Category Archives: College
Inaugural Desert Hockey Classic leaves mark on Gila River Arena
January 12th, 2016Arizona State University hockey coach Greg Powers knew there would be hardships, bumps in the road and adversity. With the desire to play at the elite Division I level finalized this past summer, Powers and his intrepid Sun Devils embarked on a journey filled with known and unknown challenges. While the results could be better,…
NAU, ASU to play Prescott Valley Event Center Jan. 22-23
December 16th, 2015Northern Arizona University and the Prescott Valley Event Center announced Tuesday that they will host two games against Arizona State’s ACHA Elite team Jan. 22 and Jan. 23. Both games will start at 7:05 p.m. with doors opening at 6 p.m. “We look forward to playing our arch-rival and top-ranked ASU Elite in such a…
NAU’s Ice Jacks continue to make national noise
December 1st, 2015There are plenty across North America who are just now, at this moment, hearing the words “college hockey” and “Arizona” in the same sentence. That’s understandable, with the buildup over the past year leading up to Arizona State University’s ascent to the NCAA Division I hockey ranks this season. But as impressive as ASU’s rise…
Valley native Young one of ASU’s inaugural NCAA captains
October 26th, 2015The official attendance figure may have checked in at a raucous, mostly maroon and gold clad 6,396. But let’s not fool ourselves here. On Oct. 3, at 7:17 p.m. local time, on a most historic night in Glendale, it would be healthy to wager that one particular group of about two dozen Arizona State University…
Ellis tabbed to guide inaugural ASU women’s program
September 22nd, 2015Growing up in Peoria, Lindsey Ellis’ options of playing college hockey on the West Coast were virtually nonexistent. As a result, Ellis headed to the Midwest where she played four years at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio – two of them as an assistant captain for the RedHawks. But if there had been a closer…
IceJacks ready for season after pair of prospect camps
September 21st, 2015The season is just around the corner for the Northern Arizona University hockey program. The IceJacks held a prospect camp Sept. 1-5 in Flagstaff so the 83 players could get used to the altitude. NAU general manager AJ Fairchild said even returning players need time to adjust to the conditions. “It’s to get the guys…
Jr. Coyotes’ Boyle commits to NCAA Division I Denver
September 4th, 2015Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 18U AAA defenseman Michael Boyle has committed to play college hockey for the University of Denver starting with the 2017-2018 season. The Pioneers play in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference and qualified for the NCAA tournament last season. Boyle, a United States Hockey League (USHL) draft pick of the Sioux City Musketeers…
Sunny Disposition
January 22nd, 2015Nov. 18, 2014 – a date that will undoubtedly be etched in the annals of Arizona State University athletics history. That is, of course, the day the nation’s largest public university announced that men’s ice hockey would be its athletic department’s 23rd varsity sport – and the NCAA’s 60th Division I hockey program – when…
NAU reloads after roster turnover
October 31st, 2014By Justin Emerson It’s the name of the game in college hockey; every four years, you have what amounts to a completely different team. The NAU Ice Jacks graduated 14 players between its American Collegiate Hockey Association Division II and Division III teams last year. But while the roster turnover is not small – and…