2015–16 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2015–16 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program at the Division I level. The Sun Devils represented Arizona State University and were coached by Greg Powers , in his 7th season.
Season
With a team composed mostly of ACHA players and freshmen, Arizona State was not expected to be competitive in many of their games. From the start it was apparent that ASU's offense wasn't comparable with other Division I programs and the team struggled to score throughout the season. Against their peers, the Sun Devils were able to score multiple goals in only 6 games. After winning the program's first road sweep in mid-November, ASU lost their next 16 games, only arresting their slide when the team took on Division III Wisconsin–Eau Claire .
Despite the bad results, there were few recriminations for the debutant program. Arizona State had little going in their favor in their first season and growing pains were expected for the nascent team.
Recruiting
Player
Position
Nationality
Age
Notes
Jake Clifford
Defenseman
United States 20
Brecksville, OH
Anthony Croston
Forward
United States 21
Phoenix, AZ
Nicholas Gushue
Defenseman
Canada 20
West Vancouver, BC
Cody Gylling
Forward
United States 21
Chandler, AZ
David Jacobson
Goaltender
United States 21
Calabasas, CA
Matt Kennedy
Forward
Canada 20
Mount Pearl, NL
Brock Krygier
Defenseman
United States 22
Novi, MI ; transfer from Michigan State
Joe Lappin
Forward
United States 21
Geneva, IL
Jordan Masters
Forward
United States 21
Rochester, NY
Liam McGing
Defenseman
United States 20
Chicago, IL
Dave Norris
Forward
Canada 21
Calgary, AB ; transfer from American International ; red shirt
Ryland Pashovitz
Goaltender
Canada 20
Saskatoon, SK
Garrett Peterson
Forward
United States 24
Manhattan, IL ; graduate transfer from Notre Dame
Joey Raats
Defenseman
United States 20
Las Vegas, NV
Jack Rowe
Forward
United States 21
Cary, IL
Louie Rowe
Forward
United States 21
East Lansing, MI ; red shirt
Ryan Stevens
Forward
United States 20
Euless, TX
Charlie Zuccarini
Forward
United States 20
Shelton, CT
Roster
As of March 20, 2017.[ 1]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
2
Drew Newmeyer Junior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1994-03-15
Scottsdale, Arizona Indiana Ice (USHL —
4
Ed McGovern Sophomore
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
1993-05-24
Scottsdale, Arizona Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL —
5
Brock Krygier Junior (RS )
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
1993-12-09
Novi, Michigan Michigan State (Big Ten —
7
Georgi Gorodetsky Freshman
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
1995-03-28
Yekaterinburg, Russia Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL —
8
Joe Lappin Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1994-02-10
Geneva, Illinois Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL —
9
Ryan Stevens Freshman
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
1994-10-16
Euless, Texas Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL —
11
Jack Rowe Freshman
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1994-04-07
Cary, Illinois Des Moines Buccaneers (USPHL —
13
Sean Murphy Junior
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
173 lb (78 kg)
1992-04-06
Cary, North Carolina Soo Eagles (NAHL —
16
Ryan Belonger Junior (RS )
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
1992-05-05
Green Bay, Wisconsin Northeastern (HEA —
17
Jordan Masters Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1994-04-30
Rochester, New York West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL —
19
Matt Kennedy Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1995-05-14
Mount Pearl, Newfoundland Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL —
22
Jake Clifford Freshman
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1994-12-08
Brecksville, Ohio Merritt Centennials (BCHL —
23
Jordan Young C Senior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1992-05-12
Cave Creek, Arizona Youngstown Phantoms (USHL —
24
Liam McGing Freshman
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1995-08-04
Chicago, Illinois Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL —
25
Liam Norris C Graduate
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
1991-05-06
Ottawa , Ontario Calgary Mustangs (AJHL —
31
Ryland Pashovitz Freshman
G 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1995-06-20
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL —
33
David Jacobson Freshman
G 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1994-09-08
Calabasas, California Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL —
37
Charlie Zuccarini Freshman
F 5' 7" (1.7 m)
171 lb (78 kg)
1994-10-28
Shelton, Connecticut Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL —
38
Robert Levin Junior
G 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1992-09-22
Highland Park, Illinois South Shore Kings (EJHL —
44
Joey Raats Freshman
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1995-07-15
Las Vegas, Nevada Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL —
47
Nicholas Gushue Freshman
D 6' 4" (1.93 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
1994-11-09
West Vancouver, British Columbia Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL —
50
Eric Rivard Junior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1992-03-03
Traverse City, Michigan Soo Eagles (NAHL —
68
Anthony Croston Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1994-06-13
Phoenix, Arizona Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (NAHL —
71
Ryan Ostertag Junior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1992-09-20
Regina, Saskatchewan Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL —
74
Connor Schmidt Junior (RS )
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1993-10-21
Flat Rock, Michigan Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL —
82
Michael Cummings Junior (RS )
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
1992-09-23
San Bernardino, California Phoenix Knights (WSHL —
91
Garrett Peterson C Senior (RS )
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1991-09-13
Manhattan, Illinois Notre Dame (HEA —
94
Cody Gylling Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1994-06-20
Chandler, Arizona Amarillo Bulls (NAHL —
Standings
Schedule and Results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Exhibition
October 3
7:07 PM
vs. Arizona *
Gila River Arena • Glendale , Arizona
Levin
W 8–1 5,385
Regular Season
Kendall Hockey Classic
October 9
10:15 PM
at Alaska Anchorage *
Sullivan Arena • Anchorage , Alaska (Kendall Hockey Classic Semifinal)
Levin
L 2–3 OT
2,427
0–1–0
October 10
6:07 PM
vs. Alaska *
Sullivan Arena • Anchorage , Alaska (Kendall Hockey Classic Consolation)
Pashovitz
W 2–1 2,253
1–1–0
October 15
5:00 PM
at #17 Quinnipiac *
People's United Center • Hamden , Connecticut
Pashovitz
L 0–5 3,056
1–2–0
October 16
5:05 PM
at Connecticut *
XL Center • Hartford , Connecticut
Pashovitz
L 1–5 4,404
1–3–0
October 17
5:30 PM
vs. Sacred Heart *
Danbury Ice Arena • Danbury , Connecticut
Pashovitz
L 1–5 1,500
1–4–0
October 23
7:30 PM
vs. Southern New Hampshire *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Jacobson
W 9–2 752
2–4–0
October 24
7:30 PM
vs. Southern New Hampshire *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Pashovitz
W 7–1 696
3–4–0
October 30
6:07 PM
at Wisconsin *
Kohl Center • Madison , Wisconsin
Pashovitz
L 1–5 6,665
3–5–0
October 31
6:07 PM
at Wisconsin *
Kohl Center • Madison , Wisconsin
Pashovitz
L 1–2 7,725
3–6–0
November 13
5:37 PM
at Lake Superior State *
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie , Michigan
Pashovitz
W 3–2 1,978
4–6–0
November 14
5:07 PM
at Lake Superior State *
Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie , Michigan
Pashovitz
W 3–2 OT
1,977
5–6–0
November 27
5:00 PM
at Clarkson *
Cheel Arena • Potsdam , New York
Pashovitz
L 2–3 2,196
5–7–0
November 28
5:00 PM
at Clarkson *
Cheel Arena • Potsdam , New York
Levin
L 1–4 1,831
5–8–0
December 4
7:37 PM
vs. Alberta *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona (Exhibition)
Levin
T 4–4 SOW
715
December 5
7:47 PM
vs. Alberta *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona (Exhibition)
Jacobson
T 2–2 SOL
708
December 11
5:00 PM
at Rensselaer *
Houston Field House • Troy , New York
Pashovitz
L 1–5 3,017
5–9–0
December 12
5:00 PM
at Rensselaer *
Houston Field House • Troy , New York
Levin
L 1–4 2,704
5–10–0
December 19
6:07 PM
at #6 Omaha *
Baxter Arena • Omaha , Nebraska
Pashovitz
L 1–3 5,843
5–11–0
December 20
1:00 PM
at #6 Omaha *
Baxter Arena • Omaha , Nebraska
Levin
L 0–6 5,434
5–12–0
January 1
6:37 PM
at #5 St. Cloud State *
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud , Minnesota
Pashovitz
L 1–6 4,697
5–13–0
January 2
6:07 PM
at #5 St. Cloud State *
Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud , Minnesota
Levin
L 0–7 4,435
5–14–0
January 5
7:30 PM
vs. Connecticut *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Jacobson
L 2–5 713
5–15–0
Desert Hockey Classic
January 8
8:00 PM
vs. #12 Yale *
Gila River Arena • Glendale , Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic Semifinal)Pac-12 Network
Pashovitz
L 0–4 5,028
5–16–0
January 10
3:27 PM
vs. Connecticut *
Gila River Arena • Glendale , Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic Consolation)
Pashovitz
L 0–3 3,798
5–17–0
January 15
6:37 PM
at Bemidji State *
Sanford Center • Bemidji , Minnesota KAWE
Pashovitz
L 0–5 2,988
5–18–0
January 16
6:07 PM
at Bemidji State *
Sanford Center • Bemidji , Minnesota KAWE
Levin
L 0–2 3,138
5–19–0
January 22
7:30 PM
vs. Ohio *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona (Exhibition)
Levin
W 8–2 767
January 23
7:30 PM
vs. Ohio *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona (Exhibition)
Pashovitz
W 6–1 691
January 27
5:15 PM
at #8 Massachusetts–Lowell *
Tsongas Center • Lowell , Massachusetts
Levin
L 1–4 5,212
5–20–0
January 30
5:00 PM
at #8 Massachusetts–Lowell *
Tsongas Center • Lowell , Massachusetts
Pashovitz
L 1–8 5,546
5–21–0
January 31
2:05 PM
at Merrimack *
J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover , Massachusetts
Pashovitz
L 0–10 2,549
5–22–0
February 5
7:30 PM
vs. Wisconsin–Eau Claire *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Pashovitz
T 3–3 SOL
617
5–22–1
February 6
7:30 PM
vs. Wisconsin–Eau Claire *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Levin
T 3–3 SOW
627
5–22–2
Exhibition
February 13
5:07 PM
vs. Liberty *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona (Exhibition)
Jacobson
W 7–0 560
February 19
7:30 PM
at Arizona *
Tucson Convention Center • Tucson , Arizona (Exhibition)
Levin
W 6–0 3,500
February 27
7:30 PM
at USNTDP *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona (Exhibition)
Levin
T 2–2 SOL
695
February 28
7:05 PM
vs. USNTDP *
Gila River Arena • Glendale , Arizona (Exhibition)Pac-12 Network
Levin
L 2–5 1,135
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Mountain Time .
[ 2]
Scoring Statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Jordan Masters RW 27
8
14
22 46
Joey Raats D 28
2
13
15 12
Joe Lappin F 29
5
6
11 8
Ryan Belonger C /RW 27
4
5
9 25
Liam Norris F 27
3
6
9 10
Anthony Croston F 28
2
5
7 35
Cody Gylling F 25
3
3
6 6
Ryan Stevens LW 27
3
3
6 32
Nicholas Gushue D 23
3
2
5 6
Jack Rowe F 24
3
2
5 6
Ryan Ostertag RW 18
3
1
4 8
Garrett Peterson RW 28
2
2
4 29
Liam McGing D 20
1
3
4 12
Matt Kennedy F 26
0
4
4 2
Brock Krygier D 25
1
2
3 10
Charlie Zuccarini F 8
2
0
2 2
Ed McGovern D 21
0
2
2 2
Sean Murphy F 23
1
0
1 6
Eric Rivard F 7
0
1
1 6
Jake Clifford D 15
0
1
1 20
Drew Newmeyer D 18
0
1
1 2
Ryland Pashovitz RW /C 19
0
1
1 0
Jordan Young D 21
0
1
1 8
David Jacobson G 7
0
0
0 0
Robert Levin G 10
0
0
0 0
Michael Cummings F 12
0
0
0 33
Connor Schmidt D 15
0
0
0 16
Bench
-
-
-
-
-
4
Total
46
78
124
368
[ 3]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
David Jacobson 7
253
1
1
0
14
146
0
.912
3.32
Ryland Pashovitz 19
1034
4
14
1
65
587
0
.900
3.77
Robert Levin 10
464
0
7
1
35
247
0
.876
4.53
Empty Net
-
6
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
Total
29
1757
5
22
2
116
980
0
.894
3.96
Rankings
Poll
Week
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24 (Final)
USCHO.com
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
–
NR
USA Today
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
*USCHO did not release a poll in week 23.
[ 4]
Players drafted into the NHL
No Arizona State players were selected in the NHL draft.[ 5]
References
