Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey | |
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Current season | |
University | Pennsylvania State University |
Conference | Big Ten |
Governing Body | NCAA |
First season | 1909–10[1] |
Athletic director | Patrick Kraft |
Head coach | Guy Gadowsky 12th season, 196–172–28 .530 |
Assistant coaches |
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Arena | Pegula Ice Arena University Park, Pennsylvania |
Student section | Roar Zone |
Colors | Blue and white[2] |
Fight song | Fight On, State |
Mascot | Nittany Lion |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
2017, 2018, 2023 | |
ACHA Tournament championships | |
1984, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 | |
ACHA Tournament appearances | |
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
Conference Tournament championships | |
ACHA: 1979, 1980, 1989, 1993, 1994, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 NCAA Division I - Big Ten: 2017 | |
Conference regular season championships | |
ACHA: 1977, 1978, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2008, 2009, 2010 NCAA Division I - Big Ten: 2020 |
Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey, formerly known as the Penn State Icers (the name for the former ACHA team), is a college ice hockey program that represents the Pennsylvania State University.[3] Prior to the 2012–13 season the program was designated a club sport and competed at the ACHA Division I level. PSU was previously a member of the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League (ESCHL, although the team competed as an independent ACHA D-I member for the 2011–12 season before moving to the NCAA D-I level.[4][5][6] They play at the Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, Pennsylvania.[7]