Penn State took the ice for the first time this season on Saturday at Pegula Ice Arena for an exhibition game against Brock University. Brandon Biro scored twice to lead the Nittany Lions to a 3-2 victory.
Here are three takeaways from the first time the Nittany Lions hit the ice this season ahead of their first game of the season against Clarkson Thursday.
Injury bug bites again
Nikita Pavlychev netted the first goal of Penn State’s season at the 11:55 mark of the first period, but the goal came at a cost.
Away from the play, Denis Smirnov suffered a large hit which left the Russian down on the ice.