By Ryan Williamson MINNEAPOLIS — In Penn State’s brief time as a Division I hockey program, opportunities to prove themselves as a contender have come early and often. This weekend’s series against  No. 7 Minnesota, the winner of the past four regular season Big Ten championship, is just the latest such opportunity. In the first of a two-game series, No. 11 Penn State picked up its second win at 3M Arena, downing the Golden Gophers 3-1.…

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