TEMPE, Ariz. – On November 15, Arizona State defeated 4-2, outscoring Omaha 43-23.
Since that night, they have won seven straight games going into this weekend’s series versus UND.
Coach Greg Powers of Arizona State remarked, “Even before that, I liked how we played a lot.” “We were playing pretty well, in my opinion. We performed pretty well at CC, in my opinion. We performed admirably at Providence, in my opinion. In my opinion, we performed quite well in the first game that we lost to Omaha. Then something clicked. We began to improve our health and score a little bit.
The National Collegiate Hockey Conference’s second and third-place teams will face off after UND ended the first half of the season with a 6-1-1 record in its final eight games. CBS Sports will broadcast Friday’s series opener at 9:07 p.m. Central (8:07 p.m. local).
“The NCHC has risen to a very high level in college hockey when you consider where it came from ten years ago to where it is now,” UND coach Brad Berry stated. “A program like Arizona State is finally here after patiently waiting for a long and playing an independent schedule to gain entry into our league. We believe that every squad is strong in the current nine-team competition. It will lead to additional rivalry. This one is likely to get rolling really quickly.