As Penn State enters this weekend with an opportunity to essentially lock itself into an NCAA Tournament spot, it will do so with more than 5,704 rowdy fans behind it.
Looking into the rich 12-year existence of Pegula Ice Arena, this weekend’s series, with its playoff implications, might go down as the most important two-game set in Penn State men’s hockey’s regular season history.
With No. 2 Minnesota battling for a Big Ten title and the Nittany Lions on the brink of a home Big Ten Tournament series while fighting for postseason positioning, I examined how this weekend’s two-game set matches up with others in the blue and white’s NCAA Division I tenure.