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ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVIL HOCKEY MEDIA NOTES @SunDevilHockey SunDevilHockey /SunDevilHockey GAME 35: ARIZONA STATE VS USA-U18 FRIDAY, FEB. 24, 2017 7:00 PM (EST) SIGNATURE WINS Sun, Oct. 16 vs. #18 Air Force W, 5-2 Sat, Nov. 12 at New Hampshire W, 5-4 (OT) AT USA Hockey Fri, Dec. 16 at UMASS W, 4-1 Arena Sat, Dec. 17 at UMASS W, 4-1 Plymouth, Mich. Sat, Jan. 14 at #10 Ohio State T, 2-2 (SOW) 7:00 p.m. EST Sat, Jan. 28 at #17 Quinnipiac W, 4-2 Sat, Feb. 4 at #19 Western Michigan T, 2-2 (2OTW) 26-17-0-2 10-19-3 2016-17 LEADERS SUN DEVIL REWIND Player G A Pts. Goalie Rec. SV% GAA After wrapping up the NCAA portion of their schedule on Feb. 3-4 against then-No. Anthony Croston 10 11 21 Robert Levin 5-5-2 .898 3.32 9 Western Michigan, the Sun Devils finish their first full NCAA season with back-to- Robbie Baillargeon 9 12 21 Joey Daccord 3-8-1 .892 4.03 back exhibition series. Wade Murphy 9 11 20 Ryland Pashovitz 2-6-0 .880 4.64 Tyler Busch 9 11 20 The first of the two came against Simon Fraser University of Canada two weeks ago in Tempe, Ariz., with the Devils sweeping the two-game set. Freshman BRINSON PASI- 2016-17 USA-U18 LEADERS CHNUK netted a hat trick in game one, leading ASU to a 8-1 victory. Game two wasn’t quite as high scoring, but the Devils rolled to a 4-2 victory on Senior Night. Player G A Pts. Goalie Rec. SV% GAA Josh Norris 17 22 39 Dylan St. Cyr 20-10-0 .895 2.83 Grant Mismash 21 17 38 Adam Scheel 6-9-0 .871 3.80 Seniors ROBBIE BAILLARGEON, RYAN BELONGER, ROBERT LEVIN and DREW NEW- Evan Barratt 13 24 37 MEYER played in their home games wearing the maroon and gold. Quinn Hughes 6 30 36 The Devils finished their regular season at 10-19-3, which doubles their win total SERIES TWEETABLES in their inaugural NCAA season in 2015-16. This included two victories over ranked 1. In the last six NCAA games, sophomore @Anthony_Croston totaled as opponents and two ties -- which both ended in either an ASU shootout or double overtime victory. many goals (7) as he did points from the entire 2015-16 season. 2. Freshman goalie @JDac35 has recorded two 50-plus save After starting the season 3-12 in the first two months, the Devils finished their season performances in his last three starts for a total of 138 saves. 7-8-2. 3. ASU’s 4-2 upset of then-No. 17 Quinnipiac on Jan. 28 became @TheSunDevils biggest victory in the program’s infancy. 4. This season, the #SunDevils rank right in the middle of college hockey ASU MEETS USA (30th) in goals scored with 91. For the second time in the last two seasons, the Sun Devils will take on the USA-U18 5. Saturday’s game against Western Michigan became the second against team or the U.S. National Team Development Program. This time, the two teams will a top-10 opponent where the Devils have scored in the exhibition OT. meet in Plymouth, Mich. 6. #ASU doubled their amount of victories from year one to year two. 7. Redshirt junior @Wmurphy93 signed with the Manchester Monarchs of A year ago, the two teams met nearly on the same date, as ASU put a bow on their the ECHL on Tuesday, Feb. 21. inaugural NCAA season with a tie and a loss to Team USA. 8. .@SunDevilHockey travels over 32,000 miles in 2016-17, which is In game one, then-junior Robert Levin made 28 saves in the tie, while freshman Joe enough to circumference the earth 1.33 times. #RackingUpMiles Lappin and sophomore Ed McGovern gave the Devils an early 2-0 lead. Current Boston University freshman Clayton Keller scored the only goal in the shootout. BY THE NUMBERS Including the two exhibition games against Simon Fraser, Game two ended in a 5-2 defeat, as current BU goaltender Jake Oettinger made 28 sophomore ANTHONY CROSTON netted nine goals in his last eight saves for Team USA. NEWMEYER was the only current Sun Devil to record a point in games. He totaled just seven points his entire freshman season. the game, as he picked up an assist. 9 In their first full NCAA season, the Sun Devils have defeated two top-20 ranked opponents and tied another two before eventually Team USA is led this season by Josh Norris -- a University of Michigan commit scoring in the exhibition portion of overtime. -- with 17 goals and 22 assists in 42 games. Grant Mismash, a University of North 4 Dakota commit, paces the squad in goals with 21. Freshman JOEY DACCORD has totaled 138 saves over his last three starts with an overall record of 1-1-1 against three top-20 ranked Between the pipes, University of Notre Dame commit Dylan St. Cyr holds a 20-10-0 138 teams. record with a .895 save percentage and 2.83 goals against average. In 2017-18, ASU welcomes the 17th-ranked recruiting class in the nation, featuring Coyotes’ draft pick PATRICK KUDLA, AJHL leading Sophomore forward ANTHONY CROSTON enters the series as arguably the hottest Sun goal scorer TYLER MALTBY, Phoenix-native JOHNNY WALKER, the Devil, netting nine goals in his last eight appearances. 17 NAHL’s leading d-man GVIDO JANSONS & others! SENIORS SIGNING OFF • This weekend features the last games for four Sun Devil seniors: defenseman DREW NEWMEYER, forwards ROBBIE BAILLARGEON and RYAN BELONGER, and goaltender ROBERT LEVIN. 2016-2017 SCHEDULE • As one of the last few four-year Devils who have seen the program rise to the NCAA level, d-man DREW Date Opponent Time NEWMEYER puts the finishing touches on his final year. DREW helped lead the program to its first ACHA Oct.1 Maroon vs Gold National Championship in 2014, while garnering First-Team All-Tournament honors and WCHL All-Rookie Oct. 7 at Notre Dame L, 2-9 honors as well. Ever since then, NEWMEYER has been a leader on and off the ice, and played a key role this season on the penalty kill. Oct. 8 at Notre Dame L, 2-4(EN) • While his stint as a Sun Devil was the shortest lived of all the seniors, ROBBIE BAILLARGEON made sure to Oct. 14 vs. Air Force* L, 3-4 leave his mark in just one season. During the NCAA portion of the season, ROBBIE led the team in assists Oct.16 vs. Air Force* W, 5-2 (12) and was tied atop the stat sheet in points (21). The Ottawa Senators’ draft pick brought experience to a Oct. 21 at Northeastern L, 2-5 young team, and played a major role in the Devils’ successful first full season. Oct. 22 at Northeastern L, 1-6 • After starting his NCAA career at Northeastern University, head coach GREG POWERS convinced forward RYAN BELONGER there was something brewing in the desert following their ACHA championship. In 2014-15, Oct. 28 vs. Harvard* L, 0-7 BELONGER transferred to ASU and immediately contributed as a top-line guy with 32 points in 32 games. Oct. 29 vs. Harvard L, 2-6 Since then, he has consistenly been a locker room guy and was one of the Devils’ top scorers in their Nov. 4 vs. Michigan* L, 1-4 inaugural NCAA season a year ago. Nov. 12 at New Hampshire W, 5-4 (OT) • Senior ROBERT LEVIN forever laid his mark on the Arizona State men’s hockey program, as he shouldered Nov. 13 at Boston College L, 1-3 the team to an ACHA Championship in 2014 with two shutouts in their four games for the tournament’s Most Nov. 18 at Penn State L, 4-7 Valuable Player Award. That season, he also earned the ACHA Rookie of the Year Award. As he rides off into the sunset, LEVIN seals his ASU storybook ending as the team leader in wins, save percentage and goals Nov. 19 at Penn State L, 0-8 against average. Nov. 25 vs. RPI W, 5-3 Nov. 26 vs. RPI L, 0-2 (EN) CRO-ING Dec. 2 vs. Colgate W, 5-4 • Over his last eight games, sophomore ANTHONY CROSTON has totaled nine goals and two assists for 11 Dec. 3 vs. Colgate L, 2-3 points. Dec. 13 at American International W, 3-2 • During all of 2015-16, the assistant captain totaled just seven points with two goals and five assists. • Prior to being presented with the ‘A’ patch on his jersey, sophomore forward ANTHONY CROSTON had Dec. 16 at Massachusetts W, 4-1 zero goals, one assist, was a -2, and averaged 1.3 shots per game in nine games. Dec. 17 at Massachusetts W, 4-1 • Since earning the assistant captain role prior to Nov. 12, he’s netted 12 goals, assisted on 11, holds a +9 Desert Hockey Classic plus-minus rating, and is averaging just over two shots per game. Dec. 30 ASU vs. Brown ^ T, 8-8 Dec. 31 ASU vs. St. Cloud State ^ L, 4-2 (EN) THROWN INTO THE FIRE Jan. 6 at Denver L, 1-5 • Of his 12 starts this season, freshman goaltender JOEY DACCORD has posted 11 against top-20 ranked teams with five starts versus current top-10 programs. Jan. 7 at Denver L, 1-6 • The rookie netminder made 85 saves in the two-game series against current No.