As Penn State took to the ice donning specialty jerseys while looking onto a sea of blue and white that filled an NHL arena, its Thursday night matchup seemed to carry a little more weight.
For a game that meant just a little bit more, it only made sense that veteran leadership took center stage in the Nittany Lions’ 4-1 win in the inaugural Capital Hockey Classic in Washington, D.C.
A lot of buzz around Hockey Valley this season has surrounded its young core, with players like Aiden Fink, Charlie Cerrato and Reese Laubach making headlines. For the Nittany Lions’ match with Army in the nation’s capital, however, it was the seasoned players that led the charge.