2023–24 Penn State Nittany Lions
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceBig Ten
Home icePegula Ice Arena
Record
Overall10–9–3
Conference2–7–3
Home6–5–2
Road4–4–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachGuy Gadowsky
Assistant coachesKeith Fisher
Juliano Pagliero
Andrew Sturtz
Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2023–24 Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey season is the 18th season of play for the program and 11th in the Big Ten Conference. The Nittany Lions represent Penn State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Pegula Ice Arena and are coached by Guy Gadowsky in his 12th season.

Season

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Ashton CalderForward United StatesGraduation (signed with Florida Everblades)
Ben CopelandForward United StatesGraduation (signed with Cleveland Monsters)
Paul DeNaplesDefenseman United StatesGraduation (signed with HC TPS)
Tyler GrattonForward United StatesGraduate transfer to Arizona State
Kenny JohnsonDefenseman United StatesGraduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Ture LindenForward United StatesGraduation (signed with Ontario Reign)
Connor MacEachernForward CanadaGraduation (signed with San Jose Barracuda)
Connor McMenaminForward United StatesGraduate transfer to Minnesota Duluth
Kevin WallForward United StatesGraduation (signed with Milwaukee Admirals)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Casey AmanDefenseman United States20Johnstown, PA
Jacques BouquotForward United States23Columbus, OH; graduate transfer from Vermont
Matthew DiMarsicoForward United States19Wexford, PA
Dane DowiakForward United States21Wexford, PA
Aiden FinkForward Canada18Calgary, AB; selected 218th overall in 2023
Reese LaubachForward United States19San Jose, CA; selected 217th overall in 2022
Tanner PalocsikDefenseman United States24Aliquippa, PA; graduate transfer from Dartmouth

Roster

As of July 24, 2023.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Pennsylvania Carter Schade Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-03-07 Mars, Pennsylvania Lincoln (USHL)
3 Pennsylvania Casey Aman Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-01-15 Johnstown, Pennsylvania Powell River (BCHL)
4 Ontario Simon Mack Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-03-29 Brockville, Ontario Des Moines (USHL)
5 Missouri Christian Berger Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 2000-05-22 St. Louis, Missouri Omaha (USHL)
6 New Jersey Jimmy Dowd Jr. Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2000-07-09 Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey Chicago (USHL)
7 Alberta Carson Dyck Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-06-07 Lethbridge, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL)
8 Pennsylvania Alex Servagno Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-06-16 Gibsonia, Pennsylvania Green Bay (USHL)
9 Minnesota Xander Lamppa Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-04-30 Rochester, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL)
10 New York (state) Christian Sarlo Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2001-06-29 Lynbrook, New York Lincoln (USHL)
11 New York (state) Ryan Kirwan Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-02-27 DeWitt, New York Green Bay (USHL)
12 Ohio Ben Schoen Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 2002-05-18 Maumee, Ohio Tri-City (USHL)
13 New York (state) Danny Dzhaniyev Junior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 2002-09-15 Brooklyn, New York Dubuque (USHL)
14 Pennsylvania Matt DiMarsico Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2004-01-07 Wexford, Pennsylvania Green Bay (USHL)
16 New York (state) Dylan Lugris Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-06-23 Buffalo, New York Jersey (NCDC)
17 Michigan Chase McLane Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2000-04-22 Trenton, Michigan Tri-City (USHL) NSH, 209th overall 2020
18 Alberta Aiden Fink Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2004-11-24 Calgary, Alberta Brooks (AJHL) NSH, 218th overall 2023
19 Pennsylvania Dane Dowiak Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-03-27 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Tri-City (USHL)
22 Pennsylvania Tanner Palocsik Graduate D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-05-26 Aliquippa, Pennsylvania Dartmouth (ECAC)
23 Pennsylvania Tyler Paquette Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-03-18 Collegeville, Pennsylvania Green Bay (USHL)
24 North Carolina Jarod Crespo Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-04-30 Seven Lakes, North Carolina Green Bay (USHL)
25 Pennsylvania Dylan Gratton Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2003-02-25 Pottstown, Pennsylvania Sioux City (USHL)
27 Connecticut Jacques Bouquot Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-02-10 South Windsor, Connecticut Vermont (HEA)
29 California Reese Laubach Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-11-20 San Jose, California Omaha (USHL) SJS, 217th overall 2022
30 Pennsylvania Doug Dorr Jr. Senior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-05-07 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Utica (NCDC)
31 Ontario Liam Soulière Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-03-16 Brampton, Ontario Victoria (BCHL)
33 Wisconsin Noah Grannan Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-04-27 Germantown, Wisconsin Sioux Falls (USHL)

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#7 Michigan State129120113154292215439563
#4 Wisconsin1210200003047262319408336
#10 Minnesota125431001738382212647860
Notre Dame1347200115343423101126261
#15 Michigan103520011231322010739158
Penn State122730021134512210938281
Ohio State1118200271745219845867
Championship: March 23, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated January 13, 2024

Schedule and results

DateTimeOpponent#Rank#SiteTVDecisionResultAttendanceRecord
Regular Season
October 7 7:30 pm at LIU* #16 Northwell Health Ice CenterEast Meadow, New YorkESPN+ Soulière W 3–2  1,862 1–0–0
October 13 7:00 pm at Clarkson* #18 Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New YorkESPN+ Soulière W 4–2  3,177 2–0–0
October 14 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence* #18 Appleton ArenaCanton, New YorkESPN+ Soulière W 4–1  1,223 3–0–0
October 20 7:00 pm American International* #12 Pegula Ice ArenaUniversity Park, Pennsylvania  Soulière W 3–2  6,170 4–0–0
October 21 5:07 pm American International* #12 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania  Grannan L 4–6  6,318 4–1–0
October 26 7:00 pm Alaska Anchorage* #15 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania  Grannan W 2–1  6,127 5–1–0
October 27 7:00 pm Alaska Anchorage* #15 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania  Soulière L 5–6  6,365 5–2–0
November 4 7:30 pm Notre Dame #17 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania  Grannan T 3–3 SOL 6,499 5–2–1 (0–0–1)
November 5 4:30 pm Notre Dame #17 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PennsylvaniaBTN Soulière T 2–2 SOW 6,262 5–2–2 (0–0–2)
November 10 7:00 pm at #11 Michigan State #17 Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan  Grannan T 3–3 SOW 6,200 5–2–3 (0–0–3)
November 11 4:00 pm at #11 Michigan State #17 Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan  Soulière L 3–5  6,288 5–3–3 (0–1–3)
November 17 7:00 pm at #12 Michigan #18 Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, Michigan  Grannan L 4–6  5,800 5–4–3 (0–2–3)
November 18 7:00 pm at #12 Michigan #18 Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan  Soulière W 5–3  5,800 6–4–3 (1–2–3)
November 24 4:00 pm Lindenwood* #19 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania  Soulière W 9–3  5,641 7–4–3
November 25 4:00 pm Lindenwood* #19 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania  Grannan W 7–1  5,802 8–4–3
December 1 7:00 pm #7 Minnesota #18 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PennsylvaniaBTN+ Soulière L 1–4  6,300 8–5–3 (1–3–3)
December 2 6:00 pm #7 Minnesota #18 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PennsylvaniaBTN Grannan W 6–3  6,421 9–5–3 (2–3–3)
December 8 9:00 pm at #6 Wisconsin #17 Kohl CenterMadison, WisconsinBTN Grannan L 3–6  7,470 9–6–3 (2–4–3)
December 9 8:00 pm at #6 Wisconsin #17 Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin  Soulière L 1–4  9,490 9–7–3 (2–5–3)
January 6 6:00 pm Army #19 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania  Soulière W 7–6  6,078 10–7–3
January 12 7:00 pm #8 Michigan State #20 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PennsylvaniaBTN Soulière L 0–5  6,349 10–8–3 (2–6–3)
January 13 4:30 pm #8 Michigan State #20 Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PennsylvaniaBTN Soulière L 3–7  6,483 10–9–3 (2–7–3)
January 19 7:30 pm at Notre Dame Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, IndianaPeacock       
January 20 6:00 pm at Notre Dame Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, IndianaPeacock       
January 26 7:00 pm Ohio State Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania        
January 27 6:00 pm Ohio State Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania        
February 9 7:00 pm at Minnesota 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, MinnesotaFS1       
February 10 4:00 pm at Minnesota 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, MinnesotaBTN       
February 16 7:00 pm Michigan Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania        
February 17 7:00 pm Michigan Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania        
February 23 7:00 pm Wisconsin Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania        
February 24 7:00 pm Wisconsin Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania        
March 1 6:00 pm at Ohio State Value City ArenaColumbus, OhioBTN       
March 2 5:00 pm at Ohio State Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio        
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

Rankings

Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 (Final)
USCHO.com 16 18 12 15 17 17 18 19 18 17 19 - 19 20 NR
USA Today 16 17 11 14 17 16 19 19 18 17 18 18 18^ 19 NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 11.[3]
^USA Today did not release a poll in week 12.

References

  1. "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  2. "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  3. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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