Nolan Wick

2 months ago | onwardstate.com | Nolan Wick

In the early hours of Friday morning, a dejected Penn State men’s hockey team walked out of the tunnel and up the stairs of the lower bowl in the Enterprise Center. They’d just been sent home from their program’s first-ever Frozen Four practically upon arrival in St. Louis following a 3-1 loss to Boston University, but the section of family members and special guests gave them a round of applause as they appeared. The Nittany Lions may have felt beaten down at that moment, and rightfully so.

2 months ago | onwardstate.com | Nolan Wick

Matt DiMarsico flicked his wrist and sent the puck zooming past UConn goaltender Callum Tung’s grasp and into the back of the net with 2:04 remaining in overtime. Players donning the blue and white sweaters dogpiled on the ice, while the PPL Center blew its top off as the goal horn blared. Fans and players alike celebrated what Penn State’s men’s hockey program had just accomplished for the first time after 13 years of Division I hockey: clinching a spot in the Frozen Four.

Mar 13, 2025 | post-gazette.com | Nolan Wick

Penn State men’s hockey is one of the hottest teams in the country, especially in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions (20-12-4) and have played the latter half of the second second and are closing in on an NCAA tournament berth. Since the start of 2025, Penn State has only lost three times in regulation and is 8-1-1 in its past 10 games. The Nittany Lions are also on a 12-2-3 run during their past 17 games.

Mar 7, 2025 | statecollege.com | Nolan Wick

No. 14 Penn State men’s hockey upset No. 11 Michigan with a 6-5 overtime victory in game one of the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal on Friday at Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor. In a back-and-forth affair, freshman JJ Wiebusch’s power play goal on a backhand shot between the legs five minutes into the extra period gave the Nittany Lions the win and a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series. Penn State fiercely controlled the puck throughout the first several minutes of play.

Mar 1, 2025 | statecollege.com | Nolan Wick

No. 15 Penn State men’s hockey (18-12-4, 9-11-4 Big Ten) concluded the 2024-25 regular season with a 5-3 loss in a nailbiter against No. 2 Minnesota (24-7-5, 15-5-4 Big Ten) on Saturday night in Pegula Ice Arena. Both teams traded blows and leads throughout the game. But in the end, a late Minnesota power-play goal proved to be the difference-maker, and an empty-netter sealed a Penn State loss and a series split.