Month: January 2016

FB: Pedrie’s OT Goal Lifts No. 15 #PennState Past Minnesota

January 9, 2016January 9, 2016 UncleLarGame Previews/Results

Source: (1) Penn State Men’s Hockey

SC.com: McAdam Guts Out 40 Save Performance As Nittany Lions Beat Minnesota 3-2

January 9, 2016 UncleLarGame Previews/Results

If Penn State was ever going to prove that it was in fact a threat to win the Big Ten title, it took just three games to make that point. Source: State College, PA –[…]

CDT: Gutsy net play, Pedrie OT goal pushes No. 15 Penn State past Minnesota

January 9, 2016 UncleLarGame Previews/Results

Andrew Sturtz made up for a sloppy first period of hockey by Penn State with a gorgeous deke of Minnesota goaltender Eric Schierhorn, faking left as he flew toward the net and backhand-sliding the puck[…]

BSD: Lions Take Down Minnesota in Overtime

January 9, 2016 UncleLarGame Previews/Results

Penn State beat the Gophers for only the second time in program history in a thrilling overtime game. Source: Penn State Hockey Final Score: Lions Take Down Minnesota in Overtime – Black Shoe Diaries

GoPSU: Pedrie’s OT Goal Gives No. 15 Penn State 3-2 Win over Minnesota

January 9, 2016 UncleLarGame Previews/Results

RECAP: Minnesota man Vince Pedrie scored his first career game-winning goal in overtime as the No. 15 Nittany Lion mens hockey team defeated Minnesota, 3-2, on Friday night at Pegula Ice Arena in front of[…]

ATB: Eamon McAdam on Penn State, his family and the future

January 8, 2016 UncleLarPlayer Profiles

Penn State goaltender Eamon McAdam talks to Along the Boards about Penn State, his family and what the future holds for him with the New York Islanders. Source: Eamon McAdam on Penn State, his family[…]

J.Myers: Gophers head to Penn State, which is competitive ahead of schedule

January 8, 2016January 9, 2016 UncleLarGame Previews/Results

Penn State’s entry into the college hockey world, in addition to setting off the earthquake of conference realignment that changed the look of the standings everywhere west of the Delaware River, was met with a…[…]

StarTribune: Series preview: Gophers hockey at Penn State

January 8, 2016January 9, 2016 UncleLarGame Previews/Results

After losing to then Harvard in overtime in the title game of the Mariucci Classic, Minnesota returns to Big Ten play in first place by one point over Michigan. Penn State is in third .[…]

USCHO: Pickin’ the Big Ten

January 8, 2016January 9, 2016 UncleLarGame Previews/Results

Minnesota at Penn State Drew: Penn State’s long unbeaten streak came to an end over the holidays with a loss to Robert Morris, but the Nittany Lions were able to rebound with a nice 5-1[…]

BSD: Penn State Hockey Preview: Minnesota Visits Happy Valley to Take on the Nittany Lions

January 8, 2016January 9, 2016 UncleLarGame Previews/Results

Big Ten hockey play is here to stay as the Gophers come to visit. Source: Penn State Hockey Preview: Minnesota Visits Happy Valley to Take on the Nittany Lions – Black Shoe Diaries

GoPSU: Lions Ready for Minnesota and Second Half of Season

January 7, 2016 UncleLarGame Previews/Results

Now that winter break is over, the Nittany Lions (12-3-3, 2-0-0-0) look ahead to their matchup against Big Ten foe Minnesota (8-9-0, 3-1-0-0) and the coming second half of the season, with a slate of[…]

GoPSU: From the Sunny South to Penn State: Hannah Bramm’s Hockey Journey

January 7, 2016 UncleLarOther News

The game of hockey is played on a sheet of ice that is less than one inch thick. This ice is chilled to 16 degrees Fahrenheit for optimal play and performance for the athletes. Needless[…]

GoPSU: No. 15 Lions to Host Minnesota Friday, Saturday

January 7, 2016January 7, 2016 UncleLarGame Previews/Results

PREVIEW: The 15th-ranked Penn State men’s hockey team returns to Hockey Valley and Big Ten play for a two-game series against first-place Minnesota on Friday (6:30 p.m.) and Saturday (3 p.m.) inside Pegula Ice Arena.[…]

SC.com: Nittany Lions Face Minnesota This Weekend As Bulk Of Conference Play Begins –

January 7, 2016 UncleLarGame Previews/Results

Minnesota enters this weekend leading the Big Ten with 9 points, just three ahead of a Penn State team that has played two fewer games than the Gophers. Source: State College, PA – Penn State[…]

College Hockey News: Own Backyard

January 6, 2016 UncleLarGame Previews/Results

Hometown Star Helps Lead Robert Morris to Big Wins Source: College Hockey News: Own Backyard

ESPN: Catching up with the action at NCAA hockey’s midway point

January 6, 2016January 6, 2016 UncleLarHonors

Biggest surprise: Penn State: Although they are just in their third year of competing at the Division I level, things are good in Hockey Valley as the Nittany Lions sit at 12-3-3 and a stunning[…]

ATB: Big Ten Power Rankings: The Rise of the Buckeyes

January 5, 2016 UncleLarRatings/Rankings

2. Penn State (2)The Nittany Lions had a strong showing in the Three Rivers Classic, but were thwarted in their attempt at winning the tournament by a red-hot Robert Morris team. The Lions had 56[…]

ATB: The big question for each Big Ten team in the second half

January 5, 2016January 5, 2016 UncleLarOther News

Penn State: Is their record an accurate representation of how good they are? The Nittany Lions have gotten off to a program-best record of 12-3-3 this year, but many have called into question whether this is[…]

B1G: Big Ten Hockey Three Stars Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State Standouts Named Three Stars

January 5, 2016 UncleLarHonors

Third Star Luke Juha, Penn State D – Sr. – Mississauga, Ontario Tied for the Big Ten lead with four points last week, scoring a goal and adding three assists to claim a spot on[…]

CDT: Penn State women trump Ohio State

January 5, 2016 UncleLarOther News

Despite an early two-goal deficit, the Penn State women’s hockey team tallied three in the second period to rally past Ohio State on Sunday afternoon, 3-2. Source: Penn State trumps Ohio State | Centre Daily[…]

CDT: Luke Juha helps fire up Penn State hockey at both ends of ice

January 5, 2016 UncleLarPlayer Profiles

There has been little doubt since early in his college career Luke Juha has been an offensive threat as a defenseman. Source: Luke Juha helps fire up Penn State hockey at both ends of ice[…]

Collegian: Penn State women’s hockey scores three second period goals to beat Ohio State 3-2

January 5, 2016 UncleLarOther News

The Nittany Lions came from behind to avoid being swept by Ohio State. Source: Penn State women’s hockey scores three second period goals to beat Ohio State 3-2 | Women’s Ice Hockey | collegian.psu.edu

GoPSU: Laurenzi Sparks Nittany Lion Women’s Victory

January 5, 2016 UncleLarOther News

RECAP:The Penn State women’s hockey team used a three-goal second period to record a 3-2 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes inside the OSU Ice Rink Sunday afternoon. Sunday’s game marked the final non-conference series[…]

GoPSU: Juha Nabs Big Ten Third Star of the Week

January 5, 2016 UncleLarHonors

NEWS: Penn State mens hockey senior defenseman Luke Juha (Mississauga, Ontario) was named the Big Tens Third Star of the Week on Tuesday morning by the conference office. Juha had a conference-leading four-point week at[…]