Penn State Hockey Earns No. 1 Spot in John Buccigross’ Rankings
Penn State Hockey climbed into the top spot of John Buccigross’ latest College Hockey rankings, following a weekend sweep of Alaska Fairbanks.
Penn State Hockey takes the ice at Pegula Ice Arena (Image via Patrick Sweda, Nittany Central)
Penn State Hockey successfully swept this past weekend against Alaska Fairbanks, earning the No. 1 spot in the new Bucci Mane #cawlidgehockey Top 16 twitter rankings.
The Nittany Lions‘ overall record was improved to 13-3, and 9-2 at home, beating Alaska by scores of (3-2) and (2-1).
It’s no surprise Penn State Hockey leads his rankings, as Buccigross had the Lions ranked #3 last week, only behind Minnesota and Denver last week.
Pushing Past Minnesota & Denver
The Pioneers split a heavily favored series against Omaha with a (0-3 L) and (6-3 W). Then, we have the Minnesota Golden Gophers who took a visit to Mullet Arena to play Arizona State University.
Mullet Arena also stands as the temporary home of the Arizona Coyotes, while plans are being implemented for a $2.1 billion dollar arena right near Tempe.
The Golden Gophers came into their matchup ranked #2 in the USCHO, splitting the series with a (3-2 W) and (5-6 OTL). Two different series splits between the heavy favorites gave Buccigross plenty of justification to reward the Lions with a top-dog ranking.
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Buccigross #cawlidgehockey Top 16 Predictions Looking Forward
The Nittany Lions will play the Ohio State Buckeyes in Pegula Ice Arena for a Friday/Saturday series.
This holiday season, Penn State Hockey will have Ohio State, Notre Dame, and RIT, each of them representing a tough opponent.
In that same sense, conference wins will keep Penn State Hockey in Buccigross’s top spot longer.
Even more so, a sweep against the Buckeyes, a win against Notre Dame, and another sweep against RIT could keep them #1 for the entire month of December.Â
