Outcasts Alumni and coaching staff take 2nd place in the NCRHA Nationals with the ASU Sun Devils

Last year’s WCRHL regular season champions, the ASU Sun Devils continued their winning ways last April at the NCRHA nationals at the Silver Creek Sports Complex in San Jose, California. The Sun Devils made their first Elite 8 and Final Four appearances winning both rounds and advancing to the championship game against power house dynasty Lindenwood University. The first period Lindenwood came out strong advancing to a comfortable 3-0 lead and holding ASU to zero shots.  The Sun Devils rallied back in the second and third evening shots up as Outcasts Alumni Tyler Koressel buried the Sun Devils single goal of the game.  Taking the first period out the of the equation, Koressel and the rest of the ASU squad held the 9 time national champion Lindenwood Lions to what would’ve been a 2-1 game. All in all, a very impressive showing for a second year college program who bested NCRHA D1 super teams Michigan State (5-4) and Buffalo (9-1).

The 2011 season will see the Sun Devils rosters once again adding players who developed through the Outcasts program. Mike Rivera, Outcasts ’92 fixture and offensive power house since 2006 made the move from El Paso, Texas to Tempe this August to add his talent to the full returning Sun Devil roster.  Another past Outcasts player CJ Hawley joins the Sun Devils “B” development team this season as well. Hawley brings with him an intensity and desire to push himself and his teammates to their full potential. Rivera and Hawley join an ever growing list of Outcasts players who are discovering there is competitive roller hockey beyond youth travel.