By Matt Nestor | Collegian Staff Writer

A penalty killing unit is hockey’s version of a police task force that is deployed to avoid a crisis.

Squad members are chosen carefully and must diffuse an unfavorable situation using sharp defensive awareness and precise strategy.

As the second most penalized team in the NCAA, Penn State’s penalty killers have had plenty of opportunities to master their craft.

via Penn State discusses the art of the kill – The Daily Collegian: Men’s Ice Hockey.