The Penn State Nittany Lions beat the top-ranked Michigan Wolverines Friday night by a final score of 6-4 at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park. An explosive three-goal first period set the Nittany Lions in front of the Wolverines. Eric Scheid gave Penn State the early lead, scoring the first goal of the game 3:13 after the puck dropped. Head coach Guy Gadowsky’s top line was responsible for the next two goals. David Goodwin scored at 7:48 with the helper from Tommy Olczyk and Nate ... Read More
Nittany Lions battle Wolverines, honor seniors
The Penn State Nittany Lions (16-12-4; 8-7-1-0 B1G) will welcome the Big Ten’s top-ranked team in the Michigan Wolverines (19-11-0; 11-5-0 B1G) on Friday night and Saturday afternoon in what will be Penn State’s final home series of the season. Battle of the Predators: Michigan boasts the highest scoring team in the nation with 4.0 goals per game. The Wolverines currently have 33 points in the Big Ten scoring race, giving them a three-point lead over Minnesota, a ... Read More
Third period action lifts Buckeyes over Lions
The Penn State Nittany Lions (16-12-4, 8-7-1-0 Big Ten) could not find redemption against the Ohio State Buckeyes, (11-17-2, 6-10-0-0 B1G) falling by a final score of 5-3 on Saturday night at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Five individual Buckeyes would score in the two-goal win over the Nittany Lions, winning back-to-back games for the first time in the 2014-2015 season while handing Penn State its second sweep of the year. Penn State fell to 0-4-0 in Value City Arena. Penn State took an ... Read More
RMU beats Niagara, sets sights on Atlantic Hockey tournament
On senior night at 84 Lumber Arena, it was the underclassmen that made the headlines as the Robert Morris Colonials beat the Niagara Purple Eagles by a final score of 2-1. In goal, Dalton Izyk stopped 31 of 32 Niagara shots to earn his 13th win of the season, but more importantly for the sophomore, he earned a start on back-to-back nights, and is poised to take over the Colonials’ net the rest of the way, supplanting junior Terry Shafer. “I sure hope so,” said Izyk. “Coach Schooley has put ... Read More
RMU hockey to celebrate senior night
The Robert Morris Colonials men’s ice hockey team will close out their 2014-15 season tonight against the Niagara Purple Eagles at 84 Lumber Arena at the Island Sports Center. The result of the game won’t matter for either team. The Colonials (21-7-5) are locked into the number one seed going into the Atlantic Hockey tournament, and the Purple Eagles (5-24-4) are locked into the 11th and final place in the standings. Instead, Derek Schooley’s squad will use its final game to celebrate the ... Read More
Penn State scores three goals in loss to Ohio State
The Penn State Nittany Lions (16-11-4, 8-6-1-0 Big Ten) fell to the Ohio State Buckeyes (10-17-2, 5-10-0-0 B1G) on Friday night by a final score of 5-3 at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. It only took 31 seconds for Penn State’s Tommy Olczyk to score the opening goal off of a play that demonstrated why coaches profess the importance of winning faceoffs. Olczyk scored his seventh of the season after taking a feed from David Glen and capitalizing on the defenders’ miscommunications. Ohio ... Read More
Penn State takes overtime thriller against Minnesota, final score 4-3
The Penn State Nittany Lions (16-10-4, 8-5-1-0 Big Ten pulled off a thrilling overtime upset against the fifteenth-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers (17-10-3, 8-3-3-0 Big Ten) by a final score of 4-3, splitting a pivotal series at Pegula Ice Area in University Park. Penn State scored twice in the opening period to take a decisive lead against Minnesota. Junior Curtis Loik started the Nittany Lions off 7:21 into the first with a shot over the arm of Minnesota goaltender Adam Wilcox. Freshman Scott ... Read More
Penn State drops series opener to Minnesota 2-1
The Penn State Nittany Lions (15-10-4, 7-5-1-0 Big Ten) could not complete the upset and fell 2-1 in the first of a two-game series against the fifteenth-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers (17-9-3, 8-2-3-0 Big Ten) at Pegula Ice Area in University Park. Left winger David Goodwin put Penn State on the board with his thirteenth goal of the year 12:43 into the first period off of a nod from fellow first line center Taylor Holstrom and freshman Erik Autio. Penn State dominated the first period with ... Read More
Penn State hockey returns home for series against Minnesota
The Penn State Nittany Lions (15-9-4, 7-4-1-0 Big Ten) return home to Pegula Ice Arena on Friday (6:30 p.m.) and Saturday (5:00 p.m.) to face off against the fifteenth-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers (16-9-3, 7-2-3-0 Big Ten) in a pivotal series. Penn State will try to rebound from its first sweep of the season that broke an eight-game winning streak with a double loss to Michigan State last weekend in East Lansing. Goaltender PJ Musico has started eight of the last 12 games and has a .933 ... Read More
Michigan State sweeps Penn State in weekend series
The Michigan State Spartans (12-12-2, Big Ten 5-5-2) handed the nineteenth-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions (15-9-4, Big Ten 7-4-1) their first sweep of the season, taking the game by a final score of 3-2 in East Lansing on Saturday night. Spartans’ forward Mackenzie MacEachern was the dominating force of the game, using two powerplay chances enroute to three goals against the Nittany Lions’ goaltender Matthew Skoff to pick up the natural hat trick. Despite the fact that Penn State outshot ... Read More