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Long break over, Penn State returns to ice against Wisconsin

This may sound familiar: The Penn State men’s hockey team was on a hot streak in November and December, then took time off and hopes to recapture the magic in January.

Head coach Guy Gadowsky hopes that story takes a different twist this weekend compared to years past — with a win in the Nittany Lions’ return to the ice.

No. 14 Penn State (11-7-2, 4-4-2-1) hosts No. 15 Wisconsin (10-9-2, 4-5-1) at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Pegula Ice Arena, the Lions’ first games in 26 days.

When players congregated Monday for their first full team practice since beating Robert Morris on Dec.