Penn State Hockey
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A New Summit in Hockey Valley
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There is a lot of buzz in Hockey Valley surrounding Penn State men’s ice hockey and the commitment this week of Gavin McKenna. To put it in perspective for non-hockey people, this would be like signing Kobe Bryant or LeBron James out of high school. True hockey people see talents in McKenna that are well…
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Top 2026 NHL Draft Prospect Gavin McKenna Commits to Penn State
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Updated 6:37 p.m. July 8, 2025 following McKenna’s announcement. In what’s been a transformative offseason for Penn State men’s hockey, head coach Guy Gadowsky has reeled in his biggest fish yet. After a heated and contested recruiting battle, star Western Hockey League forward Gavin McKenna, the consensus No. 1 prospect for the 2026 NHL Draft, will has…
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Springtime Becomes Hockey Time in Happy Valley
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When most Penn Staters think of springtime sports it typically doesn’t include men’s and women’s ice hockey. March Madness? Check. March Matness? Check. Frozen Fours? Uncharted territory. Until 2025! When Matt DiMarsico scored the winning overtime goal against UConn in the NCAA Regional Championship game, I spontaneously leaped to my feet, hugged my wife and…
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Penn State Men’s Hockey Earns Transfer From Hobey Baker Finalist, Coach’s Son Mac Gadowsky
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A familiar name will be joining the Penn State men’s hockey program. Mac Gadowsky, son of Nittany Lions head coach Guy Gadowsky, has transferred to Penn State from Army, the team announced on Wednesday. A finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, Gadowsky was one of the nation’s top defensemen this past season. Regardless of his…
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Penn State’s Championship and Final Four Coaches: What Makes Them Great
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Penn State’s highest-profile teams — sans basketball — are on a big-time run of success. In the span of 109 days: National championships for wrestling (again) and for women’s volleyball, with the rus(s)t now wiped off after a decade dry spell punctuated by the departure of legend Russ Rose. And final four appearances for football, in the…
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Penn State Men’s Hockey Falls to Boston in Frozen Four Debut
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Penn State’s miraculous climb from the bottom of the conference standings to the national semifinals came to a conclusion with a 3-1 loss to Boston in the team’s first-ever Frozen Four appearance on Thursday night. The Terriers will stay put in St. Louis, moving on to take on Western Michigan in the national championship at…
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How Penn State Men’s Hockey Went From ‘Rock Bottom’ to Frozen Four Debut
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Guy Gadowsky still thinks about those first days in 2011. He remembers sitting in his office, reading stories. They were about his Penn State hockey program, which had just made the jump to the Division I level after six decades as a club sport. He can chuckle about those articles now, 14 years later, ahead…
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Pegula Ice Arena to Host Frozen Four Watch Party
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Can’t make the trip to St. Louis to watch Penn State men’s hockey take on Boston University? Just head to Pegula Ice Arena. Penn State Athletics will host a watch party at the Nittany Lions’ home arena for their Frozen Four semifinal game on Thursday. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. before the game starts at…
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Penn State Men’s Hockey Clinches First Frozen Four Appearance in Program History
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Penn State men’s hockey is on a run for the ages. The Nittany Lions, who sat at the bottom of the Big Ten standings in December, clinched a Frozen Four appearance for the first time in program history with a 3-2 overtime win against UConn in the NCAA Tournament regional finals on Sunday at the…
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Penn State Men’s Hockey Upsets Maine, Advances to NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
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Penn State men’s hockey is moving on in Allentown. Two goals each by Matt DiMarsico and Dane Dowiak and another by JJ Wiebusch pushed the No. 4-seeded Nittany Lions to a 5-1 upset win over regional top seed Maine in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. It’s Penn State’s first tournament…