ASU Hockey: Sun Devils welcome No. 1 Ohio State to Tempe

After sweeping Alaska Fairbanks last weekend, the ASU hockey team hosts the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, a favorite to win the National Championship.

As a new college hockey program, you want to continually defy the odds and set new standards.

Inside the Arizona State Sun Devils players’ lounge is a framed table which reads “NCAA Division I Program Progress”. Five slots remain empty: First Home Sweep, First Winning Season, First NCAA Tournament Win, First NCAA Regional Championship and First National Championship.

Coach Greg Powers and the Sun Devils have filled one of those empty slots. With their first home sweep coming against Alaska Fairbanks this past weekend, the Sun Devils opened…