Arizona State made a massive leap forward in terms of its facilities and the hockey players were finally able to reap the benefits this week.
“Everything continues to be a ‘pinch me’ moment,” Powers said. “Coming here really is the most special moment so far. We came back from a 10-day long road trip and seeing these guys and their faces when we walked in here, they saw it as a team for the first time. It was surreal. That’s what this is all about. These guys on the ice right now.”
While Oceanside gave ASU the advantage of fans being closer to the ice than other facilities, Mullett Arena will give the team a chance to hear more of its fans. The student section features a capacity of 942 people, an appropriate nod to the 942 Crew, the official student section at ASU. The team has seen what the student section has done for other programs on campus and is ready to see what happens in a larger space.
“At Oceanside, a lot of them got turned away just because of the space issues and now that’s not going to happen,” ASU alternate captain Demetrios Koumontzis said. “To know that your student body is behind you, that’s a truly special feeling.” A new facility gives ASU a chance to solidify its status amongst other NCAA programs. ASU has past success with an NCAA tournament appearance in 2019, but it was still overlooked against other programs."Our team never really got that respect that other schools get and now it’s up to us to prove that. That starts this Friday," Koumontzis said.
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