Guy Gadowsky has his team playing its best hockey of the season when it matters most. For the second time in program history, and the second-consecutive season, the Nittany Lions will play in the NCAA Tournament.
Penn State will face returning National Champion Denver in the first round. The game will be played on Saturday at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN3.
The Lions lost to Denver in the second round of the Midwest Regional in Cincinnati last year.
This invitation to the tournament is special, as Penn State is the host institution at the Midwest Regional in Allentown and therefore has known for nearly a year that if it qualified for the field, it would play in its home state, just hours from campus.