Full Penn State Men’s Hockey Conference Schedule Announced

The Big Ten on Friday afternoon announced the dates for all conference games for the 2026-27 men’s hockey season.

Penn State’s 24-game conference slate includes two home games and two road games against each Big Ten opponent: Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Nittany Lions won’t play more than four consecutive road games or four consecutive home games during conference play.

The team’s full schedule, including previously announced nonconference games, is as follows (Big Ten games in bold):

• 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, at UConn (Ice Breaker Tournament)
• 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Sacred Heart (Ice Breaker Tournament)
• 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, vs. Quinnipiac
• 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, vs. Robert Morris
• 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 and 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, vs. Canisius
• Friday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 31, at Minnesota
• Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday, Nov. 7, vs. Notre Dame
• Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14, at Michigan
• Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21, at Wisconsin
• 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, vs. Princeton
• 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, at Army
• 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, vs. Army
• 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, vs. Niagara
• 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, at Niagara
• Friday, Jan. 8 and Saturday, Jan. 9, vs. Ohio State
• Friday, Jan. 15 and Saturday, Jan. 16, at Michigan State
• Thursday, Jan. 21 and Friday, Jan. 22, vs. Wisconsin
• Friday, Jan. 29 and Saturday, Jan. 30, at Notre Dame
• 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Robert Morris
• Friday, Feb. 12 and Saturday, Feb. 13, vs. Minnesota
• Friday, Feb. 19 and Saturday, Feb. 20, vs. Michigan State
• Friday, Feb. 26 and Saturday, Feb. 27, at Ohio State
• Thursday, March 4 and Friday, March 5, vs. Michigan

The Big Ten Tournament will begin on March 10, with semifinals on March 13 and the title game on March 19. Game times and broadcast information for conference games will be announced at a later date.