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Icers Recap: Senior Weekend and Nationals Planning
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 accolades were still achieved. There is Carey Bell's quiet consistency on defense; Taylor Cera's successes...
Icers Recap: Alumni Unite!
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 long way to making sure the Icers would make the tournament and keep their (admittedly long-shot) chances...
Icers Recap: Under Pressure
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 until the set of games against Rutgers at the end of February. With the Icers currently tied for 10th...
Icers Recap: More Questions, Fewer Answers
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 controversy has been caused by poor play from the starting senior goaltender. Historically, the Icers have...
Icers Open the 2010-11 Season
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 hockey game. Before we get into the weekend results, let me recap some of the off-season changes that are...
Icers Start Up the ESCHL Schedule
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 Towson the next day. The Icers then found themselves on the road at rival Ohio University. Both games...
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