To quote a film about another sport: "If you build it, they will come." The "it" in this case, though, isn’t a dusty baseball diamond in the middle of an Iowa cornfield. It’s a gleaming new ice arena nestled among the gentle hills of State College, Pa., an area known for producing linebackers, not blueliners. "They" are the devoted fans of a university renowned for raucous live support of its athletes. Combined, they are the cornerstones of a successful Division I hockey program, the result of the dreams and efforts of a few hockey lifers and the young men that subscribed to their singular vision.
via Penn State hockey rises with sparkling new arena – NHL – SI.com.