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2020–21 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season

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2020–21 Arizona State Sun Devils
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceOceanside Ice Arena
Gila River Arena
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine
NR
Record
Overall6–16–3
Home0–0–0
Road6–16–3
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachGreg Powers
Assistant coachesMike Field
Alex Hicks
Eddie Läck
Captain(s)Jacob Wilson
Johnny Walker
Alternate captain(s)Dominic Garcia
Jordan Sandhu
Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2020–21 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season was the 6th 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 11th season.

Season

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the Sun Devils' season was delayed. Due to scheduling problems resulting from the pandemic, Arizona State entered into a scheduling alliance with the Big Ten and would play a conference schedule. The Sun Devils would only participate in regular season games against Big Ten teams, the program would not formally join the conference nor would any of its games be counted in the Big Ten standings. Arizona State would also not be eligible for the Big Ten Tournament.[1]

Due to the nature of their agreement, Arizona State played all of its games on the road. That, and playing against stronger competition that previous years, led to the Sun Devils' facing an uphill battle in their pursuit of a second NCAA berth. In ASU's first series of the season they were swept by Michigan but were dealt a serious blow when senior captain and all-time leading goal scorer, Johnny Walker, suffered a knee injury that would keep him out for 6 weeks.[2] After another offensively inept series, the Sun Devils suddenly came to life against Wisconsin, taking both games and jumping back into the USCHO rankings.

The team played well in Walker's absence, ending the year with a 4–6–2 record, but when their captain returned the team was in the middle of a string of ranked opponents. For the entire month of January, Arizona State played top-20 teams. When the dust settled, ASU's record had plummeted and the team had virtually no chance of making the national tournament. The team played well over the final three weeks of the season but they couldn't recover from a disastrous 1–7 run.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Max Balinson Defenseman  Canada Transfer (Long Island)
Tyler Busch Forward  Canada Graduation (Signed with Tranås AIF)
Brett Gruber Forward  Canada Graduation
Logan Jenuwine Forward  United States Transfer (Lake Superior State)
Austin Lemieux Forward  United States Retired
Josh Maniscalco Defenseman  United States Signed Professional Contract (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Brinson Pasichnuk Forward  Canada Graduation (Signed with San Jose Sharks)
Steenn Pasichnuk Forward  Canada Graduation (Signed with San Jose Barracuda)
Max Prawdzik Goaltender  United States Graduation

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Cole Brady Goaltender  Canada 19 Pickering, ON; 127th selection in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft
Sean Dhooghe Forward  United States 21 Aurora, IL; transfer from Wisconsin
Benji Eckerle Forward  United States 21 Northville, MI
Chris Grando Forward  United States 22 Islip, NY; transfer from Boston College
Tanner Hickey Defenseman  Canada 21 Leduc, AB; transfer from Alabama–Huntsville
Matthew Kopperud Forward  Canada 21 Denver, CO
Carson Kosobud Defenseman  United States 21 Moorhead, MN
Michael Mancinelli Forward  United States 19 Northville, MI
Bronson Moore Goaltender  United States 22 Tempe, AZ; previously played club hockey
Ryan O'Reilly Forward  United States 20 Southlake, TX; 98th selection in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft

Roster

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As of January 3, 2021.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Arizona Connor Stuart Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-02-12 Phoenix, Arizona Lone Star (NAHL)
3 Latvia Gvido Jansons Senior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997-01-09 Grobiņa, Latvia Aston (NAHL)
4 Missouri Jacob Wilson (C) Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-02-27 Ballwin, Missouri Sioux City (USHL)
7 Arizona Johnny Walker (C) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-08-21 Phoenix, Arizona Chicago (USHL)
8 Alberta Tanner Hickey Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-04-30 Leduc, Alberta Alabama Huntsville (WCHA)
9 Illinois Sean Dhooghe Senior F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1999-03-09 Aurora, Illinois Wisconsin (Big Ten)
10 Michigan Michael Mancinelli Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-06-28 Northville, Michigan Des Moines (USHL)
11 Michigan Benji Eckerle Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-09-24 Northville, Michigan Tri-City (USHL)
13 New York (state) Chris Grando Junior (RS) F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1998-08-22 Islip, New York Boston College (HEA)
15 Minnesota Carson Kosobud Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-06-04 Moorhead, Minnesota Penticton (BCHL)
17 Michigan Jacob Semik Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-03-10 Canton, Michigan Dubuque (USHL)
18 Minnesota Jax Murray Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-12-26 Princeton, Minnesota Fairbanks (NAHL)
19 British Columbia Jordan Sandhu (A) Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1999-05-13 Richmond, British Columbia Vernon (BCHL)
20 Latvia Filips Buncis Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1997-06-12 Jelgava, Latvia Johnstown (NAHL)
21 China Peter Zhong Sophomore (RS) F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-07-30 Beijing, China Philadelphia Rebels (NAHL)
22 British Columbia Jack Judson Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-26 White Rock, British Columbia Vernon (BCHL)
23 Arizona Demetrios Koumontzis Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2000-03-24 Scottsdale, Arizona Edina (USHS–MN) CGY, 108th overall 2018
25 Alberta P. J. Marrocco Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-08-27 Edmonton, Alberta Chilliwack (BCHL)
28 Colorado Matthew Kopperud Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-08-04 Denver, Colorado Dubuque (USHL)
29 Illinois William Knierim Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1998-01-22 Skokie, Illinois Dubuque (USHL)
30 Ontario Evan DeBrouwer Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-01-30 Blenheim, Ontario Prince George (BCHL)
31 New Jersey Justin Robbins Sophomore G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 1999-03-10 Alpine, New Jersey Chicago (USHL)
33 Washington (state) Bronson Moore Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1997-11-004 Kennewick, Washington Minnesota (USPHL)
34 Ontario Cole Brady Freshman G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-02-12 Pickering, Ontario Fargo (USHL) NJD, 127th overall 2019
37 Nevada Dominic Garcia (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1996-10-30 Las Vegas, Nevada Aston (NAHL)
39 Texas Ryan O'Reilly Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-03-21 Southlake, Texas Green Bay (USHL) DET, 98th overall 2018
60 Alberta Jarrod Gourley Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1999-06-29 Calgary, Alberta Spruce Grove (AJHL)
61 Illinois James Sanchez Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-02-25 Northbrook, Illinois Dubuque (USHL)

Standings

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Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Arizona State 26 7 16 3 68 106
Long Island 13 3 10 0 23 55
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
November 14 1:04 PM at #12 Michigan* #15 Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, Michigan   Debrouwer L 1–8  80 0–1–0
November 15 5:05 PM at #12 Michigan* #15 Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, Michigan BTN Brady L 0–3  72 0–2–0
November 19 4:04 PM at Michigan State* Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan BTN Brady T 1–1 OT 100 0–2–1
November 20 4:04 PM at Michigan State* Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan   Debrouwer L 0–2  100 0–3–1
November 28 6:04 PM at #14 Wisconsin* Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin FSW Brady W 8–5  0 1–3–1
November 29 3:04 PM at #14 Wisconsin* Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin FSW Debrouwer W 3–1  0 2–3–1
December 3 5:06 PM at #16 Notre Dame* #20 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NHL Network Debrouwer W 6–3  0 3–3–1
December 7 5:06 PM at #16 Notre Dame* #20 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana NBCSN Brady L 4–5  0 3–4–1
December 11 4:04 PM at Penn State* #20 Pegula Ice ArenaUniversity Park, Pennsylvania   Debrouwer L 2–3 OT 184 3–5–1
December 13 12:04 PM at Penn State* #20 Pegula Ice ArenaUniversity Park, Pennsylvania   Debrouwer L 4–5 OT 86 3–6–1
December 17 3:30 PM at #18 Ohio State* Value City ArenaColumbus, Ohio   Debrouwer T 4–4 OT 0 3–6–2
December 18 3:30 PM at #18 Ohio State* Value City ArenaColumbus, Ohio   Debrouwer W 3–2  0 4–6–2
January 3 2:00 PM at #1 Minnesota* 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, Minnesota   Debrouwer L 1–4  0 4–7–2
January 4 6:05 PM at #1 Minnesota* 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, Minnesota   Debrouwer L 4–6  0 4–8–2
January 9 4:36 PM at #18 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana   Debrouwer L 4–5  74 4–9–2
January 10 3:06 PM at #18 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana   Robbins W 5–3  0 5–9–2
January 16 6:04 PM at #12 Wisconsin* Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin FSW Robbins L 0–4  0 5–10–2
January 17 5:34 PM at #12 Wisconsin* Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin FSW Debrouwer L 2–5  0 5–11–2
January 21 5:05 PM at #2 Minnesota* 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, Minnesota   Robbins L 0–10  0 5–12–2
January 22 2:00 PM at #2 Minnesota* 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, Minnesota   Debrouwer L 2–10  0 5–13–2
February 4 7:00 PM vs. USNTDP* Oceanside Ice ArenaTempe, Arizona (Exhibition)   Brady L 3–6  53
February 5 7:00 PM vs. USNTDP* Oceanside Ice ArenaTempe, Arizona (Exhibition)   Brady W 2–1  69
February 14 1:00 PM at Michigan State* Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan   Brady W 3–2  101 6–13–2
February 15 3:00 PM at Michigan State* Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan   Brady L 1–2  81 6–14–2
February 26 5:05 PM at #7 Michigan* Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, Michigan   Brady L 1–4  61 6–15–2
February 27 5:04 PM at #7 Michigan* Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, Michigan   Brady T 1–1 OT 71 6–15–3
March 4 3:30 PM at Ohio State* Value City ArenaColumbus, Ohio   Brady L 3–8  60 6–16–3
March 5 3:30 PM at Ohio State* Value City ArenaColumbus, Ohio   Brady W 5–0  74 7–16–3
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Scoring Statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Matthew Kopperud F 25 13 6 19 8
James Sanchez LW 26 5 11 16 8
Chris Grando LW 25 6 8 14 6
Johnny Walker RW 16 4 10 14 21
Ryan O'Reilly RW/C 23 3 10 13 8
Jacob Semik D 25 1 10 11 4
Michael Mancinelli C 26 6 4 10 8
Jax Murray F 22 5 5 10 0
Demetrios Koumontzis LW 22 4 6 10 14
Willie Knierim RW 18 5 4 9 12
Benji Eckerle F 25 4 5 9 14
Jacob Wilson D 22 1 7 8 12
Jack Judson D 26 1 7 8 14
Jordan Sandhu C 26 2 5 7 6
P. J. Marrocco F 24 1 4 5 0
Sean Dhooghe RW 20 2 2 4 2
Jarrod Gourley D 22 2 2 4 10
Tanner Hickey D 26 1 3 4 8
Dominic Garcia F 24 2 0 2 0
Evan Debrouwer G 16 0 2 2 0
Gvido Jansons D 26 0 2 2 34
Bronson Moore G 1 0 0 0 0
Filips Buncis C 2 0 0 0 0
Justin Robbins G 3 0 0 0 0
Peter Zhong LW 4 0 0 0 0
Connor Stuart D/F 5 0 0 0 0
Carson Kosobud D 10 0 0 0 2
Cole Brady G 13 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 8
Total 68 113 181 199

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Cole Brady 13 635 3 5 2 35 354 1 .910 3.31
Evan Debrouwer 16 827 3 9 1 57 454 0 .888 4.13
Justin Robbins 3 96 1 2 0 10 51 0 .836 6.23
Bronson Moore 1 13 0 0 0 2 6 0 .750 8.75
Empty Net - 7 - - - 2 - - - -
Total 26 1580 7 16 3 106 865 1 .891 4.02

Rankings

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Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 (Final)
USCHO.com 15 NR NR 20 20 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

USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.[6]

Players drafted into the NHL

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Round Pick Player NHL team
2 37 Josh Doan Arizona Coyotes
5 158 Ty Murchison Philadelphia Flyers

† incoming freshman[7]

References

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  1. ^ "ASU/Big Ten Agree to Schedule Arrangement for 2020-21". Arizona State Sun Devils. October 6, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Not Dead Yet, ASU Hockey Looking for Late Season Push". Sports 260 Arizona. January 12, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Arizona State University. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Arizona State Sun Devils (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Arizona State Univ. 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2021 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.