GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Valley's first Division I hockey tournament wasn't supposed to happen.
Arizona State coach Greg Powers was talking with Yale and a couple other schools about the possibility of playing a tournament in Las Vegas this winter when the whole idea fell apart because the event company couldn't secure the venue.
The Bulldogs had their hearts set on coming out west for the winter so Powers and Yale Deputy Director of Internal Operations, Wayne Dean, initially settled on a two-game series in Arizona. Shortly afterward, Powers ran into Connecticut coach Mike Cavanaugh at the American Hockey Coaches Association convention in Naples, Florida in April.