Official Site of the Sun Devils · Aug 28, 2018
Sun Devil At Last: Stuart Finds Way Back to Tempe, Stick in Tow
Feature by Shawn Moran -- Sun Devil Athletics Feature Writer
TEMPE, Ariz. -- During the summer of 2015, Connor Stuart had a difficult decision to make. After graduating from Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, he was working to keep his hockey career alive while also preparing for a possible life without a puck on the ice.
Stuart was attending camps all summer in an attempt to prolong his career in a junior hockey league. Meanwhile, he was moving on with his college decision and was setting up for a full-time student role at Arizona State in the fall. Stuart already had been assigned a dorm room, chosen a meal plan and picked all of his classes when the offer finally arrived.