Arizona State University Men's Ice Hockey

Powers helped guide the Sun Devils to their 1st ever ACHA Division I National Championship. He holds a 174-50-14 career record, and his team ended the 2014-2015 season ranked #3 in the ACHA with a 35-4-1 record qualifying for the teams third straight ACHA Division I Final Four.  Since taking the reigns as Head Coach, Greg has also coached eight ACHA Div. I All-Americans and 15 ACHA Academic All-Americans. Coach Powers has helped lead Sun Devil Hockey to five consecutive ACHA National Tournament appearances, starting with his first year as Head Coach in 2010. In 2012-13, he led ASU to a new program best record and first ever 30 plus win season with a record of 35-8-1, its first ever Final Four Appearance, first ever National Ranking of #1, and a benchmark win over NCAA DI Penn State. During the 2013-2014 season, ASU Hockey won the ACHA DI National Championship, with Powers named ACHA DI National Coach of the Year. The Sun Devils were also named WCHL Conference Champions both for 2013-2014 and 2014-2015, and Powers was named WCHL Coach of the Year for 2013-2014. Powers was also named an ACHA Division I National Coach of the Year finalist in 2012-13, and 2014-15.  Himself a Sun Devil, Powers graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in 1999 and was inducted into the ASU Hockey Player Hall of Fame in in 2009. Collegiately, Greg was a three-time ACHA Division I All-American Goaltender while playing for the Sun Devils under the tutelage of Hall of Fame Head Coach Gene Hammett. The Sun Devils qualified for three national championships during Powers four-season collegiate career, and he was named Team MVP for the 1996-1997 and 1997-1998 seasons. Ray Anderson, Vice President for University Athletics, has said of Powers, He is going to be the first varsity Arizona State University hockey coach is because he deserves to be.  Greg Powers has built a powerhouse ice hockey program here in Tempe, and because of his work it was probably a matter not of if but when Sun Devil Hockey would be ready to compete at the highest level.  Powers said on his NCAA Appointment of Head Coach: The resources Sun Devil Athletics can provide will bring our program to new heights and within a few years of having 18 scholarships available, ASU will eventually compete at the elite level of NCAA DI Hockey and you will see the Sun Devils in the Frozen Four.  Beyond adding the sport, there are now young men and women who have opportunities to compete for NCAA Championships and receive a quality education.  We believe we now absolutely have the most unique college hockey experience in the country. Coach Powers is a native of Indianapolis, Ind. He and his wife Jessica have two children, Isabel and Jakob.

Fields teams won the Clark Cup, the USHL equivalent of the Stanley Cup, produced seven NHL draft picks, and three NCAA All-Freshman Team selections. Field joined the Fighting Saints in the summer of 2012 as the clubs Assistant Coach and Director of Scouting, replacing Bobby Kinsella. Under the direction of Head Coach Jim Montgomery, Field and the coaching staff helped the Fighting Saints to a team record 45-11-8 season during the 2012-2013 campaign. Dubuque claimed the Anderson Cup as the leagues top regular season team, and won the Clark Cup as the USHLs postseason champions. Field coached for four years with Dubuque, where the Fighting Saints finished no lower than third in the USHL Eastern Conference. He also coached current Sun Devil Ryan Stevens. Fields expertise comes in the recruiting field, where he has a unique insight into the elite talent pools across North America. He also worked as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for American International College, where he recruited three Atlantic Hockey All-Conference selections. Originally from Marquette, Mich., Field went to prep school at the prestigious Shattuck-Saint Marys in Minnesota -- the alma mater of NHL stars Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews and Zach Parise. Field played collegiately at American International College from 2004-08, and was named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic team in each season. He also played professionally with the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League.

Hicks has four years of DIII collegiate experience with the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claires hockey program from 1988-1992. A three-time team MVP and three-time American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) first team All-American, Hicks still holds the school and Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) career records for goals, assists and points. He scored 249 points as a Blugold from 1988 through 1992 with 98 goals and 151 assists. His career point total still ranks 14th in NCAA Division III history and he is one of only three NCHA players listed among the top 25 all-time scorers. Seven times Hicks recorded a hat trick during his 116 collegiate career games. His 42 career power play goals rank seventh in NCAA DIII history. He also had seven shorthanded goals and nine game-winning goals. He received the Wallace G. Akervik Award as the top freshman player in 1989 and the team Most Dedicated Player Award his senior year when he also served as team captain.  During his career, the Blugolds produced a 53-53-13 record playing in an NCHA that included Bemidji State, St. Cloud State and Mankato State, now all current DI members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Following his Blugold career, Hicks embarked on a 15-year professional career that included five years in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played 258 games with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks and Florida Panthers, scoring 25 goals with 54 assists for 79 total points. He reached the NHL playoffs both seasons with the Penguins and once with the Panthers. From 2000 through 2006, Hicks played with the Berlin Polar Bears and the Cologne Sharks in Europe. There he played in 267 games with 107 goals and 115 assists for 222 total points. En route to being called up to the NHL in 1995, Hicks played with the Toledo Storm of the ECHL, the Adirondack Red Wings of the AHL, the Las Vegas Thunder of the IHL, the Baltimore Bandits of the AHL and the Louisville Panthers of the AHL. He also played one year of professional roller hockey with the Buffalo Stampede, serving as team captain in 1994 when the Stampede won the league championship. Hicks was recognized for his performance at every level. He was an ECHL All-Star with Toledo, also serving as captain as the Storm won the Riley Cup. He was the Las Vegas Thunder Rookie of the Year in 1995. He was the team scoring leader for the Berlin Polar Bears and also with the Cologne Sharks in 2002 when they won the league championship. He was named to the DEL (German Elite League) All-Star Team in 2002 and in 2004 was voted the Most Popular Player in DEL.  In 2002, Hicks played on Team Canada in the German Cup competition. In his first season with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, he centered a line that included Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya. That season he was the Ducks' Alka-Seltzer Plus-Minus Leader. In 2002, he founded the Alex Hicks Initiative, a non-profit charitable organization that provides, coordinates and distributes gifts and support to ill and underprivileged children in Cologne, Germany. The organization continues to thrive even though he has retired from the DEL and left Cologne. This past year, he was a team member of the Phoenix Senior Coyotes who won the USA Hockey Over 30 National Championship. Hicks and his wife Sarah, a 1992 UWEC grad, have three children: Madison, 19; Logan, 17; and Luke, 15. Hicks earned his degree in Marketing from UW-Eau Claire in 1992. He is a native of Calgary, AB Canada. This is Alex Hicks first year as Assistant Coach for Sun Devil Hockey, and he brings to the team a large amount of experience as a leader on the ice.  Hicks has four years of DIII collegiate experience with the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claires hockey program from 1988-1992. A three-time team MVP and three-time American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) first team All-American, Hicks still holds the school and Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) career records for goals, assists and points. He scored 249 points as a Blugold from 1988 through 1992 with 98 goals and 151 assists. His career point total still ranks 14th in NCAA Division III history and he is one of only three NCHA players listed among the top 25 all-time scorers. Seven times Hicks recorded a hat trick during his 116 collegiate career games. His 42 career power play goals rank seventh in NCAA DIII history. He also had seven shorthanded goals and nine game-winning goals. He received the Wallace G. Akervik Award as the top freshman player in 1989 and the team Most Dedicated Player Award his senior year when he also served as team captain.  During his career, the Blugolds produced a 53-53-13 record playing in an NCHA that included Bemidji State, St. Cloud State and Mankato State, now all current DI members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Following his Blugold career, Hicks embarked on a 15-year professional career that included five years in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played 258 games with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks and Florida Panthers, scoring 25 goals with 54 assists for 79 total points. He reached the NHL playoffs both seasons with the Penguins and once with the Panthers. From 2000 through 2006, Hicks played with the Berlin Polar Bears and the Cologne Sharks in Europe. There he played in 267 games with 107 goals and 115 assists for 222 total points. En route to being called up to the NHL in 1995, Hicks played with the Toledo Storm of the ECHL, the Adirondack Red Wings of the AHL, the Las Vegas Thunder of the IHL, the Baltimore Bandits of the AHL and the Louisville Panthers of the AHL. He also played one year of professional roller hockey with the Buffalo Stampede, serving as team captain in 1994 when the Stampede won the league championship. Hicks was recognized for his performance at every level. He was an ECHL All-Star with Toledo, also serving as captain as the Storm won the Riley Cup. He was the Las Vegas Thunder Rookie of the Year in 1995. He was the team scoring leader for the Berlin Polar Bears and also with the Cologne Sharks in 2002 when they won the league championship. He was named to the DEL (German Elite League) All-Star Team in 2002 and in 2004 was voted the Most Popular Player in DEL.  In 2002, Hicks played on Team Canada in the German Cup competition. In his first season with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, he centered a line that included Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya. That season he was the Ducks' Alka-Seltzer Plus-Minus Leader. In 2002, he founded the Alex Hicks Initiative, a non-profit charitable organization that provides, coordinates and distributes gifts and support to ill and underprivileged children in Cologne, Germany. The organization continues to thrive even though he has retired from the DEL and left Cologne. This past year, he was a team member of the Phoenix Senior Coyotes who won the USA Hockey Over 30 National Championship. Hicks and his wife Sarah, a 1992 UWEC grad, have three children: Madison, 19; Logan, 17; and Luke, 15. Hicks earned his degree in Marketing from UW-Eau Claire in 1992. He is a native of Calgary, AB Canada.

Blossey served as ASUs ACHA DI Associate Coach from 2013-2015. Prior to this, he was an Assistant Coach for the Sun Devils for the 2006-2007 and 2012-2013 seasons. In between playing for and coaching the Sun Devils, Blossey spent a season in a professional league. Following graduation, Blossey signed a professional contract to play for the Groningen Grizzlies of the Eerste Division in the Netherlands. In his season with the Grizzlies, Blossey led them to a Division Championship and was voted first-team Eerste Division along with league Defensive MVP. Blossey played for ASUs ACHA DI team from 2001-2005, during which the Sun Devils made two National Tournament appearances. Blossey served as team captain his junior and senior year, and was named MVP for his 2002-2003, 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 seasons. As a collegiate athlete, Blossey was a three-time All-American Honorable Mention and a two-time ACHA Academic All-American. In 2005, during his career with ASU, Blossey participated in the World University Games with Team USA in Innsbruck, Austria. He graduated from ASU in 2005 with a degree in Finance from the W. P. Carey School of Business. Blossey was then inducted into ASUs Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009.   Blossey is originally from White Bear Lake, Minn.