UNIVERSITY PARK — For the last few weeks, it had been rather evident that Penn State ice hockey coach Guy Gadowsky was a little disappointed in the play of his team.
There were benchmarks and expectations that were not being met, and the Nittany Lions did not seem to be picking up where they left off last season.
Even as recently as Thursday night, following a 4-0 loss to No. 13 Massachusetts-Lowell, Gadowsky was expressing his disappointment in some areas of play on the ice.
While the record of 3-5-1 may not be that far off realistic expectations, it was aspects of play on which Gadowsky was focused.
The coach’s disposition was brightened considerably the next night.