By Jimmy Madden | Collegian Staff Writer As the midseason grind approaches, Thursday’s matchup against Robert Morris (6-2) could either become a turning point for the Penn State women’s hockey team, or the salt on[…]
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Month: October 2013
MHKY: Goodwin and Thompson Having Early Success
By Michael Renahan, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – They haven’t been Nittany Lions for too long, but it’s easy to see the impact David Goodwin and David Thompson have on the ice and with[…]
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Collegian: Koudys Blocks Shots, Takes Names
By Evan Romano | Collegian Staff Writer On opening night, coach Guy Gadowsky went as far to say Patrick Koudys may have blocked as many shots as starting goalie Matthew Skoff against Army. Despite Penn[…]
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BSD: PSU Hockey Preview: at Robert Morris
The Lions drive to Pittsburgh to take on Robert Morris. Penn State’s the newest member of NCAA Division 1 hockey, of course. The second newest? That would be Robert Morris, who started a club program[…]
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FOS: Penn State Hockey Slap Shots
The Lions will look to get back in the win column Friday in Pittsburgh, when they take on Robert Morris in the only game of the weekend. via Scout.com: Penn State Hockey Slap Shots.
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MHKY: Men’s Hockey to Visit Robert Morris Friday
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men’s hockey team (1-3-1) will look to snap its four-game winless streak when it heads to Robert Morris (0-4-1) Friday, Nov. 1 for a 7:05 p.m. matchup. The[…]
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WTAJ: Penn State Official to Leave Program
UNIVERSITY PARK, CENTRE COUNTY – Joe Battista, longtime Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics employee and Associate Athletic Director for Pegula Ice Arena and Hockey Development, has announced that he will leave Penn State Athletics, effective Nov.[…]
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PennStater: Joe Battista Leaves Penn State to ‘Dream New Dreams’
Now that Penn State has both men’s and women’s varsity ice hockey teams and a spectacular new hockey arena, it’s hard to remember a time not long ago when it all was just a pipe[…]
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NYT: Big Ten Network Makes Investment in College Hockey
ST. PAUL — Information about American college hockey was scarce in British Columbia when Curtis Gedig, a senior defenseman at Ohio State, grew up and played junior hockey there. Local news media did not cover[…]
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THG: Penn-alty State: Nittany Lions Need Discipline | The Hockey Guys
If you looked at the box score, you would think the Nittany Lions and Vermont played the exact same game that they played earlier in the year on January 19. Penn State jumped out to[…]
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BSD: Penn State Hockey Review: vs. RIT, vs. Vermont
Welcome to the first installment of Hockey reviews by Not Chris Polak Welcome all. Welcome to what will be my weekly contribution to our hockey coverage. I have a press pass for the season (Yeah,[…]
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TribLive: Penn Hills native Battista to leave Penn State athletic department
By Chris Adamski Some 35 years after he first arrived on Penn State’s campus, Joe Battista announced his retirement from the university Tuesday. Battista, a Penn Hills native, will leave the athletic department effective Nov.[…]
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WHKY: Women’s Hockey Opens CHA Play with RMU at Pegula
Penn State hosts Robert Morris Thursday (7 p.m.) and Friday (4 p.m.) Oct. 30, 2013 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Nittany Lion women’s hockey team begins its second season in College Hockey America when Robert[…]
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CDT: Nittany Lions dealing with rash of penalties
By Gordon Brunskill — gbrunski@centredaily.com UNIVERSITY PARK — It is the blatantly obvious problem plaguing the Penn State men’s ice hockey team during the early weeks of the season: penalties. The Nittany Lions are taking[…]
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PennLive: Penn State hockey coach, players reflect on what Joe Battista meant to program
STATE COLLEGE — It wasn’t necessarily designed to be this way, Penn State men’s hockey players talking about moving on from the Joe Battista era at the same time it attempted to move on from[…]
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Collegian: Glen talks about weekend
Guy Gadowsky called David Glen a tough kid. This weekend, he may have been too tough. For the first time, the alternate captain spoke about being handed two game misconducts in the Nittany Lions’ two[…]
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Collegian: Godfather of Penn State hockey Joe Battista leaving school
By Darian Somers | Collegian Staff Writer Penn State hockey wouldn’t exist without him. It will now exist without him. Joe Battista, the godfather of Penn State Division I hockey, will be leaving the school[…]
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MHKY: VIDEO: Practice Update – October 28
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men’s hockey team was on the ice for practice on Tuesday (Oct. 28) and enter the week with a 1-3-1 overall mark heading into their lone contest of[…]
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CHN: Second Thoughts – No Challenge Too Small
The Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge wrapped up this weekend with the latter league coming out on top, but unless you were paying a hell of a lot of attention, you probably didn’t notice that it[…]
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PennLive: Joe Battista leaving Penn State hockey program for role with Terry Pegula’s company
After shepherding Penn State’s hockey programs through the process of moving from club level to NCAA Division I, and from the Greenberg Ice Pavilion to Pegula Ice Arena, Joe Battista is moving on to a[…]
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OS: Hockey’s Joe Battista To Leave Penn State For Pegula’s Company – Onward State
A longtime fixture in Penn State athletics and integral part of bring hockey to Happy Valley is making a career move. Joe Battista, Associate Athletic Director for Pegula Ice Arena and Hockey Development, has announced[…]
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CHN: Battista Leaving Penn State to Work With Pegula
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Joe Battista, the long-time Penn State club coach who more recently helped orchestrate the university’s move to Division I hockey, is stepping down from his position at the school to join[…]
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CDT: Joe Battista leaving after 30 years at Penn State, will join Pegula management group
UNIVERSITY PARK — One of the men who was instrumental in bringing Division I hockey to Penn State is leaving the university to accept another position. Joe Battista, associate athletic director for Pegula Ice Arena,[…]
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SCcom: Joe Battista To Leave Penn State For Position With Pegula East Management Services
A longtime fixture in Penn State athletics is making a dramatic career move. Joe Battista, Associate Athletic Director for Pegula Ice Arena and Hockey Development, has announced that he will leave Penn State Athletics, effective[…]
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