# 2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey 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.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Robbie Baillargeon | Forward | United States | Graduation (Signed with South Carolina Stingrays) |
| Ryan Belonger | Forward | United States | Graduation (Retired) |
| Georgi Gorodetsky | Forward | Russia | Transferred to Wentworth |
| Robert Levin | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (Retired) |
| Jordan Masters | Forward | United States | Retired |
| Ed McGovern | Defenseman | United States | Retired |
| Jake Montgomery | Forward | United States | Retired |
| Wade Murphy | Forward | Canada | Graduation (Signed with Manchester Monarchs) |
| Drew Newmeyer | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (Retired) |

## 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.

## Standings

2017–18 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Arizona State | 34 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 77 | 123 |
| Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated April 20, 2018 |||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | 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. ||||||||||

## 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 |

## 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 | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | 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.

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 2018 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 4 | 108 | Demetrios Koumontzis$^†$ | Calgary Flames |
† incoming freshman