Danny Dzhaniyev is no stranger to flying under the radar.
The Penn State forward has been underestimated and overlooked for the larger part of his hockey journey.
Standing at just 5-foot-5, the shortest on the team by three inches, Dzhaniyev’s had to work a bit harder than most to be where he is today. The senior’s size meant that many failed to see his true potential, starting from the very beginning.
Dzhaniyev grew up in Brooklyn, New York — a far cry from the rolling hills of Central Pennsylvania — and was raised as a first-generation American in a Russian-American household.