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Arizona State creates coaching endowment, extends Powers five years
November 26th, 2025Arizona State has announced that the Sun Devils’ head coach will be known as the Greg Powers Endowed Men’s Hockey Head Coach after a recent gift from ASU supporters Mike and Nancy Friend. Powers, the current Arizona State coach, has also signed a five-year contract extension. “After many discussions with the Sun Devil Club, we…
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Chandler product Lonask picks up weekly Atlantic Hockey America honors
November 5th, 2025Atlantic Hockey America has announced that Delaware freshman defenseman Lexie Lonask has been named Rookie of the Week. Lonask scored her first collegiate goal with three seconds left in the game to force overtime on Friday, Oct. 31 at Mercyhurst and pick up another point in the AHA standings. The Chandler native led AHA with…
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AHU, DYHA, Pinnacle grad, Mesa native Schaertel earns weekly USPHL honors
October 23rd, 2025Fort Wayne Spacemen goalie Austin Schaertel has been named the USPHL Midwest Elite Goaltender of the Week. Schaertel was great between the pipes as he picked up a win in a 6-1 final over the Chicago Cougars on Oct. 18. The Mesa native turned aside 16 of 17 shots in the road victory. Back home,…
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Gilbert native, Arizona youth hockey grad Livanavage named to U.S. Collegiate Selects roster for 2025 Spengler Cup
October 11th, 2025North Dakota junior defenseman Jake Livanavage will represent college hockey at the prestigious Spengler Cup this year after he was one of the first five players named to the U.S. Collegiate Selects roster on Thursday. The 2025 Spengler Cup will be the first time a select team representing college hockey has ever competed in the event. The U.S….
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Benjamin off to new challenges at NCAA D-III Norwich as Surprise native knows ‘college hockey is on a different level’
August 31st, 2025Niko Benjamin left his mark on the NCDC and now the Surprise native is looking to do the same in college at NCAA Division III Norwich. On Feb. 23, Benjamin set the all-time regular season games played record for the NCDC, marking his 185th regular-season game. This broke the previous record of 184 games played…
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From Mites to Midgets, AHU standout Couch looking to finish Knights’ career on high note in 2025-26
August 12th, 2025Jack Couch has been the ultimate epitome of what the Arizona Hockey Union is all about, both on and off the ice. The Chandler native is also the truest definition of what loyalty means, starting with AHU as an 8U Mite player and prepping for his final youth hockey season in 2025-26 with the Union’s…
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After two seasons with USPHL’s Jets, Chandler native Lewis commits to NCAA D-III Anna Maria
July 9th, 2025River Lewis played his youth hockey in his home state of Arizona before a season at the renowned Shattuck-St. Mary’s prep school in Minnesota. The past two seasons, the Chandler native has developed his game with the USPHL’s Metro Jets organization to be ready for the grind of college hockey. Last week, Lewis took another…
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