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Although the ACHA National Tournament is still a month away, it was a playoff atmosphere that filled the Ice Pavilion for a weekend set against #6 Rhode Island. A split with the Rams would go a...

Technology today makes for some interesting trash talking. In years past, trash talking in the ACHA was only done through the college papers, and that was horribly inefficient. It would take days...

For the Penn State Icers, 2011 is filled with difficult tasks, each weekend filled with pressure. After opening with a set of games at rival Ohio, the Icers deal with nothing but league opponents...

As the Icers' season rolls through mid-November, there have been a number of new things I have never previously experienced with this program. This season marks the first time that the goalie...

After a month of speculation and celebration over the announcement of Varsity ice hockey at Penn State, it was finally time to actually put the sticks on the ice and start playing the good old...

In a change of pace from last year, I've decided to increase my summer workouts to keep up with my Icers writing abilities. My workouts also include a lot of beer drinking, but hey, when in Rome...

Because it's moping week here at BSD...   After a week to recoup (and a few days to find the time to write), I've finally gotten around to writing the final recap for the Icers. It was a solid...