2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season

2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils
men's ice hockey season
2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils ; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Independent
Home ice	Oceanside Ice Arena; Gila River Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com	15
USA Today/; US Hockey Magazine	15
Record
Overall	21–13–1
Home	13–4–1
Road	8–8–0
Neutral	0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Greg Powers
Assistant coaches	Mike Field; Alex Hicks
Captain(s)	Tyler Busch; Brinson Pasichnuk
Alternate captain(s)	Anthony Croston; Dominic Garcia
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The 2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season was the 4th 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 9th season.

Season

For the program's fourth year as a varsity squad, the Sun Devils produced their first winning record. The team also was ranked by both national polls for the first time and made its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. Goaltender Joey Daccord became the first Sun Devil ever selected as an AHCA All-American. After Arizona State had finished its season, Daccord also became the first alumni to appear in an NHL game after signing with the Ottawa Senators.

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Nicholas Gushue	Defenseman	United States	Retired
Gage Hough	Forward	United States	Graduation (Retired)
Joe Lappin	Forward	United States	Retired
Liam McGing	Forward	United States	Retired
David Norris	Forward	Canada	Graduation (Signed with Milton Keynes Lightning)
Ryland Pashovitz	Goaltender	Canada	Left Program
Joey Raats	Defenseman	United States	Signed Professional Contract (Utah Grizzlies)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Evan Debrouwer	Goaltender	Canada	21	Blenheim, ON
Jarrod Gourley	Defenseman/Forward	Canada	19	Calgary, AB
Demetrios Koumontzis	Forward	United States	18	Scottsdale, AZ; selected 108th overall in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft
Josh Maniscalco	Defenseman	United States	19	Perkiomenville, PA
P. J. Marrocco	Forward	Canada	21	Edmonton, AB
Jordan Sandhu	Forward	Canada	19	Richmond, BC
Connor Stuart	Defenseman/Forward	United States	21	Phoenix, AZ
Peter Zhong	Forward	China	20	Beijing, CHN; Red shirt

Roster

As of March 20, 2019.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Connor Stuart	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-02-12	Phoenix, Arizona	Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL)	—
3	Gvido Jansons	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1997-01-09	Grobiņa, Latvia	Aston Rebels (NAHL)	—
4	Jacob Wilson	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997-02-27	Ballwin, Missouri	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
7	Johnny Walker	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1996-08-21	Phoenix, Arizona	Chicago Steel (USHL)	—
10	Tyler Busch (C)	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1996-01-03	Lloydminster, Alberta	Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)	—
11	Jack Rowe	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1994-04-07	Cary, Illinois	Des Moines Buccaneers (USPHL)	—
12	Dylan Hollman	Senior (RS)	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1994-01-15	Red Deer, Alberta	Massachusetts–Lowell (HEA)	—
16	Austin Lemieux	Freshman (RS)	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1996-03-24	Sewickley, Pennsylvania	Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL)	—
18	Anthony Croston (A)	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1994-06-13	Phoenix, Arizona	Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (NAHL)	—
19	Jordan Sandhu	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1999-05-13	Richmond, British Columbia	Vernon Vipers (BCHL)	—
20	Filips Buncis	Sophomore	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1997-06-12	Jelgava, Latvia	Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL)	—
22	Jake Clifford	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1994-12-08	Brecksville, Ohio	Merritt Centennials (BCHL)	—
23	Demetrios Koumontzis	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-03-24	Scottsdale, Arizona	Edina High School (USHS–MN)	CGY, 108th overall 2018
24	Joshua Maniscalco	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1999-02-17	Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)	—
25	P.J. Marrocco	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1997-08-27	Edmonton, Alberta	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
26	Max Balinson	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1996-10-05	Ancaster, Ontario	Burlington Cougars (OJHL)	—
27	Brett Gruber	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996-01-18	Appleton, Wisconsin	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
28	Steenn Pasichnuk	Junior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	1995-04-05	Bonnyville, Alberta	Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL)	—
29	Jakob Stridsberg	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1995-01-13	Jönköping, Sweden	Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)	—
30	Evan DeBrouwer	Freshman	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-01-30	Blenheim, Ontario	Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL)	—
32	Louie Rowe	Junior (RS)	F	6' 6" (1.98 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1994-03-17	East Lansing, Michigan	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	—
35	Joey Daccord	Junior	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 (A)	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1996-10-30	Las Vegas, Nevada	Aston Rebels (NAHL)	—
39	Brinson Pasichnuk (C)	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1997-11-24	Bonnyville, Alberta	Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL)	—
60	Jarrod Gourley	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1999-06-29	Calgary, Alberta	Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)	—

Standings

2018–19 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#15 Arizona State	35	21	13	1	109	86
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; Standing ^[2]

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular season
October 6	7:05 PM	vs. Alaska*		Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona		Daccord	W 3–0	644	1–0–0
October 7	3:00 PM	vs. Alaska*		Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona		Daccord	W 5–0	921	2–0–0
October 12	7:05 PM	vs. #1 Ohio State*		Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona		Daccord	L 2–3	925	2–1–0
October 13	7:05 PM	vs. #1 Ohio State*		Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona		Daccord	L 0–3	922	2–2–0
October 19	6:07 PM	at Alabama–Huntsville*		Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama		Daccord	W 2–1	2,138	3–2–0
October 20	6:07 PM	at Alabama–Huntsville*		Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama		Daccord	W 5–1	2,071	4–2–0
October 26	7:05 PM	vs. Omaha*		Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona		Daccord	W 6–3	869	5–2–0
October 27	7:05 PM	vs. Omaha*		Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona		Daccord	W 7–2	920	6–2–0
November 2	5:07 PM	at #6 Penn State*		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania		Daccord	L 5–6	6,002	6–3–0
November 3	6:07 PM	at #6 Penn State*		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania		Daccord	W 4–3 ^OT	6,147	7–3–0
November 9	7:05 PM	vs. Michigan State*		Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona		Daccord	W 5–4	923	8–3–0
November 10	7:05 PM	vs. Michigan State*		Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona		Daccord	W 2–0	924	9–3–0
November 16	5:00 PM	at Harvard*	#18	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts		Daccord	L 1–4	1,735	9–4–0
November 17	5:00 PM	at Harvard*	#18	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts		Daccord	W 3–2 ^OT	1,835	10–4–0
November 23	6:07 PM	at Omaha*	#16	Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska		Daccord	L 4–6	5,443	10–5–0
November 24	6:07 PM	at Omaha*	#16	Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska		Daccord	L 0–4	5,302	10–6–0
December 7	5:00 PM	at Princeton*	#19	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey		Daccord	W 4–0	1,505	11–6–0
December 8	5:00 PM	at Princeton*	#19	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey		Daccord	W 3–2 ^OT	1,683	12–6–0
December 14	7:05 PM	vs. Colorado College*	#15	Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona		Daccord	W 4–2	840	13–6–0
December 15	7:05 PM	vs. Colorado College*	#15	Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona		Daccord	W 4–0	882	14–6–0
Desert Hockey Classic
December 28	7:42 PM	vs. #19 Clarkson*	#15	Gila River Arena • Glendale, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic Semifinal)	Pac-12 Network	Daccord	L 0–3	4,062	14–7–0
December 29	7:47 PM	vs. #3 Minnesota State*	#15	Gila River Arena • Glendale, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic Consolation)		Daccord	T 2–2 ^SOW	3,341	14–7–1
January 4	7:05 PM	vs. Boston College*	#15	Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona		Daccord	W 5–2	921	15–7–1
January 5	7:05 PM	vs. Boston College*	#15	Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona		Daccord	W 2–0	2,902	16–7–1
January 11	5:03 PM	at #17 Cornell*	#13	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York		Daccord	L 1–6	2,426	16–8–1
January 12	5:03 PM	at #17 Cornell*	#13	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York		Daccord	L 2–3	2,874	16–9–1
January 25	5:35 PM	at Boston University*	#17	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Daccord	L 2–4	3,170	16–10–1
January 26	5:05 PM	at Boston University*	#17	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		Daccord	W 3–0	4,569	17–10–1
February 1	5:05 PM	at RIT*	#16	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York		Daccord	W 6–1	3,147	18–10–1
February 2	5:05 PM	at RIT*	#16	Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York		Daccord	W 4–2	2,571	19–10–1
February 15	7:05 PM	vs. American International*	#12	Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona		Daccord	W 4–1	924	20–10–1
February 16	7:05 PM	vs. American International*	#12	Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona		Daccord	W 5–4 ^OT	925	21–10–1
March 1	6:05 PM	at Minnesota*	#12	3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota	FSN	Daccord	L 1–5	7,921	21–11–1
March 2	6:05 PM	at Minnesota*	#12	3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota	FSN+	Daccord	L 2–5	9,141	21–12–1
NCAA Tournament
March 30	6:10 PM	vs. #8 Quinnipiac*	#14	PPL Center • Allentown, Pennsylvania (NCAA Midwest Regional semifinal)	ESPN 3	Daccord	L 1–2	3,763	21–13–1
*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
Johnny Walker	RW	32	23	11	34	34
Brinson Pasichnuk	D	35	13	17	30	28
Anthony Croston	F	34	7	16	23	54
Tyler Busch	C	34	7	14	21	71
Brett Gruber	C	35	7	14	21	18
Demetrios Koumontzis	LW	35	4	16	20	36
Josh Maniscalco	D	35	4	16	20	22
Dylan Hollman	LW	35	12	7	19	8
P. J. Marrocco	F	35	7	7	14	10
Jordan Sandhu	C	35	3	11	14	4
Austin Lemieux	RW	31	4	9	13	12
Filips Buncis	C	33	5	5	10	6
Jacob Wilson	D	34	2	7	9	47
Jarrod Gourley	D	33	3	5	8	46
Steenn Pasichnuk	RW	33	2	6	8	33
Dominic Garcia	F	35	2	6	8	30
Jake Clifford	D	34	3	4	7	33
Jakob Stridsberg	D	26	0	4	4	14
Gvido Jansons	D	35	1	2	3	16
Max Balinson	D	15	0	2	2	2
Joey Daccord	G	35	0	1	1	0
Evan Debrouwer	G	1	0	0	0	0
Jack Rowe	F	3	0	0	0	0
Connor Stuart	D/F	3	0	0	0	0
Louie Rowe	F	5	0	0	0	0
Bench	-	-	-	-	-	6
Total			109	180	289	530

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Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Joey Daccord	35	2091	21	13	1	82	1030	7	.926	2.35
Evan Debrouwer	1	8	0	0	0	1	1	0	.500	7.20
Empty Net	-	13	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
Total	35	2113	21	13	1	86	1031	7	.923	2.44

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	25	26 (Final)
USCHO.com	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	18	16	18	19	15	–	–	13	17	17	16	12	12	11	12	13	13	14	14	–	15
USA Today	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	14	NR	15	13	13	13	13	NR	15	15	11	12	10	11	12	13	13	13	15	15

*USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11, 12 and 25. ^[5]

Awards and honors

NCAA

Honor	Player	Position
All-American West Second Teams	Joey Daccord	Goaltender	^[6]

Players drafted into the NHL

2019 NHL Entry Draft

No Arizona State players were selected in the NHL draft.

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References

^ "2018–19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Arizona State University. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
^ "2018-19 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule - Arizona State University Athletics". Thesundevils.com. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
^ "Arizona State Sun Devils (Men) 2018-2019 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
^ "Arizona State Univ. 2018-2019 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ "Total of 19 schools boast players on 2018-19 All-American selections". USCHO.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
^ "2019 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

[1] "2018–19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Arizona State University. Retrieved July 25, 2018.

[2] "2018-19 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule - Arizona State University Athletics". Thesundevils.com. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

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

[4] "Arizona State Univ. 2018-2019 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

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

[6] "Total of 19 schools boast players on 2018-19 All-American selections". USCHO.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[7] "2019 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
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