The Best Parts of Penn State’s New Arena Are Things Money Can’t Buy
by Adam Wodon/Managing Editor
Terry Pegula (l.) and Joe Battista help drop the ceremonial first puck, with the help of Penn State’s Tommy Olczyk.
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He waited almost three years for this moment, but really, he’d been waiting most of his lifetime.
Joe Battista, the godfather of Penn State hockey — the long-time former club coach who moved into the athletic department’s administration, and then helped put together the move to Division I — was ready for opening night at the arena he oversaw the creation of.