When we spoke with Calgary Flames prospect Demetrios Koumontzis at 2018’s development camp, he was headed into the unknown. Not only was he embarking on his freshman season in the NCAA, but he was joining a little-known program at Arizona State University.
A year later, Koumontzis is a more confident player after being part of one of the coolest stories in all of sports in 2018-19 as the unheralded Sun Devils forced their way into the NCAA’s Frozen Four tournament – the first independent team to make it into the dance in decades.
The key to the Sun Devils success, according to Koumontzis: buy-in from the whole team from day one.