By Shawn Moran, Sun Devil Athletics' Feature Writer
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Four years ago, four young hockey players blindly committed to a college hockey program that had never participated in an NCAA Division I game. All they had was a motto and a direction from the new head coach.
"Be the tradition."
The group was comprised of a gold medalist, a physical defenseman eventually turned forward, a transfer, and a local walk-on. It was then, in the fall of 2015, when the "Founding Fathers" of Sun Devil Hockey moved to Tempe.
"What we've defined our culture to be is leave the program better than when you found it," said head coach Greg Powers.