Arizona State University Sun Devils are a proud member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). The ACHA was established in 1991 and has 3 divisions. All 3 levels compete for a national title in their own Division. ACHA Division 1 has 59 teams, ACHA Division 2 has approximately 200 and ACHA Division 3 has 150 teams.

The Sun Devils ACHA Hockey Program boasts a top Tier Division 1 program that competes in the Western Collegiate Hockey League (WCHL).  ASU plays in 22 WCHL conference games and an additional 18 non-conference games. 

Arizona State’s Division 2 team competes in the PAC-8 conference and plays a 36 game schedule that includes mostly teams from the Western Region of the ACHA. ASU’s Division 2 team also competes in 2 showcases during the year.

Arizona State Hockey has more National Tournament appearances than any other school in the last 15 years. The ASU Division 1 team won the ACHA National Championship in 2014 and is once again in the hunt this year for their 2nd Championship. ASU’s Division 2 team took 8th place at the 2016 Division 2 National tournament and 3rd place in 2015.

The Sun Devil program has also had international success sending more players to the World University Games than any other ACHA program. In 2017 forward Michael Cummings, forward Sean Murphy, and goalie Jordan Gluck all represented the United States in Kazakhstan.

The Arizona State University Sun Devils ACHA D1 hockey team is led by Head Coach Austin Cline and Assistant Coach Kelly Newton. Coaches Cline and Newton each have an extensive coaching background and a proven track record of team success, player development, and player advancement.  They have continued to add to the success of Greg Powers who led the Devils to a National Championship in 2014. Powers is now the Head Coach for the ASU NCAA D1 Hockey Team.

Arizona State University was founded in 1885 and has since then become one of the largest universities in the country. ASU current has nearly 90,000 students that represent the maroon and gold around campus. The university offers more than 350 undergraduate programs while also offering over 450 graduate programs. Arizona State has recently been ranked #1 in innovation in addition to being the #1 ranked public university chosen by international students. 

Tempe, Arizona

Population: 161,000

Cities Around Tempe: Phoenix and Scottsdale

Tempe is an awesome city to live in that is filled with energy and lots of life. It is constantly being built upon and renewed for the people of Tempe. There are about 161,000 people in the city of Tempe and that doesn’t include the neighbors to the west and to the north in Phoenix and Scottsdale. Tempe is home to just one of Arizona State University’s many campuses although it is the largest. The city offers easy transportation through the light rail, the city buses, and ridesharing apps such as Lyft and Uber. Whether it is in Tempe or a surrounding city, you will never be bored as there is always something to do. A couple main attractions to the city are Mill Ave and Tempe Marketplace, which both are minutes away from campus and offer movie theatres, restaurants, and places to shop. With an average temperature of 71 degrees over the course of the year you can always find yourself coming to the rink in shorts and flip flops.  

Awards for Tempe:

Arizona ranks as Best State for Entrepreneurs - CNN Money 
America’s Third Most Affordable, Fun City – Bloomberg Businessweek 
Best Downtowns in America - Livability 
ASU Named Most Innovative School in America - Again 
2017 Best City of New Jobs
2017 Best City for New Grads - Infogram 
Smart Growth Award - ULI Arizona 
10 Great Streets of America - American Planning Association 
Most Walkable City in Arizona – walkscore.com 
Bicycle Friendly Community – League of American Bicyclists 

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