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Torin Smith

Arizona State wins the 2025 Men's Ice Breaker tournament

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📊 Scores and stats from the 2025 Ice Breaker tournament

No. 15 Arizona State hosted No. 8 Quinnipiac, Notre Dame and Alaska-Fairbanks for the 2025 Men's Ice Breaker tournament at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona, from Oct. 10-11.

Click on the games below to view stats from each game, and scroll through this page for highlights, scores and the best moments from the tournament.

Friday, Oct. 10

Saturday, Oct. 11

4:45 am, October 12, 2025

🏆 Arizona State wins the Men's Ice Breaker tournament

Arizona State wins the 2025 Men's Ice Breaker tournament

Arizona State's powerplay EXPLODED for five goals in a 5-2 win over Alaska Fairbanks to capture the 2025 Men's Ice Breaker championship.

Coming into the game, the Sun Devils' powerplay was just 2-for-17 to start the season and went 1-for-6 against Notre Dame on Friday night. But they figured it out tonight, scoring all five goals in nine tries to secure a championship win over Alaska Fairbanks.

Cruz Lucius shined in the third period for Arizona State, scoring a hat trick in just over five minutes of game time, giving ASU a cushion as the clock ran down.

Connor Hasley made 34 saves in the win for ASU, earning his first win as a Sun Devil. ASU led in shots, 40-36 in what was mostly a tightly-played defensive battle. But the wheels fell off late for Alaska, and the Sun Devil powerplay was too much to handle as they pulled away late in the third period.

Arizona State wins the Ice Breaker championship in its first tournament appearance, while Alaska comes away from the weekend with a top-10 upset over No. 8 Quinnipiac on Friday night. Alaska G Lassi Lehti was impressive all weekend, making 67 saves on 73 shots in two games for a .918 SV%. 

4:42 am, October 12, 2025

🧢 Hat trick for Cruz Lucius! | ASU 5, UAF 2 — 3rd 1:09

Cruz Lucius gets an empty net goal—his third tally in just over five minutes of play—to give ASU a three-goal lead with a minute to go.

4:37 am, October 12, 2025

🫨 Alaska gets one back | ASU 4, UAF 2 — 3rd 3:18

Michael Citara rips a wicked wrist shot off the far post and in to bring Alaska back within two goals late in the period.

The Nanooks are not out of it yet, pulling their goalie to try to even it up. Keep in mind that Alaska lost its timeout earlier in the period after a failed penalty challenge.

4:35 am, October 12, 2025

🗡️ Lucius again with the dagger! | ASU 4, UAF 1 — 3rd 4:23

With ASU back on the powerplay, Cruz Lucius gets the Sun Devils' fourth goal on the man advantage and his second of the night, making it a three goal game late in regulation.

4:31 am, October 12, 2025

🚨 Cruz Lucius gives ASU insurance! | ASU 3, UAF 1 — 3rd 6:14

Cruz Lucius scores the Sun Devils' third powerplay goal of the night on their eighth chance, giving ASU a two goal lead with just over six minutes to go. Lucius stalls with a toe drag, then rips it top corner.

What a goal. The celly could use some work, though.

4:23 am, October 12, 2025

👀 ASU eyeing the championship | ASU 2, UAF 1 — 3rd 7:34

Arizona State's Cruz Lucius

It has been a tightly-played third period, with neither team threatening with any high-danger scoring chances. Time is on the Sun Devils' side as they run out the clock with a one-goal lead.

ASU heads back to the powerplay with 7:34 left to go in regulation, looking to get the insurance goal.

4:08 am, October 12, 2025

❌ Alaska loses penalty challenge | 3rd — 16:11

The Nanooks challenged for a potential major penalty after Cruz Lucius laid a hard hit on Jhett Larson near the benches. Alaska was hoping to get a powerplay chance to even the game at 2-2, but the challenge was unsuccessful, and there was no penalty on the play after review.

Alaska Fairbanks loses its timeout.

3:41 am, October 12, 2025

😈 Devils up by one after 40 | ASU 2, UAF 1

The second period was a story of powerplays and penalty kills, with each team getting a couple of chances on the man advantage in the period.

ASU got on the board about seven minutes in, courtesy of Kyle Smolen on the powerplay, extending the lead to 2-0.

But Alaska Fairbanks got a couple of powerplay chances of its own later in the period, and the Nanooks capitalized off a deflection from Chase Dafoe, pulling them within one heading into the locker room.

Shots are dead even at 26 apiece after two periods. Alaska has a slight edge in faceoffs, leading 27-25, while ASU leads in blocked shots, 15-12. So far this season, Arizona State has been plagued by third period collapses, allowing their opponents to get back into games late. We'll see how it will pan out this time around as ASU looks to close out the Ice Breaker with a 2-1 lead heading into the third period.

3:28 am, October 12, 2025

🐻‍❄️ Alaska gets on the board! | ASU 2, UAF 1 — 2nd 5:58

Alaska was called for its fourth penalty of the game, but after giving up two powerplay goals earlier in the game, the Nanooks successfully kill this one off, then get a chance at another powerplay of their own.

Chase Dafoe deflected a point shot from Michael Citara for his first goal of the season. Alaska improves to 1/2 on the powerplay tonight, and all three goals so far have come on the man advantage.

3:13 am, October 12, 2025

🚨 Another ASU powerplay goal | ASU 2, UAF 0 — 2nd 12:50

Arizona State gets on the board again with another powerplay goal, this time from the captain, Kyle Smolen, who faked a one-timer, then pulled up and ripped one from the slot past Lehti.

3:06 am, October 12, 2025

🔋 Nanooks to the powerplay | 2nd — 16:14

After taking two penalties in the first period and giving up a powerplay goal, Alaska gets its first chance on the powerplay in the second period while trailing by one. Arizona State's Cruz Lucius heads to the box for holding.
2:44 am, October 12, 2025

🔱 Sun Devils on top after 20 | ASU 1, UAF 0

Arizona State got out to a hot start in this one, outshooting Alaska 10-5 over halfway through the period. The Sun Devils opened the scoring with a powerplay goal from Logan Morrell, his second of the season.

The Nanooks wouldn't go down easily, though, as they clawed their way back in the later minutes of the period, bringing the shot total to a more respectable 12-10 in favor of ASU. Alaska goaltender Lassi Lehti looked strong in the first frame, and he'll have to be on point all game against this high-powered ASU offense.

Period 2, up next.

2:36 am, October 12, 2025

🚨 Sun Devil powerplay goal! | ASU 1, UAF 0 — 1st 4:34

Alaska killed off the first ASU powerplay, but the Nanooks weren't so lucky the second time around. Haden Kruse went to the box for tripping, and ASU went back to the man advantage, when Logan Morrell ripped one home from the top of the circle for the game's first goal.

2:18 am, October 12, 2025

🔋 ASU to the powerplay | 1st — 12:09

Alaska gets called for too-many-men, sending Arizona State to the powerplay for the first time tonight. The Sun Devils went 1/6 last night against Notre Dame, and they are 2/17 overall to start the season.
2:05 am, October 12, 2025

🎬 Championship game is underway | 1st — 20:00

The Ice Breaker championship is underway, and we are 60 minutes away from crowning a champion. It's a packed house in Mullett Arena as the hometown crowd cheers on the No. 15 Sun Devils.