When: Friday 7 p.m. / Saturday 4:30 p.m.
Where: The Pegula Ice Arena
Guy Gadowsky and his Penn State Nittany Lions will open the season tonight in front of an appreciative home crowd in Hockey Valley. The opponent is Sacred Heart, which was picked to finish third in the Atlantic Hockey Conference by the USCHO.com. The home team will be favored to win but considering that it is opening weekend, anything can happen.
In past seasons the Lions have missed a few opportunities to put away lower ranked foes during the non-conference slate, which made their selection to the NCAA Tournament that much tighter at the end of the season.