ST. PAUL, Minn. – The No. 2-seed Arizona State ice hockey team (21-14-2, 14-10-1 NCHC) fell short in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff semifinal round, losing 4-2 to No. 3-seed Denver (22-10-1, 16-8-1 NCHC) at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Friday. NCHC leading goal scorer Ryan Kirwan and Three Stars Award winner Artem Shlaine scored ASU's pair of goals in the second period.
The loss marks the end of the Sun Devil's 2024-25 campaign in their inaugural season in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. ASU finished second in the NCHC regular season standings with 47 points.