Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey

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Arizona State Sun Devils
Current season
Arizona State Sun Devils athletic logo
University Arizona State University
Conference Independent
First season 2015–16
Head coach Greg Powers
9th year, 108–140–18 (.440)
Arena Mullett Arena
Capacity: 5,000
Location Tempe, Arizona
NCAA Tournament Appearances
2019
ACHA Tournament Champions
2014, 2015

The Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey team is the college ice hockey team that represents Arizona State University. It plays its home games at Mullett Arena in Tempe.

The Sun Devils initially competed in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). Since the 2015–16 season, it has competed as an independent in NCAA Division I—one of six active independent programs. Arizona State also maintains both WCHL Club Level teams with the WCHL D-1 Sun Devils, and the PAC-8 D-2 Sun Devils, respectively.

History

Hockey began as a sport at Arizona State in the fall of 1983 with ASU students gathering at Tower Ice Plaza in Central Phoenix to play pick up hockey amongst each other. As collegiate club hockey evolved throughout the country, so did hockey at Arizona State. By the late 80s ASU was fielding a full-fledged ice hockey team competing in Division II of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. In 1993, General Manager Mike Hoffarth led the program to achieving ACHA Division I status propelling the Sun Devil hockey program into the national spotlight by qualifying for the ACHA Division I National Tournament just two years later in the 1995–96 season. Then Head Coach, Gene Hammett would lead the program to three straight National Tournament appearances from 1995 to 1998.[1]

ASU qualified for 10 ACHA Division I National Tournaments since competing at the Division I level in the American Collegiate Hockey Association, and developed 12 ACHA Division I All-Americans. In the 2013–14 season, the team won its first ACHA National Championship, defeating Robert Morris University-Illinois.

On November 18, 2014, Arizona State athletic director Ray Anderson announced that the Sun Devils would move to NCAA Division I ice hockey. The transition was funded by a $32 million donation by multiple parties (including former ASU hockey players). As a transitionary season, the Sun Devils played a split schedule between ACHA and NCAA games during the 2015–16 season, before migrating exclusively to NCAA play the following season. The Sun Devils were expected to begin as an independent, but pursue conference membership in the future.[2]

In the 2018–19 season, Arizona State received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history, in only its third season as a Division I team. They were defeated by the Quinnipiac Bobcats in the regional semifinals.[3][4]

On October 6, 2020, the Sun Devils announced that for logistical reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic, it would enter into an agreement to play all of its games as non-conference away games against Big Ten opponents, playing each of its seven hockey members four times in a 28-game season. This would assure the team a full season schedule, and avoid conflicts with the Coyotes at Gila River Arena due to the delay of the 2020-21 NHL season. The team still played as an independent, and were not eligible to qualify for the conference tournament.[5]

Player hall of fame inductees

Steve Hammett, Forward 1994–1998: Inducted 2009

Greg Powers, Goaltender 1995–1999: Inducted 2009

Adam Blossey, Defense 2001–2005: Inducted 2009

Tony Bonacorso, Defense 2004–2008, Inducted 2010

Ian Smith, Forward 1999–2003, Inducted 2010

Executive Hall of Fame Inductees

Gene Hammett, Head Coach 1992–2000: Inducted 2008

Mike Hoffarth, General Manager 1988–1999: Inducted 2008

Don Mullet, Donor: Inducted 2008

John Wold, Head Coach, General Manager, Oversight Committee 2001–present: Inducted 2009

Wayne Reid, Assistant Coach, Director of Hockey Ops, Oversight Committee 1992–present: Inducted 2009

Doug Maire, Video Coach, Projects Manager Executive Hall of Fame Inducted 2013, Lifetime Service Award 2014

National Tournament Appearances

1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98*, 2000–01*, 2003–2004, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–15

Final Four appearances: 2013, 2014, 2015

Awards and honors

NCAA

All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

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ACHA Division I All-Americans

Steve Hammett, Forward: 1997–98

Greg Powers, Goaltender: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99

Ian Smith, Forward: 2000–01, 2001–02 (Team USA, World University Games 2002)

Nils Satterstom, Forward: 2000–01

Adam Blossey, Defense: 2003–04, 2004–05 (Team USA, World University Games 2005)

Tony Bonacorso, Defense: 2006–07, 2007–08 (Team USA, World University Games 2008)

Joe Schweiger, Forward: 2008–09 (Eastern Michigan), 2009–10, 2010–11

Mark Schacker, Goaltender: 2010–11, 2011–12

Kale Dolinski, Forward: 2012–13

Colin Hekle, Forward: 2012–13

Ryan Clark, Defense: 2012–13

Joe D’Elia, Goaltender: 2012–13 [6]

Arena

Prior to 2022, the Sun Devils played most of their home games at the Oceanside Ice Arena in Tempe. Selected games each season were played at Glendale's Gila River Arena, former home of the NHL's Arizona Coyotes.[7] With the move to NCAA Division I, Anderson stated they planned to pursue an on-campus arena in the future.[2] In the meantime, Oceanside underwent a renovation for the 2015 to bring its facilities to NCAA standards.[8]

In November 2020, the Arizona Board of Regents' finance committee approved plans to construct a new 5,000-seat indoor arena on-campus near Desert Financial Arena, which is expected to house the school's hockey, gymnastics, and wrestling programs among others.[9][10][11] Construction is slated to finish in the fall, and the Sun Devils will begin play there effective for the 2022–23 season and onwards.[12]

Season-by-season results

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Main article: List of Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey seasons

[13]

All-time coaching records

As of March 12, 2023

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
2015–Present Greg Powers 9 108–140–18 .440
Totals 1 coaches 9 seasons 108–140–18 .440

Team

Current roster

As of July 18, 2022.[14]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
4 Missouri Blake Dangos Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2002-04-08 St. Louis, Missouri Madison (USHL) —
5 California Ty Murchison Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-02-02 Corona, California NTDP (USHL) PHI, 158th overall 2021
8 Alberta Tanner Hickey Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-04-30 Leduc, Alberta Alabama Huntsville (WCHA) —
10 Minnesota Tucker Ness Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 2002-11-25 Plymouth, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL) —
11 Michigan Benji Eckerle Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-09-24 Northville, Michigan Tri-City (USHL) —
13 New York Chris Grando F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1998-08-22 Islip, New York Boston College (HEA) —
14 Ontario Ty Jackson Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 169 lb (77 kg) 2001-09-06 Oakville, Ontario Northeastern (HEA) —
15 Ontario Dylan Jackson Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-09-06 Oakville, Ontario Northeastern (HEA) —
16 Michigan Ethan Szmagaj Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2001-09-18 Canton, Michigan Waterloo (USHL) —
17 Michigan Jacob Semik Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-03-10 Canton, Michigan Dubuque (USHL) —
18 Minnesota Jack Jensen Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-08-31 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Omaha (USHL) —
20 California Jackson Niedermayer Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-03-11 Newport Beach, California Penticton (BCHL) —
21 Washington (state) Brendan Studioso Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-06-01 Mukilteo, Washington North Iowa (NA3HL) —
22 British Columbia Jack Judson Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-02-26 White Rock, British Columbia Vernon (BCHL) —
23 Arizona Demetrios Koumontzis F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2000-03-24 Scottsdale, Arizona Edina (USHS–MN) CGY, 108th overall 2018
27 Massachusetts Tim Lovell Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 156 lb (71 kg) 2002-02-08 Hingham, Massachusetts Boston College (HEA) —
28 Colorado Matthew Kopperud Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-08-04 Denver, Colorado Dubuque (USHL) —
29 North Dakota Cade Stibbe Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2001-05-15 Fargo, North Dakota Wenatchee (BCHL) —
31 Michigan Gibson Homer Freshman G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 2003-12-29 Grand Rapids, Michigan Chicago (USHL) —
33 New Jersey Ben Kraws Senior G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-08-02 Cranbury, New Jersey Miami (NCHC) —
35 New Jersey T. J. Semptimphelter Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-05-09 Marlton, New Jersey Northeastern (HEA) —
39 Texas Ryan O'Reilly Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-03-21 Southlake, Texas Green Bay (USHL) DET, 98th overall 2018
53 Ontario Ryan Alexander Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 169 lb (77 kg) 2002-06-17 Toronto, Ontario Fargo (USHL) —
61 Saskatchewan Lukas Sillinger Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 2000-09-14 Regina, Saskatchewan Bemidji State (CCHA) —
71 Texas Ryan Robinson Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-10-09 Plano, Texas Wichita Falls (NAHL) —
81 Minnesota Teddy Lagerback Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2001-08-21 Chanhassen, Minnesota Trail (BCHL) —
82 Minnesota Charlie Schoen Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 2001-06-02 Andover, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL) —
91 Arizona Josh Doan Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2002-02-01 Scottsdale, Arizona Chicago (USHL) ARI, 37th overall 2021
94 New York Robert Mastrosimone Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-01-24 East Islip, New York Boston University (HEA) DET, 54th overall 2019

Coaches

Head coach

Coach Powers has been on the Sun Devil Coaching Staff for 12 years, and enters his fifth year as Head Coach of ASU's NCAA Division 1 Hockey Program. Coach Powers was a finalist for the 2019 Spencer Penrose Award, which is awarded to the NCAA Division 1 Coach Of The Year.

Prior to becoming an NCAA Division 1 hockey team, Coach Powers helped guide the Sun Devils to their first ACHA Division 1 National Championship.

During the 2018-2019 hockey season, Coach Powers and his staff led the Sun Devils to become the fastest start-up program to qualify for the NCAA Division 1 Tournament in NCAA History. The Sun Devils finished the season ranked 10th in the Pairwise rankings.

Coach Powers was a three time ACHA Division 1 All-American Goaltender while playing hockey for the Sun Devils, and graduated from ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in 1999. Powers was also inducted into the ASU Hockey Player Hall Of Fame in 2009.

Assistants and staff

  • Alex Hicks – Assistant coach (former 15-year professional career including 5 years in the NHL with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, and the Florida Panthers)
  • Mike Field – Associate head coach (former Assistant Coach Division I and United States Hockey League)
  • Eddie Lack – Volunteer coach (former 9-year professional career including 5 years in the NHL with the Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes, Calgary Flames, and the New Jersey Devils).
  • Andrew Matheson – Director of Hockey Operations
  • Jon Laughner - Coordinator, Equipment Operations
  • Liane Blyn – Head coach, Olympic Sports
  • Rick Covard – Assistant athletic trainer
  • Chase Drieberg - Equipment Student Manager

Statistical leaders

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Career points leaders

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Johnny Walker 2017–2022 139 70 53 123 140
Brinson Pasichnuk 2016–2020 136 39 68 107 170
Tyler Busch 2016–2020 131 26 51 77 249
Brett Gruber 2016–2020 132 23 53 76 48
Anthony Croston 2015–2019 127 25 41 66 159
Matthew Kopperud 2020–Present 59 35 24 59 36
James Sanchez 2019–2021 62 15 41 56 32
Josh Maniscalco 2018–2020 71 15 37 52 60
Demetrios Koumontzis 2018–Present 105 15 34 49 89
Jacob Wilson 2017–2022 150 9 35 44 184

Career goaltending leaders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

minimum 30 games played

Player Years GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Evan Debrouwer 2018–2021 51 2737 22 20 4 138 4 .908 3.02
Joey Daccord 2016–2019 82 4685 32 40 7 240 8 .913 3.07
Ryland Pashovitz 2015–2018 34 1703 6 22 1 111 0 .894 3.91

Statistics current through the start of the 2022–23 season.

Sun Devils in the NHL

As of July 1, 2022

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