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ALLENTOWN, Pa. — After a fierce battle with the Wolverines, Penn State Hockey is officially done for the season. The Michigan Wolverines move onto the Frozen Four ready to face off against Quinnipiac. Meanwhile, The Nittany Lions ended the year ranked highest in the pairwise ranking they have ever been. Here’s what down in Penn […]
Penn State Hockey is just one win away from the program’s first berth in the Frozen Four. After taking down Michigan Tech in Round 1 of the 2023 NCAA Tournament on Friday night in Allentown, the Nittany Lions locked in a Regional Championship appearance following a historic 8-0 shutout. You can watch Penn State vs. […]
Penn State Hockey got its NCAA Tournament bid started in historic fashion, peppering Michigan Tech goalie Blake Pietila in a record-breaking 8-0 shutout win. The Nittany Lions broke the NCAA regional tournament record for the largest shutout, one win away from a flight down to Florida for the frozen four national tournament. Friday night’s effort […]
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Penn State Hockey got its first NCAA Tournament win since 2017 taking down Michigan Tech 8-0 in what was pure domination in the Allentown Regional Semifinal. It was the largest shutout in NCAA history, as the Nittany Lions took control early and forced the Huskies to play their fast pace. Goalie Liam Souliere […]
No. 3 Penn State Hockey aims to bounce back from a disastrous weekend against Michigan State, when the Nittany Lions host No. 18 Notre Dame. After splitting earlier this season, the Lions host the Fighting Irish for a pair of contests inside Pegula Ice Arena on Friday and Saturday. Penn State Hockey vs. Notre Dame […]
Over the past several weeks, Penn State Hockey has been teasing pieces of a new uniform over various social media platforms. Monday, the program offered up the big reveal. Sponsored by Nike, like always, the Nittany Lions‘ new jerseys include a navy-blue helmet with the old school Nittany lion statue logo, keeping the football stripe […]
Penn State Hockey enters Saturday night’s matchup after blowing a two-goal lead and losing in overtime against No. 17 Michigan State. The road only gets harder from here for the Nittany Lions, and this is a MUST win game for a team ranked No. 4 in the country coming into this series. The next four […]
Looking at the present, No. 5 Penn State Hockey has never been ranked this high in program history, even with loaded teams like the 2018-2019 team. If we look back at the 2018-2019 season, Penn State Hockey held a 22-15-2 record. The Nittany Lions attempted to make the national tournament three consecutive years in a […]
After a 20-day hiatus due to the holiday, No. 5 ranked Penn State Hockey faced No. 20 ranked RIT, knocking off the Tigers in a pair of hotly contested games. It was a change of pace as the last two opponents the Nittany Lions faced were conference foes in Notre Dame and Ohio State. This […]
Penn State Hockey is off and running this season sitting at 15-5 (7-4-0-1) and ranked No. 5 in both the USCHO rankings, as well as the Pairwise Rankings as the first half comes to a close. This team has done well by sweeping less talented non-conference opponents and avoiding the sweep in conference play. In […]
What does Penn State Hockey have to improve to win a national championship? The Nittany Lions just split a series against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, improving their overall record to 15-5-0 on the year. Officially marking the midway point on the season, Penn State will have 20 days off before facing RIT on New […]
Penn State Hockey split a series this past weekend against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-2 W) and (3-5 L). This marked the fourth overall win in Compton Family Ice Arena for the Nittany Lions, and the first regular season win in three years. Notre Dame’s record in South Bend now stands at 6-3-1. After […]
Penn State hockey will drop the puck against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for a Friday/Saturday series this weekend that is pivotal to the Nittany Lions’ season. This weekend marks the 28th and 29th meeting between both squads, with Notre Dame holding a 17-7-3 record with a 10-4-1 record at Compton Family Ice Arena. In […]
Penn State Hockey fought hard this past weekend inside Pegula Ice Arena, beating the Buckeyes (2-1) Friday, then dropping a game to them (3-4) Saturday night. This series marked the last of a six-game homestead for the Nittany Lions. Penn State Hockey now improves to 14-4-0 on the year, and 6-4 in conference play. Following this […]
No. 6 Penn State Hockey enters a weekend series with No. 17 Ohio State, that could have major implications in the Big Ten championship race.
Penn State Hockey continues its steady climb up the USCHO rankings, as the Nittany Lions find themselves knocking on the doorstep of the top-5.
Penn State Hockey climbed into the top spot of John Buccigross’ latest College Hockey rankings, following a weekend sweep of Alaska Fairbanks.
Following a series of grueling conference matchups against nationally ranked foes, No. 6 Penn State Hockey is set to take on Alaska Fairbanks this week.
Following a series split against Big Ten rival Michigan State, Penn State Hockey remained inside the top-10 of the USCHO rankings.
No. 5 Penn State Hockey hosted No. 11 Michigan State over the weekend at Pegula Ice Arena, playing to a split that has major implications in the Big Ten race.
