McKenna shocked the hockey world by opting to leave Canadian junior hockey for Penn State University's men's hockey program.

Gavin McKenna, Penn State's 17-year-old ice hockey star, already is drawing comparisons to Wayne Gretzky and Sidney Crosby.

The club era of Penn State hockey, including its unique logo now featured on the throwback uniforms. Penn State Athletics Players will wear navy helmets with their numbers and a raised “Penn ...

McKenna, 17, had 50 goals and 167 points in 72 games, including playoffs, last season for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL. His commitment could signal a landmark shift in hockey development.

Gadowsky spoke to the media for the first time since McKenna, the presumed No. 1 overall pick in next year's draft, committed ...

Penn State hockey coach Guy Gadowsky talks to his players during practice on Monday, April 7, 2025 at Pegula Ice Arena. (Abby Drey/[email protected]) 1 / 2 ...

— Penn State Men’s Hockey (@PennStateMHKY) July 3, 2025 How Penn State is capitalizing on college hockey’s new era. Penn State is pursuing some of the top young prospects in hockey.

But from there, the Penn State hockey team began recalibrating its season with small steps. The Nittany Lions beat Notre Dame 3-0 on Jan. 5 for their first Big Ten win.

Penn State men’s hockey is in the Frozen Four for the first time in program history, after starting as a club sport and launching into a Division 1 program.

Hockey at Penn State was defunded in 1909 and suspended during World War II. It took 3,000 signatures on a petition in the early 1970s to revive the club program, which won six ACHA national ...

They made hockey popular at Penn State even when it was a club sport.” Battista was one of those proud Icers alums, having suited up and captained the team in the early ‘80s. He’d spend 19 ...

Penn State men’s hockey is in the Frozen Four for the first time in program history, after starting as a club sport and launching into a Division 1 program.