azcentral.com · Feb 26, 2019
How ASU hockey is essentially a lock for its first NCAA tournament berth
Arizona State's Demetrios Koumontzis was a finalist for the 2018 Minnesota Mr. Hockey award. ASU plays Minnesota in its final two games of the season on Friday and Saturday. (Photo11: Winslow Townson / Associated Press)
Greg Powers appreciates the confidence some have nationally that Arizona State hockey is safely through to the NCAA tournament no matter what happens this week.
The ASU coach just doesn't think that way, for good reason.
"We don't trust the math," Powers said. "Last year, the team we're going in to play, there was less than a one percent chance they could miss (postseason) and they missed."