# 2016–17 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season

The 2016–17 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season was the 2nd 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

For the program's second varsity season, the team began by running a gauntlet of ranked teams. As a result, Arizona State's record was very poor to start the season. After a small reprieve in the middle of the year the team ran through another slate of ranked programs to end the season, however, the early-season difficulties appeared to have helped because the Sun Devils were able to win one and tie two matches against such opponents. Because of the team's recent entry into Division I, Arizona State had a difficult time scheduling games at the end of the year and were forced to play a series against a Division II program (Southern New Hampshire) and end the season with two weekends against non-NCAA teams.
Greg Powers did bring in the program's first big recruit in Joey Daccord and, though he did not help much in his freshman season, he would provide a massive boon to the Sun Devils in the near future.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Michael Cummings | Forward | United States | Returned to club team |
| Cody Gylling | Forward | United States | Retired |
| David Jacobson | Goaltender | United States | Transferred to SUNY Oswego |
| Matt Kennedy | Forward | United States | Transferred to Wentworth |
| Brock Krygier | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (Retired) |
| Sean Murphy | Forward | United States | Returned to club team |
| Liam Norris | Forward | Canada | Graduation (Retired) |
| Ryan Ostertag | Forward | Canada | Returned to club team |
| Garrett Peterson | Forward | United States | Graduation (Retired) |
| Eric Rivard | Forward | United States | Retired |
| Connor Schmidt | Defenseman | United States | Transferred to Utica |
| Ryan Stevens | Forward | United States | Transferred to Plymouth State |
| Charlie Zuccarini | Forward | United States | Transferred to Trinity |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Robert Baillargeon | Forward | United States | 23 | Enfield, CT; graduate transfer from Boston University |
| Tyler Busch | Forward | Canada | 20 | Lloydminster, AB |
| Joey Daccord | Goaltender | United States | 20 | North Andover, MA; selected 199th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft |
| Georgi Gorodetsky | Forward | Russia | 21 | Yekaterinburg, RUS |
| Brett Gruber | Forward | United States | 20 | Appleton, WI |
| Jake Montgomery | Forward | United States | 22 | Oakdale, MN; transfer from Omaha |
| Wade Murphy | Forward | Canada | 23 | Victoria, BC; transfer from North Dakota |
| Brinson Pasichnuk | Defenseman | Canada | 18 | Bonnyville, AB |
| Steenn Pasichnuk | Forward | Canada | 21 | Bonnyville, AB |
| Riley Simpson | Forward | Canada | 20 | Edmonton, AB |
| Jakob Stridsberg | Defenseman | Sweden | 21 | Jönköping, SWE |

## Roster

As of March 20, 2017.

## Standings

2016–17 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 | 32 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 91 | 130 |
| Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated February 20, 2017 |||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 7 | 5:35 PM | at #9 Notre Dame* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | | Daccord | L 2–9 | 3,356 | 0–1–0 |
| October 8 | 5:05 PM | at #9 Notre Dame* | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana | | Levin | L 2–4 | 3,554 | 0–2–0 |
| October 14 | 7:05 PM | vs. #18 Air Force* | Gila River Arena • Glendale, Arizona | | Daccord | L 3–4 | 1,753 | 0–3–0 |
| October 16 | 2:35 PM | vs. #18 Air Force* | Gila River Arena • Glendale, Arizona | Pac-12 Network | Daccord | W 5–2 | 853 | 1–3–0 |
| October 21 | 5:00 PM | at #17 Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Daccord | L 2–5 | 2,855 | 1–4–0 |
| October 22 | 5:00 PM | at #17 Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Levin | L 1–6 | 3,325 | 1–5–0 |
| October 28 | 7:05 PM | vs. #13 Harvard* | Gila River Arena • Glendale, Arizona | Pac-12 Network | Daccord | L 0–7 | 1,775 | 1–6–0 |
| October 28 | 7:05 PM | vs. #13 Harvard* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | | Pashovitz | L 2–6 | 602 | 1–7–0 |
| November 4 | 7:05 PM | vs. #17 Michigan* | Gila River Arena • Glendale, Arizona | Pac-12 Network | Daccord | L 1–4 | 3,252 | 1–8–0 |
| November 12 | 5:00 PM | at New Hampshire* | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | | Levin | W 5–4 $^{OT}$ | 3,935 | 2–8–0 |
| November 13 | 1:00 PM | at #3 Boston College* | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Daccord | L 1–3 | 4,440 | 2–9–0 |
| November 18 | 5:07 PM | at #10 Penn State* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | | Pashovitz | L 4–7 | 5,801 | 2–10–0 |
| November 19 | 1:07 PM | at #10 Penn State* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania | | Levin | L 0–8 | 5,799 | 2–11–0 |
| November 25 | 7:05 PM | vs. Rensselaer* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | | Pashovitz | W 5–3 | 591 | 3–11–0 |
| November 26 | 5:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | | Levin | L 0–2 | 636 | 3–12–0 |
| December 2 | 7:05 PM | vs. Colgate* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | | Pashovitz | W 5–4 | 674 | 4–12–0 |
| December 3 | 7:05 PM | vs. Colgate* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | | Pashovitz | L 2–3 | 569 | 4–13–0 |
| December 13 | 5:05 PM | at American International* | Olympia Ice Center • West Springfield, Massachusetts | | Daccord | W 3–2 | 548 | 5–13–0 |
| December 16 | 5:00 PM | at Massachusetts* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | Levin | W 4–1 | 2,166 | 6–13–0 |
| December 17 | 5:00 PM | at Massachusetts* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | Levin | W 4–1 | 1,735 | 7–13–0 |
| Desert Hockey Classic ||||||||||
| December 30 | 7:25 PM | vs. Brown* | Prescott Valley Event Center • Prescott, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic Semifinal) | | Levin | T 8–8 $^{3x3OTL}$ | 1,153 | 7–13–1 |
| December 31 | 7:10 PM | vs. #18 St. Cloud State* | Prescott Valley Event Center • Prescott, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic Consolation) | | Daccord | L 2–4 | 814 | 7–14–1 |
| January 6 | 7:35 PM | at #3 Denver* | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Altitude | Pashovitz | L 1–5 | 5,458 | 7–15–1 |
| January 7 | 7:05 PM | at #3 Denver* | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | | Pashovitz | L 1–6 | 5,980 | 7–16–1 |
| January 13 | 5:05 PM | at #10 Ohio State* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | | Pashovitz | L 1–6 | 4,535 | 7–17–1 |
| January 14 | 12:03 PM | at #10 Ohio State* | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | ESPN U | Levin | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 5,295 | 7–17–2 |
| January 20 | 7:05 PM | vs. Southern New Hampshire* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | | Levin | W 11–0 | 753 | 8–17–2 |
| January 21 | 7:05 PM | vs. Southern New Hampshire* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona | | Levin | W 4–1 | 758 | 9–17–2 |
| January 27 | 5:00 PM | at #17 Quinnipiac* | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | | Levin | L 2–5 | 3,144 | 9–18–2 |
| January 28 | 5:00 PM | at #17 Quinnipiac* | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | | Daccord | W 4–2 | 2,986 | 10–18–2 |
| February 3 | 5:05 PM | at #9 Western Michigan* | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | | Daccord | L 2–4 | 2,123 | 10–19–2 |
| February 4 | 5:05 PM | at #9 Western Michigan* | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | | Daccord | T 2–2 $^{3x3OTW}$ | 2,839 | 10–19–3 |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| February 10 | 5:07 PM | vs. Simon Fraser* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona (Exhibition) | | Levin | W 8–1 | 758 | |
| February 11 | 7:10 PM | vs. Simon Fraser* | Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona (Exhibition) | | Levin | W 4–2 | 663 | |
| February 24 | 5:00 PM | at USNTDP* | USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Michigan (Exhibition) | | Daccord | L 3–5 | 534 | |
| February 24 | 5:00 PM | at USNTDP* | USA Hockey Arena • Plymouth, Michigan (Exhibition) | | Levin | W 6–3 | 497 | |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||||||

## Scoring Statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Anthony Croston | F | 32 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 26 |
| Robert Baillargeon | C | 28 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 34 |
| Wade Murphy | RW | 31 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 30 |
| Tyler Busch | C | 32 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 58 |
| Louie Rowe | F | 32 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 28 |
| Dylan Hollman | LW | 32 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8 |
| Jakob Stridsberg | D | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 18 |
| Brinson Pasichnuk | D | 31 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Brett Gruber | C | 32 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 |
| David Norris | F | 22 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
| Nicholas Gushue | D | 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| Steenn Pasichnuk | RW | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| Joey Raats | D | 21 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Riley Simpson | RW/C | 26 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Liam McGing | D | 27 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Joe Lappin | F | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Jack Rowe | F | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| Drew Newmeyer | D | 19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jordan Masters | RW | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Jake Clifford | D | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
| Georgy Gorodetsky | LW | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Jake Montgomery | LW | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
| Ryan Belonger | RW/C | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Ryland Pashovitz | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Levin | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Daccord | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McGovern | D | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Total | | | 91 | 148 | 239 | 525 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Robert Levin | 13 | 705 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 343 | 1 | .898 | 3.32 |
| Joey Daccord | 15 | 729 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 49 | 404 | 0 | .892 | 4.03 |
| Ryland Pashovitz | 11 | 491 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 278 | 0 | .880 | 4.64 |
| Empty Net | - | 9 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 32 | 1935 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 130 | 1025 | 1 | .887 | 4.03 |

## 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 23.

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 2017 NHL Entry Draft

No Arizona State players were selected in the NHL draft.