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

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==
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.
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. 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==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Cause
Max Balinson 	Defenseman	 	Transfer (Long Island)
Tyler Busch 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with Tranås AIF)
Brett Gruber 	Forward 	 	Graduation
Logan Jenuwine 	Forward 	 	Transfer (Lake Superior State)
Austin Lemieux 	Forward 	 	Retired
Josh Maniscalco 	Defenseman	 	Signed Professional Contract (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Brinson Pasichnuk	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with San Jose Sharks)
Steenn Pasichnuk 	Forward 	 	Graduation (Signed with San Jose Barracuda)
Max Prawdzik 	Goaltender	 	Graduation
==Recruiting==
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Age	Notes
Cole Brady 	Goaltender	 	19 	Pickering, ON; 127th selection in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft
Sean Dhooghe 	Forward 	 	21 	Aurora, IL; transfer from Wisconsin
Benji Eckerle 	Forward 	 	21 	Northville, MI
Chris Grando 	Forward 	 	22 	Islip, NY; transfer from Boston College
Tanner Hickey 	Defenseman	 	21 	Leduc, AB; transfer from Alabama–Huntsville
Matthew Kopperud 	Forward 	 	21 	Denver, CO
Carson Kosobud 	Defenseman	 	21 	Moorhead, MN
Michael Mancinelli	Forward 	 	19 	Northville, MI
Bronson Moore 	Goaltender	 	22 	Tempe, AZ; previously played club hockey
Ryan O'Reilly 	Forward 	 	20 	Southlake, TX; 98th selection in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft
==Roster==
As of January 3, 2021.
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==Standings==
==Schedule and Results==
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==Scoring Statistics==
Name 	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	
 	F 	25 	13 	6 	19 	8
 	LW 	26 	5 	11 	16 	8
 	LW 	25 	6 	8 	14 	6
 	RW 	16 	4 	10 	14 	21
 	RW/C 	23 	3 	10 	13 	8
 	D 	25 	1 	10 	11 	4
 	C 	26 	6 	4 	10 	8
 	F 	22 	5 	5 	10 	0
 	LW 	22 	4 	6 	10 	14
 	RW 	18 	5 	4 	9 	12
 	F 	25 	4 	5 	9 	14
 	D 	22 	1 	7 	8 	12
 	D 	26 	1 	7 	8 	14
 	C 	26 	2 	5 	7 	6
 	F 	24 	1 	4 	5 	0
 	RW 	20 	2 	2 	4 	2
 	D 	22 	2 	2 	4 	10
 	D 	26 	1 	3 	4 	8
 	F 	24 	2 	0 	2 	0
 	G 	16 	0 	2 	2 	0
 	D 	26 	0 	2 	2 	34
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D/F 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	10 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	G 	13 	0 	0 	0 	0
Bench	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	8
Total	 	 	68 	113 	181 	199
==Goaltending statistics==
Name 	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	 	
 	13 	635 	3 	5 	2 	35 	354 	1 	.910	3.31
 	16 	827 	3 	9 	1 	57 	454 	0 	.888	4.13
 	3 	96 	1 	2 	0 	10 	51 	0 	.836	6.23
 	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==
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 (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.
==References==
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