It is probably a stretch to think about bundling up and heading into a rink when outside the temperature is well into the triple digits, but such is life in hockey for Arizona State Sun Devils head coach Greg Powers in the midst of another blazing July in the desert.

In the past 12 months, after starting their trek into NCAA Division from a club program with no conference home and playing in a tiny off-campus rink, the Sun Devils have opened the sparkling new Mullett Arena. ASU just recently were accepted as the ninth member institution of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. Powers joined Mick Hatten and Jess Myers from The Rink Live to talk about the hurdles they have overcome and the challenges they will face playing in arguably college hockey's toughest league starting in the 2024-25 season.