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ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVIL HOCKEY MEDIA NOTES @SunDevilHockey SunDevilHockey /SunDevilHockey GAME 5: ARIZONA STATE AT #17 NORTHEASTERN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2016 7:00 PM (EST) DEVIL INSIDE • For information throughout the season and live in-game updates, follow us on Twitter at @SunDevilHockey. AT • Our homepage is www.thesundevils.com/hockey. Matthews Arena Boston, Mass. 7:00 p.m. EST ON THE HORIZON Watch: GoNUxstream Sat, Oct. 22 at Northeastern 7:00 p.m. ET Listen: Blaze Radio Fri, Oct. 28 vs. Harvard* 7:05 p.m. MT 1-1-2 0-3-0 Sat, Oct. 29 vs. Harvard^ 7:05 p.m. MT Fri, Nov. 4 vs. Michigan* 7:05 p.m. MT 2016-17 LEADERS *Televised on Pac-12 Network; Played at Gila River Arena ^Live stream on Twitter Player G A Pts. Goalie Rec. SV% GAA Tyler Busch 4 0 4 Joey Daccord 1-2-0 .876 4.62 SUN DEVIL REWIND Dylan Hollman 1 3 4 Robert Levin 0-1-0 .885 4.31 It was a historical day for Sun Devil Hockey, as ASU defeated then-No. 18 Air Force, Nicholas Gushue 2 1 3 5-2, on Sunday, Oct. 16 for the program’s first victory over a top-25 ranked opponent. 2016-17 OPPONENT LEADERS The win also was the team’s first over an NCAA Division I opponent at home since starting play last season. On the topic of firsts, four of the five Sun Devil goals were Player G A Pts. Goalie Rec. SV% GAA first-time goals while wearing the Maroon & Gold. Dylan Sikura 0 8 8 Ryan Ruck 1-1-2 .889 2.42 Zach Aston-Reese 3 3 6 Redshirt sophomore captain DYLAN HOLLMAN got the Devils started with the team’s Adam Gaudette 2 3 5 first lead through four games of the season, tallying his first as a Sun Devil and first- ever collegiate goal. Freshman BRETT GRUBER extended the lead to two late in the SERIES TWEETABLES 1st period after scoring his first goal of his college career. Teammates ROBBIE BAIL- 1. During his three seasons at Boston University, Robbie Baillargeon LARGEON and WADE MURPHY, both transfers, tacked on their first goals as Devils. tallied three goals and one assist in six games vs. Northeastern. MURPHY’s was also his first career college goal. 2. Rookie Tyler Busch (@BuschLeagueTen) is on a goal-per-game streak to start the season with four, which is also tied for 4th in the NCAA. Freshman TYLER BUSCH continues to pace the team in scoring, netting a goal in each 3. Friday marks the 5th of 9-straight games against a top-20 opponent to of his first four collegiate games. start the season. #BattleTested Between the pipes, freshman JOEY DACCORD earned his first career win with a two- 4. Matthews Arena is the last standing home to an NHL Original Six team, goal, 24-save performance. serving the Boston Bruins from 1924-28! #Landmark 5. The #SunDevils will travel to Massachusetts on three different occasions this season for a total of six games. #Colonization TODAY’S MATCH-UP 6. The Devils will familiarize themselves with the Massachusetts For the fifth-straight game, the Sun Devils will square off with a top-25 ranked oppo- programs, playing five of the 10 in the state. #MassLove nent, as the Devils make their first trip to the east coast for a two-game series with 7. .@SunDevilHockey travels over 32,000 miles in 2016-17, which is No. 16/17 Northeastern in Boston, Mass. enough to circumference the earth 1.33 times. #RackingUpMiles The home of the Huskies, Matthews Arena, is the oldest indoor ice hockey arena in BY THE NUMBERS the world. As the former home of the NHL’s Boston Bruins, it is the only NHL Original Six home arena that still exists. Freshman TYLER BUSCH has totaled four goals through four games this 4 season, which ranks 4th in the NCAA. Northeastern starts the 2016-17 season as the defending Hockey East Conference Between assistant coach ALEX HICKS and strength & conditioning coach Tournament Champions, upsetting 3-seed Notre Dame, 1-seed Boston College and GARNET EXELBY, the Sun Devil staff has 28 seasons of professional 4-seed UMass-Lowell en route to the NCAA Tournament. Unfortunately for them, they hockey experience. drew the eventual NCAA Champions, North Dakota, in the first round. 28 In the 2016-17 season, the Sun Devils will play five of the 10 NCAA programs from the state of Massachusetts -- Northeastern, Harvard, The Huskies return four of their five top scorers from 2015-16, including All-Hockey Boston College, American International and UMass. East forwards Zach Aston-Reese (14-29-43) and Nolan Stevens (20-22-42). 5 The most recent USCHO RPI has the Sun Devils ranked No. 31 after their victory over then-No. 18 Air Force. The ranking determines which teams Goaltender Ryan Ruck also returns between the pipes after posting a 20-11-4 record get into the NCAA Tournament, which features the top 16 teams. with a .909 save percentage and 2.36 goals against average. 31 PRIDE OF MASSACHUSETTS 2016-2017 SCHEDULE • Freshman goaltender JOEY DACCORD is from North Andover, Mass., which is approximately 28 miles north of Boston. Date Opponent Time • The rookie played for the Boston Jr. Bruins of the USPHL Premier League for a season, while also Oct.1 Maroon vs Gold 7:05 PM playing three seasons at Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Mass. and two years at North Andover High Oct. 7 at Notre Dame L, 9-2 School. Oct. 8 at Notre Dame L, 4-2 (EN) Oct. 14 vs. Air Force* L, 4-3 NOTHING BUSCH LEAGUE ABOUT IT Oct.16 vs. Air Force* W, 5-2 • Freshman TYLER BUSCH (@BuschLeagueTen) is on a heater through the first four games of the season, Oct. 21 at Northeastern 7:00 PM netting a goal in each to start his rookie campaign. Oct. 22 at Northeastern 7:00 PM • Nationally, he’s tied for 4th in total goals scored and tied for 8th in goals per game. Oct. 28 vs. Harvard* 7:05 PM • Out of all freshmen, he sits alone in 2nd in goals scored, tied for 8th in total points and tied for 3rd in goals scored per game. Oct. 29 vs. Harvard 7:05 PM Nov. 4 vs. Michigan* 7:05 PM MASS COLONIZATION Nov. 12 at New Hampshire 7:00 PM • Massachusetts will be a familiar place for the Devils in 2016-17, as the team will make three trips back Nov. 13 at Boston College 3:00 PM east in the next two months. Nov. 18 at Penn State 7:00 PM • Following the two-game series with Northeastern, ASU returns the second week of November for a Nov. 19 at Penn State 3:00 PM game at the University of New Hampshire -- just over an hour from Boston -- and to Boston College the following day. The team will return exactly a month later for a one-night tilt against American Nov. 25 vs. RPI 7:05 PM International (Springfield) followed by a two-game series with the University of Massachusetts Nov. 26 vs. RPI 7:05 PM (Amherst). Dec. 2 vs. Colgate 7:05 PM Dec. 3 vs. Colgate 7:05 PM BACK IN BOSTON Dec. 13 at American International TBD • While DACCORD has a homecoming of his own, graduate transfer ROBBIE BAILLARGEON is back where Dec. 16 at Massachusetts 7:00 PM he spent his first three NCAA seasons with Boston University. Dec. 17 at Massachusetts 7:00 PM • BAILLARGEON, who is from Enfield, Conn., talied three goals and one assist in six games against Northeastern during his three seasons as a Terrier. Desert Hockey Classic Dec. 30 St. Cloud State vs. UCONN ^ 4:00 PM DRAFTED DEVILS Dec. 30 ASU vs. Brown ^ 7:00 PM Dec. 31 TBD vs. TBD ^ 4:00 PM • Three of the new Sun Devils were NHL draft picks within the past four years. Dec. 31 ASU vs. TBD ^ 7:00 PM • While freshman JOEY DACCORD was drafted prior to wearing the Maroon & Gold, he is officially the first drafted player in Sun Devil Division I history as he was commited to ASU. DACCORD went 199th Jan. 6 at Denver 7:30 PM overall in the 7th round of the 2015 NHL Draft to the Ottawa Senators. Jan. 7 at Denver 7:00 PM • Graduate transfer ROBBIE BAILLARGEON was also drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 2012 NHL Jan. 13 at Ohio State TBD Draft in the 5th round and 136th overall. Jan. 14 at Ohio State TBD • Redshirt junior WADE MURPHY was selected 185th overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2013 NHL Jan. 20 vs. Southern New Hampshire 7:05 PM Draft. Jan. 21 vs. Southern New Hampshire 7:05 PM • 2017-18 signee PATRICK KUDLA was the most recent Sun Devil to be drafted, as he was selected 158th Jan. 27 at Quinnipiac 7:00 PM overall in the 6th round by the hometown Arizona Coyotes. Jan. 28 at Quinnipiac 7:00 PM • Redshirt sophomore LOUIE ROWE and freshman BRINSON PASICHNUK were invited to NHL Development Camps, including the Winnipeg Jets and Minnesota Wild, respectively. ROWE tallied two Feb. 3 at Western Michigan 5:00 PM goals and one assist in two games played. Feb. 4 at Western Michigan 5:00 PM Feb. 10 vs. Simon Fraser 7:05 PM INTO THE HOT GATES Feb. 11 vs. Simon Fraser 7:05 PM • The first nine games of the Sun Devils’ 2016-17 season features match-ups with top-20 ranked Feb.