Pasichnuk, 22, completed his senior year with
Arizona State
as the team captain for the second straight season, scoring 37 points (11 goals, 26 assists) in 36 games, finishing first in shots among defensemen in the nation (121), tied for second in goals and third in points. Pasichnuk also set program records for most assists and points in a single season by a defenseman and was one of four blueliners to register a hat trick in 2019-20.
At the end of his Sun Devil career, among all Arizona State skaters Pasichnuk ranks first in games played (136), points (107), assists (68) and leads all offensive categories among defensemen. He holds three of the school's four highest single-season records for most assists in a season, including the three highest by a Sun Devil defenseman. He also was the first and only player in the school's program to reach the 100-career point milestone.
Prior to his collegiate career, Pasichnuk skated for the
Bonnyville Pontiacs
in the
Alberta Junior Hockey League
(AJHL), amassing 95 points (28 goals, 67 assists) in 110 career games. In his second full season, he was named as the AJHL's Most Outstanding Defenseman, led all blueliners in points (65), and was named to the AJHL All-Star team.
The six-foot, 205-pound defenseman is a native of Bonnyville, Alberta.
