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

2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils
men's ice hockey season
2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils ; men's ice hockey season
Ice Vegas Invitational, Champion
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Oceanside Ice Arena; Gila River Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com	NR
USA Today/; US Hockey Magazine	NR
Record
Overall	8–21–5
Home	4–9–1
Road	2–10–4
Neutral	2–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Greg Powers
Assistant coaches	Mike Field; Alex Hicks
Captain(s)	Dylan Hollman
Alternate captain(s)	Anthony Croston; Louie Rowe; Brinson Pasichnuk
	Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey seasons; « 2016–17 2018–19 »

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
3	Gvido Jansons	Freshman	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1997-01-09	Grobiņa, Latvia	Aston Rebels (NAHL)	—
4	Jacob Wilson	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997-02-27	Ballwin, Missouri	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
7	Johnny Walker	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1996-08-21	Phoenix, Arizona	Chicago Steel (USHL)	—
8	Joe Lappin	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1994-02-10	Geneva, Illinois	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
10	Tyler Busch	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1996-01-03	Lloydminster, Alberta	Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)	—
11	Jack Rowe	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1994-04-07	Cary, Illinois	Des Moines Buccaneers (USPHL)	—
12	Dylan Hollman (C)	Junior (RS)	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1994-01-15	Red Deer, Alberta	Massachusetts–Lowell (HEA)	—
13	Riley Simpson	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1996-07-23	Edmonton, Alberta	Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)	—
15	Gage Hough	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1993-03-27	Omaha, Nebraska	Massachusetts–Lowell (HEA)	—
17	Filips Buncis	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1997-06-12	Jelgava, Latvia	Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)	—
18	Anthony Croston (A)	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1994-06-13	Phoenix, Arizona	Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (NAHL)	—
21	Dave Norris	Senior (RS)	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1993-03-03	Calgary, Alberta	American International (AHA)	—
22	Jake Clifford	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1994-12-08	Brecksville, Ohio	Merritt Centennials (BCHL)	—
24	Liam McGing	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1995-08-04	Chicago, Illinois	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
26	Max Balinson	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1996-10-05	Ancaster, Ontario	Burlington Cougars (OJHL)	—
27	Brett Gruber	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996-01-18	Appleton, Wisconsin	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
28	Steenn Pasichnuk	Sophomore	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	1995-04-05	Bonnyville, Alberta	Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL)	—
29	Jakob Stridsberg	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1995-01-13	Jönköping, Sweden	Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)	—
31	Ryland Pashovitz	Junior	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1995-06-20	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
32	Louie Rowe (A)	Sophomore (RS)	F	6' 6" (1.98 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1994-03-17	East Lansing, Michigan	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	—
33	Mike DePhillips	Freshman	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1997-08-22	Summit, New Jersey	P.A.L. Junior Islanders (USPHL)	—
35	Joey Daccord	Sophomore	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1996-08-19	North Andover, Massachusetts	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)	OTT, 199 overall 2015
37	Dominic Garcia	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1996-10-30	Las Vegas, Nevada	Aston Rebels (NAHL)	—
39	Brinson Pasichnuk (A)	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1997-11-24	Bonnyville, Alberta	Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL)	—
44	Joey Raats	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1995-07-15	Las Vegas, Nevada	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
47	Nicholas Gushue	Junior	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1994-11-09	West Vancouver, British Columbia	Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)	—

Standings

2017–18 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	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.

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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

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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
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. ^[5]

Players drafted into the NHL

2018 NHL Entry Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NHL team
4	108	Demetrios Koumontzis^†	Calgary Flames

† incoming freshman ^[6]

References

^ Betsy Helfand (January 7, 2018). "Arizona State captures inaugural Ice Vegas Invitational title". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
^ "2017–18 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Arizona State University. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
^ "Arizona State Sun Devils (Men) 2017-2018 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
^ "Arizona State Univ. 2017-2018 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ "2018 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

[helfand-1] Betsy Helfand (January 7, 2018). "Arizona State captures inaugural Ice Vegas Invitational title". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[2] "2017–18 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Arizona State University. Retrieved July 25, 2018.

[3] "Arizona State Sun Devils (Men) 2017-2018 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[4] "Arizona State Univ. 2017-2018 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

[5] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[6] "2018 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

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v t e Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Oceanside Ice Arena (2015–2022) Gila River Arena (alternate, 2015–2022) Mullett Arena (2022–present)
Head coaches	Greg Powers (2015–present)
Seasons	2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Independent (2015–2024) NCHC (2024–Present)
Culture & lore	Desert Hockey Classic
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Johnny Walker (123 Points) Johnny Walker (70 Goals) Joey Daccord (32 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2019
Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona