Ty Murchison Season 2021-22

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WATCH: Ty Murchison reflects on the hockey program's growth ahead of first NCHC playoff appearance
WATCH: Ty Murchison Previews the 2024-25 Season with PHNX's Leah Merrall and Steve Peters
WATCH - The work is just beginning - Ty Murchison Talks Draft 
READ - The road less traveled: ASU's Ty Murchison excelling despite non-traditional hockey path

SENIOR (2024-25)

• Leads the team in blocks with 79 this season.
  • The mark leads all NCHC skaters and set a new program record for blocks in a single season (beating Brinson Pasichnuk's 74)
• Tallied a massive seven blocks in Friday night's win over #3 Western Michigan (second time this season with a 7-block game - season high)
• Notched his first assist of the season at Northern Michigan on Oct. 25
• Continued his assist pickups on the road with apples at then-No. 15 St. Cloud State and at Miami
• Collected his first assist at home vs. then-No. 3 Western Michigan on Feb. 21
• Named alternate captain for the 2024-25 season

JUNIOR (2023-24): 

• Played in all but one game throughout the entire season. Finished the year with three goals and four assists for seven points. Completed the season with a +7 plus/minus, the best in his collegiate career. The program's penalty record-holder was assessed 20 penalities in 2023-24 (the fewest in a season in his collegiate career)
• Earned his first assist of the season on Alex Young's empty net goal on Oct. 14, 2023
• Scored in back-to-back nights at Robert Morris. On Friday night he scored his first goal of the season (empty net) and on Saturday night he put up five shots and one goal from the blue line
• Against Harvard on Jan. 5, Murchison went +3, which tied his career-high for single game plus/minus
• Finished the year with 62 penalty minutes, ranked 13th in the NCAA
• Second-most blocked shots on the team with 43, only behind linemate Ethan Szmagaj (58)

SOPHOMORE (2022-23):

• Appeared in 36 games throughout the season being a force on the defensive line. 
• Scored his first goal of the season against Bemidji St. on Oct. 7 and netted his second goal of the year against Lindenwood on Feb. 17, 2023.
• Had four assists throughout the season beating out his freshman year total of three.
• Tallied 50 blocks on the season with a season-high of nine blocks against Boston College on New Years Eve. His second straight year surpassing the 50 blocks mark.

FRESHMAN (2021-22):

• Played in all 35 games for the Sun Devils during his rookie season
• Scored his first collegiate goal against New Hampshire on October 16, 2021
• Notched his first multi-goal night at Colorado College on Dec. 17, 2021
• Finished the year with four goals and three assists for seven total points
• Tallied 52 blocks, including two games with a game-high four blocks against No. 20 Bemidji State and No. 18 Clarkson
• Completed the season as a +5 plus/minus
• Two of his four goals were recorded as game-winning goals

NHL Draft:
On July 24, 2021, Ty Murchison was drafted 158th overall (5th round) by the Philadelphia Flyers. 
 

ALL THE FEELS

The moment @TyMurchison joined the @NHLFlyers ?? pic.twitter.com/6AE0SlEIx8

— Sun Devil Hockey (@SunDevilHockey) July 24, 2021

Junior Hockey (U.S NTDP, USHL):

• Played against his future teammates earlier this season when the U.S. National Team Development Program visited Tempe for two exhibition matches
• Spent the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons with the U.S National Team Development Program, playing a total of 92 games. 
• Murchison is the fourth former U.S. NTDP player to join the Sun Devils, joining d-man Josh Maniscalco and forwards James Sanchez and Sean Dhooghe
• He is the first California native to commit to the program in the NCAA era.