TEMPE, Ariz. / BEIJING, China – On Tuesday, Sun Devil Athletics announced Sun Devil Hockey will travel to China in July 2019, becoming the first-ever NCAA hockey program to visit the country. The Sun Devils will play several games, experience Chinese culture and landmarks, visit the American Embassy and ASU alumni in Beijing, and trek to Shanghai over the course of two weeks.
"Our goal as a university and as an athletic department is to be innovators on and off the field of play, and this opportunity for Sun Devil Hockey to be the first NCAA hockey team to make a footprint in China fits that mantra," said Vice President for University Athletics Ray Anderson.