2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season was the 3rd 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 8th season.
Season
Arizona State's record declined slightly from the year before, however, the team won its first in-season tournament by claiming the inaugural Ice Vegas Invitational championship.[ 1]
Departures
Recruiting
Player
Position
Nationality
Age
Notes
Max Balinson
Defenseman
Canada 20
Ancaster, ON
Filips Buncis
Forward
Latvia 20
Jelgava, LAT
Mike DePhillips
Goaltender
United States 20
Summit, NJ
Dominic Garcia
Forward
United States 20
Las Vegas, NV
Gage Hough
Forward
United States 24
Omaha, NE ; transfer from Massachusetts–Lowell
Gvido Jansons
Defenseman
Latvia 20
Liepāja, LAT
Austin Lemieux
Forward
United States 21
Sewickley, PA ; red shirt
Gage Mackie
Forward
United States 20
Anchorage, AK ; red shirt
Johnny Walker
Forward
United States 21
Phoenix, AZ
Jacob Wilson
Defenseman
United States 20
Ballwin, MO
Roster
As of March 20, 2018.[ 2]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
3
Gvido Jansons Freshman
D 6' 4" (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1997-01-09
Grobiņa, Latvia Aston Rebels (NAHL —
4
Jacob Wilson Freshman
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1997-02-27
Ballwin, Missouri Sioux City Musketeers (USHL —
7
Johnny Walker Freshman
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1996-08-21
Phoenix, Arizona Chicago Steel (USHL —
8
Joe Lappin Junior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1994-02-10
Geneva, Illinois Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL —
10
Tyler Busch Sophomore
F 6' 3" (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1996-01-03
Lloydminster, Alberta Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL —
11
Jack Rowe Junior
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1994-04-07
Cary, Illinois Des Moines Buccaneers (USPHL —
12
Dylan Hollman C Junior (RS )
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1994-01-15
Red Deer, Alberta Massachusetts–Lowell (HEA —
13
Riley Simpson Sophomore
F 5' 10" (1.78 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
1996-07-23
Edmonton, Alberta Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL —
15
Gage Hough Senior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1993-03-27
Omaha, Nebraska Massachusetts–Lowell (HEA —
17
Filips Buncis Freshman
F 6' 4" (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1997-06-12
Jelgava, Latvia Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL —
18
Anthony Croston A Junior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1994-06-13
Phoenix, Arizona Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (NAHL —
21
Dave Norris Senior (RS )
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
1993-03-03
Calgary, Alberta American International (AHA —
22
Jake Clifford Junior
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1994-12-08
Brecksville, Ohio Merritt Centennials (BCHL —
24
Liam McGing Junior
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1995-08-04
Chicago, Illinois Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL —
26
Max Balinson Freshman
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1996-10-05
Ancaster, Ontario Burlington Cougars (OJHL —
27
Brett Gruber Sophomore
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1996-01-18
Appleton, Wisconsin Green Bay Gamblers (USHL —
28
Steenn Pasichnuk Sophomore
F 6' 4" (1.93 m)
219 lb (99 kg)
1995-04-05
Bonnyville, Alberta Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL —
29
Jakob Stridsberg Sophomore
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
1995-01-13
Jönköping, Sweden Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL —
31
Ryland Pashovitz Junior
G 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1995-06-20
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL —
32
Louie Rowe A Sophomore (RS )
F 6' 6" (1.98 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
1994-03-17
East Lansing, Michigan Omaha Lancers (USHL —
33
Mike DePhillips Freshman
G 5' 11" (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1997-08-22
Summit, New Jersey P.A.L. Junior Islanders (USPHL —
35
Joey Daccord Sophomore
G 6' 2" (1.88 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
1996-08-19
North Andover, Massachusetts Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL OTT 2015
37
Dominic Garcia Freshman
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1996-10-30
Las Vegas, Nevada Aston Rebels (NAHL —
39
Brinson Pasichnuk A Sophomore
D 5' 10" (1.78 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1997-11-24
Bonnyville, Alberta Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL —
44
Joey Raats Junior
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1995-07-15
Las Vegas, Nevada Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL —
47
Nicholas Gushue Junior
D 6' 4" (1.93 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
1994-11-09
West Vancouver, British Columbia Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL —
Standings
Schedule and Results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Exhibition
September 30
7:05 PM
vs. NAIT *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Daccord
W 4–1 846
Regular Season
October 6
7:05 PM
vs. Massachusetts *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Daccord
W 5–3 758
1–0–0
October 7
7:05 PM
vs. Massachusetts *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Daccord
L 2–4 694
1–1–0
October 13
7:05 PM
at #19 Air Force *
Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs , Colorado
Daccord
L 3–4 2,494
1–2–0
October 14
7:05 PM
at #19 Air Force *
Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs , Colorado
Daccord
L 2–3 2,437
1–3–0
October 20
6:07 PM
at Omaha *
Baxter Arena • Omaha , Nebraska
Pashovitz
L 1–5 4,640
1–4–0
October 21
6:07 PM
at Omaha *
Baxter Arena • Omaha , Nebraska
Daccord
T 4–4 SOW
4,631
1–4–1
October 27
5:07 PM
at Colgate *
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Daccord
L 0–3 2,136
1–5–1
October 28
3:05 PM
at Colgate *
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton , New York
Daccord
T 1–1 OT
2,222
1–5–2
November 3
7:05 PM
vs. Alabama–Huntsville *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Daccord
W 3–2 738
2–5–2
November 4
7:05 PM
vs. Alabama–Huntsville *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Daccord
L 1–3 711
2–6–2
November 17
8:05 PM
vs. Penn State *
Gila River Arena • Glendale , Arizona
Daccord
L 0–7 2,842
2–7–2
November 18
7:05 PM
vs. Penn State *
Gila River Arena • Glendale , Arizona
Daccord
L 2–4 3,104
2–8–2
November 24
5:05 PM
at Holy Cross *
Hart Center • Worcester , Massachusetts
Daccord
W 3–1 1,132
3–8–2
November 25
5:05 PM
at Holy Cross *
Hart Center • Worcester , Massachusetts
Daccord
T 2–2 OT
1,007
3–8–3
December 8
7:05 PM
vs. Princeton *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Daccord
L 0–4 861
3–9–3
December 9
7:05 PM
vs. Princeton *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Daccord
W 4–3 OT
750
4–9–3
December 16
6:07 PM
at Colorado College *
Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs , Colorado CET
Daccord
L 0–4 3,687
4–10–3
December 17
2:09 PM
at Colorado College *
Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs , Colorado
Daccord
T 4–4 SOL
4,135
4–10–4
Three Rivers Classic
December 29
2:35 PM
vs. #11 Providence *
PPG Paints Arena • Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania (Three Rivers Classic Semifinal)
Daccord
L 0–6 2,115
4–11–4
December 30
2:35 PM
vs. Lake Superior State *
PPG Paints Arena • Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania (Three Rivers Classic Consolation)
Pashovitz
L 1–4 2,126
4–12–4
Ice Vegas Invitational
January 5
9:30 PM
vs. Northern Michigan *
T-Mobile Arena • Las Vegas , Nevada (Ice Vegas Semifinal)
Daccord
W 7–3 2,507
5–12–4
January 6
9:30 PM
vs. Michigan Tech *
T-Mobile Arena • Las Vegas , Nevada (Ice Vegas Championship)
Daccord
W 3–2 2,237
6–12–4
January 12
7:05 PM
vs. Massachusetts–Lowell *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Daccord
L 0–4 777
6–13–4
January 13
7:05 PM
vs. Massachusetts–Lowell *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Daccord
W 4–0 752
7–13–4
January 19
7:05 PM
vs. Quinnipiac *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Daccord
T 2–2 OT
741
7–13–5
January 20
7:05 PM
vs. Quinnipiac *
Gila River Arena • Glendale , Arizona
Daccord
L 3–5 2,696
7–14–5
January 26
7:05 PM
at Boston University *
Gila River Arena • Glendale , Arizona
Daccord
L 0–8 3,118
7–15–5
January 27
7:05 PM
at Boston University *
Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe , Arizona
Daccord
L 3–4 765
7–16–5
February 2
5:00 PM
at Yale *
Ingalls Rink • New Haven , Connecticut
Daccord
L 2–3 OT
2,939
7–17–5
February 3
5:00 PM
at Yale *
Ingalls Rink • New Haven , Connecticut
Daccord
L 3–4 OT
3,219
7–18–5
February 16
5:07 PM
at Michigan Tech *
MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton , Michigan
Daccord
W 2–1 OT
2,438
8–18–5
February 17
5:07 PM
at Michigan Tech *
MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton , Michigan
Daccord
L 3–5 3,733
8–19–5
February 23
5:31 PM
at #13 Michigan *
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor , Michigan
Daccord
L 3–5 5,800
8–20–5
February 24
5:31 PM
at #13 Michigan *
Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor , Michigan
Daccord
L 3–5 5,800
8–21–5
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Mountain Time .
[ 3]
Scoring Statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Brinson Pasichnuk D 34
8
18
26 56
Brett Gruber C 34
5
20
25 8
Johnny Walker RW 32
17
7
24 45
Dave Norris F 30
5
11
16 6
Tyler Busch C 29
7
8
15 79
Anthony Croston F 33
6
9
15 44
Jacob Wilson D 34
3
9
12 39
Max Balinson D 26
3
8
11 4
Jakob Stridsberg D 32
5
4
9 12
Dylan Hollman LW 33
3
4
7 27
Louie Rowe F 32
2
5
7 41
Joey Raats D 30
2
4
6 28
Joe Lappin F 22
0
6
6 6
Jake Clifford D 32
2
3
5 24
Dominic Garcia F 33
2
2
4 32
Steenn Pasichnuk RW 21
1
3
4 33
Gage Hough F 14
2
1
3 10
Gvido Jansons D 34
2
0
2 14
Jack Rowe F 16
1
1
2 4
Joey Daccord G 32
0
2
2 0
Filips Buncis C 22
1
0
1 8
Liam McGing D 14
0
1
1 0
Mike DePhillips G 1
0
0
0 0
Ryland Pashovitz G 4
0
0
0 0
Nicholas Gushue D 5
0
0
0 0
Riley Simpson RW /C 20
0
0
0 0
Bench
-
-
-
-
-
10
Total
77
126
203
541
[ 4]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Ryland Pashovitz 4
177
0
2
0
8
72
0
.900
2.70
Mike DePhillips 1
20
0
0
0
1
13
0
.529
3.00
Joey Daccord 32
1864
8
19
5
109
1084
1
.909
3.51
Empty Net
-
13
-
-
-
5
-
-
-
-
Total
34
2074
8
21
5
123
1169
1
.905
3.56
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 1.
[ 5]
Players drafted into the NHL
† incoming freshman
[ 6]
References
