announced on Wednesday that the Sun Devil Hockey team will play four regular season games at Gila River Arena this season. The arena will also host a Division I hockey tournament, the first of its kind in the Southwestern region of the