2021–22 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 Arizona State Sun Devils
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceOceanside Ice Arena
Gila River Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall17–17–1
Home12–6–0
Road5–11–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachGreg Powers
Assistant coachesMike Field
Alex Hicks
Eddie Läck
Captain(s)Johnny Walker
Jacob Wilson
Alternate captain(s)William Knierim
Jordan Sandhu
Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season was the 7th 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 10th season.

Season[edit]

Arizona State spent their entire season hovering around the .500 mark. The team alternated short winning and losing streaks and were only one more than 3 away from an even record. Despite this consistent mediocrity, ASU had put themselves, partly due to the difficulty of their schedule, into a potential NCAA tournament appearance by mid-January.

The Sun Devils' offense led the way with three players averaging more than a point per game. Freshman Josh Doan, son of famed Arizona Coyotes captain Shane Doan, teamed with sophomore Matthew Kopperud and graduate transfer Colin Theisen to form one of the top offensive lines in the country. Unfortunately, the team's defense wasn't nearly as strong; Arizona State was one of the worst teams in the nation in terms of goals allowed and it was all the offense could do on some nights to keep them in games.

When the Sun Devils met Minnesota State in late-January, Arizona State had a narrow path to a tournament bid if they could earn a split with the #1 team. ASU scored 5 goals in the two games, which was more than most could claim, but they couldn't stop the Mavericks' offense and lost both contests. Their very slim chances were ended the following week when Alaska came to town and swept the weekend slate. Arizona State managed to get their record back up to even by the end of the season but it was apparent that, moving forward, their defensive game needed improvement.

Departures[edit]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Filips Buncis Forward  Latvia Graduation (Signed with Krefeld Pinguine)
Evan Debrouwer Goaltender  Canada Transferred to Bentley
Dom Garcia Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Jarrod Gourley Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Connecticut
Gvido Jansons Defenseman  Latvia Graduation (Signed with Strömsbro IF)
P. J. Marrocco Forward  Canada Transferred to Long Island
Jax Murray Forward  United States Transferred to Trinity
Justin Robbins Goaltender  United States Transferred to Sacred Heart
James Sanchez Forward  United States Graduation (Signed with Hartford Wolf Pack)
Connor Stuart Forward/Defenseman  United States Left program (retired)
Peter Zhong Forward  China Signed professional contract (HC Kunlun Red Star)

Recruiting[edit]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Jack Becker Forward  United States 24 Dellwood, MN; graduate transfer from Michigan; selected 195th overall in 2015
Josh Doan Forward  United States 19 Scottsdale, AZ; selected 37th overall in 2021
Jack Jensen Forward  United States 21 Eden Prairie, MN
Ben Kraws Goaltender  United States 21 Cranbury, NJ; transfer from Miami
Timothy Lovell Defenseman  United States 19 Bad Nauheim, GER; transfer from Boston College
Ty Murchison Defenseman  United States 18 Corona, CA; selected 158th overall in 2021
Jackson Niedermayer Forward  United States 20 Newport Beach, CA
Ethan Szmagaj Defenseman  United States 20 Canton, MI
Colin Theisen Forward  United States 24 Monroe, MI; graduate transfer from Notre Dame
Tim Theocharidis Defenseman  Canada 23 Toronto, ON; transfer from Bowling Green

Roster[edit]

As of August 30, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Washington (state) Bronson Moore Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1997-11-004 Tri-Cities, Washington Minnesota (USPHL) —
4 Missouri Jacob Wilson (C) Graduate D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-02-27 Ballwin, Missouri Sioux City (USHL) —
5 California Ty Murchison Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-02-02 Corona, California USNTDP (USHL) PHI, 158th overall 2021
7 Arizona Johnny Walker (C) Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-08-21 Phoenix, Arizona Chicago (USHL) —
8 Alberta Tanner Hickey Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-04-30 Leduc, Alberta Alabama Huntsville (WCHA) —
9 Illinois Sean Dhooghe Graduate F 5' 3" (1.6 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1999-03-09 Aurora, Illinois Wisconsin (Big Ten) —
10 Michigan Michael Mancinelli Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-06-28 Northville, Michigan Des Moines (USHL) —
11 Michigan Benji Eckerle Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-09-24 Northville, Michigan Tri-City (USHL) —
13 New York (state) Chris Grando Senior (RS) F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1998-08-22 Islip, New York Boston College (HEA) —
15 Minnesota Carson Kosobud Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-06-04 Moorhead, Minnesota Penticton (BCHL) —
16 Michigan Ethan Szmagaj Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2001-09-18 Canton, Michigan Waterloo (USHL) —
17 Michigan Jacob Semik Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-03-10 Canton, Michigan Dubuque (USHL) —
18 Minnesota Jack Jensen Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-08-31 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Omaha (USHL) —
19 British Columbia Jordan Sandhu (A) Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1999-05-13 Richmond, British Columbia Vernon (BCHL) —
20 California Jackson Niedermayer Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-03-11 Newport Beach, California Penticton (BCHL) —
22 British Columbia Jack Judson Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-26 White Rock, British Columbia Vernon (BCHL) —
23 Arizona Demetrios Koumontzis Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2000-03-24 Scottsdale, Arizona Edina (USHS–MN) CGY, 108th overall 2018
27 Massachusetts Tim Lovell Sophomore D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 2002-02-08 Hingham, Massachusetts Boston College (HEA) —
28 Colorado Matthew Kopperud Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-08-04 Denver, Colorado Dubuque (USHL) —
29 Illinois William Knierim (A) Graduate F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1998-01-22 Skokie, Illinois Dubuque (USHL) —
33 New Jersey Ben Kraws Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-08-02 Cranbury, New Jersey Miami (NCHC) —
34 Ontario Cole Brady Sophomore G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-02-12 Pickering, Ontario Fargo (USHL) NJD, 127th overall 2019
39 Texas Ryan O'Reilly Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-03-21 Southlake, Texas Green Bay (USHL) DET, 98th overall 2018
44 Ontario Tim Theocharidis Graduate D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1998-06-28 Toronto, Ontario Bowling Green (WCHA) —
63 Michigan Colin Theisen Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1997-04-24 Monroe, Michigan Notre Dame (Big Ten) —
72 Minnesota Jack Becker Graduate F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1997-06-24 Dellwood, Minnesota Michigan (Big Ten) BOS, 195th overall 2015
94 Arizona Josh Doan Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2002-02-01 Scottsdale, Arizona Chicago (USHL) ARI, 37th overall 2021

Standings[edit]

2021–22 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Alaska 34 14 18 2 87 95
Arizona State 35 17 17 1 116 121
Long Island 34 10 21 3 87 120
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results[edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 2 7:05 PM Massachusetts Lowell* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona ASU Live Stream Kraws W 5–3  790 1–0–0
October 3 4:05 PM Massachusetts Lowell* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Kraws L 2–4  814 1–1–0
October 8 7:07 PM at #12 Denver* Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Brady L 3–8  4,554 1–2–0
October 9 6:07 PM at #12 Denver* Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Brady L 3–4  5,655 1–3–0
October 15 7:05 PM New Hampshire* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Brady W 5–1  698 2–3–0
October 16 4:05 PM New Hampshire* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Brady W 5–1  915 3–3–0
October 22 5:00 PM at Colgate* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York   Brady L 3–8  1,081 3–4–0
October 23 5:00 PM at Colgate* Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York   Kraws W 4–3  1,394 4–4–0
October 29 7:05 PM St. Thomas* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Kraws W 5–2  0 5–4–0
October 30 7:05 PM St. Thomas* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Brady W 5–2  900 6–4–0
November 12 5:00 PM at #5 Quinnipiac* People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Brady L 3–5  3,050 6–5–0
November 13 5:00 PM at #5 Quinnipiac* People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut   Kraws L 2–5  2,928 6–6–0
November 24 7:00 PM #20 Bemidji State* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Kraws L 3–4  861 6–7–0
November 26 7:00 PM #20 Bemidji State* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Kraws W 6–4  0 7–7–0
December 3 7:05 PM #12 Denver* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Kraws L 2–6  891 7–8–0
December 4 7:05 PM #12 Denver* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Brady L 1–7  911 7–9–0
December 10 8:05 PM #18 Clarkson* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Kraws W 4–3  905 8–9–0
December 11 8:05 PM #18 Clarkson* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Kraws W 4–1  746 9–9–0
December 17 7:07 PM at Colorado College* Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado AT&T RM Kraws W 5–2  3,528 10–9–0
December 18 6:07 PM at Colorado College* Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado   Kraws L 2–4  3,531 10–10–0
January 1 7:07 PM #9 Cornell* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Brady W 5–2  0 11–10–0
January 2 7:07 PM #9 Cornell* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Brady W 3–2  900 12–10–0
January 7 5:30 PM at Boston University* Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Brady L 1–7  2,539 12–11–0
January 8 5:00 PM at Boston University* Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN+ Kraws L 2–5  1,991 12–12–0
January 11 5:00 PM at #11 Northeastern* Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Kraws W 6–2  0 13–12–0
January 14 5:05 PM at RIT* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Kraws W 2–1  1,523 14–12–0
January 15 3:05 PM at RIT* Gene Polisseni Center • Henrietta, New York   Kraws W 5–1  2,308 15–12–0
January 28 6:07 PM at #1 Minnesota State* Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota CCMk–14 Kraws L 2–4  4,332 15–13–0
January 29 5:07 PM at #1 Minnesota State* Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota CCMk–14 Kraws L 3–5  4,902 15–14–0
February 4 7:07 PM Alaska* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Kraws L 3–5  903 15–15–0
February 5 7:07 PM Alaska* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Kraws L 3–4  903 15–16–0
February 25 9:07 PM at Alaska* Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska   Kraws L 2–3  1,525 15–17–0
February 26 9:07 PM at Alaska* Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska   Kraws T 1–2 OT 2,302 15–17–1
March 11 7:05 PM Long Island* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Kraws W 2–1  920 16–17–1
March 12 4:05 PM Long Island* Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Kraws W 5–2  920 17–17–1
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics[edit]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Colin Theisen LW 35 19 23 42 8
Matthew Kopperud F 34 22 18 40 28
Josh Doan RW 25 12 25 37 54
Jack Becker C 35 8 16 24 12
Timothy Lovell D 34 4 18 22 28
Tim Theocharidis D 35 4 11 15 39
Christopher Grando LW 30 6 8 14 24
Jack Jensen LW 32 6 8 14 38
Sean Dhooghe RW 34 4 10 14 28
Johnny Walker RW 23 6 7 13 18
Michael Mancinelli C 30 2 10 12 6
Ryan O'Reilly C/RW 31 6 5 11 4
Demetrios Koumontzis LW 23 4 7 11 18
Jack Judson D 31 0 9 9 18
Ty Murchison D 35 4 3 7 76
Benji Eckerle F 29 3 4 7 10
Jordan Sandhu C 26 2 3 5 2
Ethan Szmagaj D 25 1 4 5 32
Jacob Wilson D 31 0 4 4 66
Jackson Niedermayer LW 19 3 0 3 4
William Knierim RW 15 0 2 2 4
Jacob Semik D 34 0 1 1 6
Tanner Hickey D 1 0 0 0 0
Bronson Moore G 2 0 0 0 0
Cole Brady G 12 0 0 0 0
Ben Kraws G 27 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 4
Total 116 196 312 527

[3]

Goaltending statistics[edit]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Bronson Moore 3 5:47 0 0 0 0 4 0 1.000 0.00
Ben Kraws 27 1434 12 11 1 71 689 0 .907 2.97
Cole Brady 12 647 5 6 0 42 377 0 .900 3.89
Empty Net - 19 - - - 8 - - - -
Total 35 2106 17 17 1 121 1070 0 .898 3.45

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
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 (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 - 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 NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Arizona State University. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Arizona State 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Arizona State Univ. 2021-2022 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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