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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: The Start of Tournament Season
The final rankings were released early in the week, and as was anticipated, the Icers not only made the tournament, but also made the jump to #10 in the rankings. A shake-up in the rankings means the Icers will take on a well-known foe in the opening round of the National Tournament - #7 Rhode...
Icers Recap: Sloppy Play and Scoreboard Watching
With the major tests behind them, the Icers just needed to take care of business against the Robert Morris Colonials in the final weekend of the (meaningful) regular season. A couple of wins and the Icers were assured a spot in the national tournament; any road bumps along the way, and there would...
Icers Recap: A Weekend of New Names
The weekend of new names started early on Friday for the Icers. At the Board of Trustees meeting, it was announced that the new ice rink being built on campus will be named the Pegula Ice Arena - reasonably named for the man who donated the $88 million to have it built. It's yet another step in the...
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 - The Season in a Weekend
Two games on back to back nights say it all. One game was what should be; the next day was the reality. It actually makes me long for the days (read: last season) when the team would play all the teams the same - let the opponent keep it close, and then squeak out a win late in the game. Instead,...
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 Recap: All Aboard the Goaltending Carousel
Over the past couple of weeks, the football team has cycled through their QBs - sometimes due to injury, sometimes due to effectiveness or lack thereof. For the Icers, injuries haven't been an issue for the goalies, but that hasn't kept Coach Scott Balboni from giving all 4 goaltenders some ice...
Icers Recap: It Gets a Little Tougher
While the football team was off and not losing to anyone getting healthy, it was revenge weekend for the Icers, as the Central Oklahoma Bronchos (yes, it's with the 'h' and no, I don't know why) came to town. For those who don't remember, the Bronchos were the surprise team that knocked the Icers...
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...
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