Eamon McAdam has been named one of 26 finalists for the Mike Richter Award, the team announced via press release.
He is the first Penn State goaltender to be named a finalist for the award, which was first presented in 2014.
Presented by Minnesota-based newspaper Let's Play Hockey and the Herb Brooks Foundation, the award honors the most outstanding goaltender in the NCAA.
The junior netminder has a Big Ten-leading 2.43 goals-against average and .928 save percentage. He is also third in the conference with 11 wins and second with a .