Black Shoe Diaries, a Penn State Nittany Lions community

Another year, another solid class of Icer seniors prepare for their final games in Blue and White. While there were no championships for this group, a fair number of great accomplishments and...

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...

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...

Looking to wrap up the ESCHL regular season title, the Icers headed down to Philadelphia to take on a weak Drexel team. They'd have to complete the weekend without #2 scorer Dominic Morrone, who is...

An update on the Penn State hockey team and their quest for the ESCHL title.

With the holidays in the rear-view mirror, the Icers were prepared to take on the second half of the season of hockey. The Icers would open with a couple games before classes began - one at...

While we were all watching football over Thanksgiving weekend, the Icers found themselves up north, facing off in the 15th Annual Manchester Police Athletic League Stovepipe Hockey Tournament. But...

  The first two weekends of hockey could be best described as a small roller-coaster. After being gifted a win in the first game of the season, the team turned it around and completely destroyed...