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2020–21 Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey season
Penn State Nittany Lions
Conference 5th Big Ten
Home ice Pegula Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHO NR
USA Today NR
Record
Overall 10–12–0
Conference 7–10–0–2–1–0
Home 7–3–0
Road 3–8–0
Neutral 0–1–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach Guy Gadowsky
Assistant Coaches Keith Fisher
Matt Lindsay
Captain(s) Alex Limoges
Alternate captain(s) Paul DeNaples
Aarne Talvitie
Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2020–21 Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey season was the 14th season of play for the program and the 8th season in the Big Ten Conference. The Nittany Lions represented Pennsylvania State University and were coached by Guy Gadowsky, in his 10th season.

Season[]

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Penn State's players would lose a season of play.[1] However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.[2]

Penn State had a dreadful start to their season, losing their first five games while facing a murderers row of ranked teams. The team rebounded sharply in their sixth contest, scoring 9 goals and nearly doubling their season total to that point. After the Nittany Lions' first win of the year, the team played much better and slowly climbed back to respectability, winning nine of twelve and pulled themselves above .500 near the end of January. Just when it seemed like the team had turned a corner, their season was derailed by COVID-19. All of PSU's games were cancelled in February and the team didn't play again until the end of the regular season. The 34-day layoff hamstrung the team and it showed in their poor performance; despite outshooting Notre Dame in both games, the Nittany Lions lost both by a combined score of 3–12.

By losing an entire months-worth of games, Penn State couldn't overcome their bad start and the team's only path into the NCAA Tournament was by winning the Big Ten. They faced the same Fighting Irish team that had soundly beaten them a week earlier in the first round, but the game time appeared to have knocked the rust off of the Penn State and the Lions scored 5 consecutive goals to give themselves a solid 6–3 win. Their next game was against league-leading Wisconsin and Penn State showed no fear, overcoming an early deficit and outshooting the Badgers to take two separate leads in the game. Once the game got into overtime, the fast pace of regulation seemed to have caught up with PSU and they were overwhelmed by the Badgers, surrendering 10 shots in under 7 minutes and they could only watch as the nation's leading goal-scorer ended their season.

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Evan Barratt Forward Flag of the United States United States Signed professional contract (Chicago Blackhawks)
Brandon Biro Forward Flag of Canada Canada Graduation (Signed with Buffalo Sabres)
Liam Folkes Forward Flag of Canada Canada Graduation (Signed with Bakersfield Condors)
Blake Gober Forward Flag of the United States United States Graduation
James Gobetz Defenseman Flag of the United States United States Graduation
Cole Hults Defenseman Flag of the United States United States Signed professional contract (Los Angeles Kings)
Peyton Jones Goaltender Flag of the United States United States Graduation (Signed with Colorado Eagles)
Kris Myllari Defenseman Flag of Canada Canada Graduation (Signed with Utah Grizzlies)
Nikita Pavlychev Forward Flag of Russia Russia Graduation (Signed with Syracuse Crunch)
Denis Smirnov Forward Flag of Russia Russia Graduation (Signed with Metallurg Magnitogorsk)
Nate Sucese Forward Flag of the United States United States Graduation (Signed with Arizona Coyotes)

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Christian Berger Defenseman Flag of the United States United States 20 St. Louis, MO
Tim Doherty Forward Flag of the United States United States 25 Portsmouth, RI; graduate transfer from Maine
Jimmy Dowd Defenseman Flag of the United States United States 20 Point Pleasant, NJ
Xander Lamppa Forward Flag of the United States United States 21 Rochester, MN
Chase McLane Forward Flag of the United States United States 20 Trenton, MI; selected 209th overall in 2020
Tyler Paquette Forward Flag of the United States United States 19 Collegeville, PA
Christian Sarlo Forward Flag of the United States United States 19 Lynbrook, NY
Liam Soulière Goaltender Flag of Canada Canada 21 Brampton, ON
Jared Westcott Forward Flag of the United States United States 21 Imperial, MO

Roster[]

As of January 3, 2021.[3]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
3 Flag of Pennsylvania DeNaples, PaulPaul DeNaples (A) Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1998-09-19 Moscow, Pennsylvania Sioux Falls (USHL) —
5 Flag of Missouri Berger, ChristianChristian Berger Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 2000-05-22 St. Louis, Missouri Omaha (USHL) —
6 Flag of New Jersey Dowd Jr., JimmyJimmy Dowd Jr. Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2000-07-09 Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey Chicago (USHL) —
7 Flag of Michigan Bell, EvanEvan Bell Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1997-06-25 Livonia, Michigan Fargo (USHL) —
9 Flag of Virginia Limoges, AlexAlex Limoges (C) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-09-16 Winchester, Virginia Waterloo (USHL) —
10 Flag of New York Sarlo, ChristianChristian Sarlo Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2001-06-29 Lynbrook, New York Lincoln (USHL) —
11 Flag of Michigan McLane, ChaseChase McLane Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2000-04-22 Trenton, Michigan Tri-City (USHL) NSH, 209th overall 2020
12 Flag of New Jersey Hampton, BobbyBobby Hampton Junior (RS) F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1997-11-18 Middletown, New Jersey Northeastern (HEA) —
13 Flag of Minnesota Lamppa, XanderXander Lamppa Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-04-30 Rochester, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL) —
14 Flag of Massachusetts Sauvé, MaxMax Sauvé Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-09-02 Acushnet, Massachusetts Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT) —
15 Flag of Michigan Johnson, KennyKenny Johnson Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-05-28 Ann Arbor, Michigan Victoria (BCHL) —
16 Flag of Ontario Snell, MasonMason Snell Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-06-18 Courtice, Ontario Penticton (BCHL) —
17 Flag of Rhode Island Doherty, TimTim Doherty F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-07-10 Portsmouth, Rhode Island Maine (HEA) —
18 Flag of Minnesota Phillips, ClaytonClayton Phillips Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-09-09 Edina, Minnesota Minnesota (Big Ten) PIT, 93rd overall 2017
19 Flag of Pennsylvania McMenamin, ConnorConnor McMenamin Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-02-25 Collegeville, Pennsylvania Tri-City (USHL) —
20 Flag of Finland Talvitie, AarneAarne Talvitie (A) Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1999-02-11 Espoo, Finland Blues U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) NJD, 160th overall 2017
21 Flag of New York Wall, KevinKevin Wall Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-02-01 Penfield, New York Chilliwack (BCHL) CAR, 181st overall 2019
22 Flag of Minnesota Stevens, AlexAlex Stevens Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-02-27 Plymouth, Minnesota Dubuque (USHL) —
23 Flag of Pennsylvania Paquette, TylerTyler Paquette Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-03-18 Collegeville, Pennsylvania Green Bay (USHL) —
24 Flag of Pennsylvania Pilewicz, AdamAdam Pilewicz Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-07-20 Sewickley, Pennsylvania Johnstown (NAHL) —
25 Flag of Missouri Westcott, JaredJared Westcott Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-07-18 Imperial, Missouri Sioux Falls (USHL) —
27 Flag of New York Sternschein, SamSam Sternschein Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1998-04-27 Syosset, New York Lincoln (USHL) —
28 Flag of Pennsylvania Gratton, TylerTyler Gratton Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-08-06 Pottstown, Pennsylvania Central Illinois (USHL) —
29 Flag of Ontario MacEachern, ConnorConnor MacEachern Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-07-01 Brooklin, Ontario Youngstown (USHL) —
31 Flag of Ontario Soulière, LiamLiam Soulière Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-03-16 Brampton, Ontario Victoria (BCHL) —
32 Flag of Ontario Holtforster, WillWill Holtforster G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-03-12 Mississauga, Ontario Upper Canada College (CISAA) —
35 Flag of Finland Autio, OskarOskar Autio Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1999-10-06 Espoo, Finland Chicago (USHL) —

Standings[]

2020–21 Big Ten ice hockey Standings
v • d • e
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Wisconsin† 24 17 6 1 0 52 92 52 28 19 8 1 107 65
#4 Minnesota* 22 16 6 0 0 48 69 44 27 21 6 0 101 52
#20 Notre Dame 24 12 10 2 1 41 65 53 29 14 13 2 84 78
#7 Michigan 20 11 9 0 1 32 69 45 25 15 9 1 89 48
Penn State 18 7 11 0 2 20 48 68 21 10 11 0 62 77
Ohio State 22 6 16 0 0 20 39 82 27 7 19 1 53 101
Michigan State 22 5 16 1 2 15 32 70 27 7 18 2 40 77
Championship: March 16, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 14, 2021

Schedule and Results[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
November 19 8:34 PM at #11 Minnesota #10 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota BTN Autio L 1–4  129 0–1–0 (0–1–0)
November 20 4:04 PM at #11 Minnesota #10 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota BTN Soulière L 2–3  159 0–2–0 (0–2–0)
November 23 6:08 PM at #14 Wisconsin #15 Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin BTN Autio L 3–6  0 0–3–0 (0–3–0)
November 24 6:08 PM at #14 Wisconsin #15 Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin BTN Soulière L 3–7  0 0–4–0 (0–4–0)
December 2 6:02 PM vs. #7 Michigan Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania ESPNU Autio L 1–3  153 0–5–0 (0–5–0)
December 3 6:04 PM vs. #7 Michigan Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Autio W 9–5  166 1–5–0 (1–5–0)
December 11 6:04 PM vs. #20 Arizona State* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Autio W 3–2 OT 184 2–5–0
December 13 2:04 PM vs. #20 Arizona State* Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Soulière W 5–4 OT 84 3–5–0
January 3 3:00 PM at Michigan State Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan   Autio W 1–0  125 4–5–0 (2–5–0)
January 4 3:00 PM at Michigan State Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan   Soulière L 1–5  100 4–6–0 (2–6–0)
January 8 5:30 PM at Ohio State Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio   Autio L 3–6  0 4–7–0 (2–7–0)
January 9 5:30 PM at Ohio State Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio   Autio W 5–2  0 5–7–0 (3–7–0)
January 15 6:04 PM vs. Michigan State Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Autio W 3–2 OT 177 6–7–0 (4–7–0)
January 16 3:04 PM vs. Michigan State Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Autio W 3–1  195 7–7–0 (5–7–0)
January 21 6:04 PM vs. #12 Wisconsin Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Autio L 1–4  171 7–8–0 (5–8–0)
January 22 6:04 PM vs. #12 Wisconsin Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Autio W 5–4  180 8–8–0 (6–8–0)
January 28 6:04 PM vs. Notre Dame Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Autio W 2–1 OT 175 9–8–0 (7–8–0)
January 29 6:04 PM vs. Notre Dame Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, Pennsylvania   Autio L 2–3 OT 194 9–9–0 (7–9–0)
March 5 7:51 PM at Notre Dame Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana   Autio L 2–5  104 9–10–0 (7–10–0)
March 6 5:36 PM at Notre Dame Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana   Autio L 1–7  113 9–11–0 (7–11–0)
Big Ten Tournament
March 14 12:05 PM at #19 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Big Ten Quarterfinals) BTN Autio W 6–3  166 10–11–0
March 15 4:35 PM vs. #5 Wisconsin* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Big Ten Semifinals)   Autio L 3–4 OT 158 10–12–0
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Scoring Statistics[]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Limoges, AlexAlex Limoges C 22 10 12 22 2
Wall, KevinKevin Wall RW 22 8 11 19 4
Doherty, TimTim Doherty C/LW 22 8 10 18 4
McMenamin, ConnorConnor McMenamin LW 22 6 9 15 4
Talvitie, AarneAarne Talvitie C/LW 21 7 6 13 6
Sarlo, ChristianChristian Sarlo F 21 5 6 11 2
MacEachern, ConnorConnor MacEachern F 21 2 9 11 6
Dowd, JimmyJimmy Dowd D 20 2 8 10 4
Phillips, ClaytonClayton Phillips D 20 3 4 7 25
Sternschein, SamSam Sternschein LW 19 2 5 7 10
Bell, EvanEvan Bell D 22 2 5 7 16
Westcott, JaredJared Westcott F 17 1 5 6 4
McLane, ChaseChase McLane C 19 3 2 5 4
Snell, MasonMason Snell F 21 2 2 4 20
Hampton, BobbyBobby Hampton C 13 2 1 3 0
Stevens, AlexAlex Stevens D 17 0 3 3 6
Lamppa, XanderXander Lamppa F 13 1 1 2 10
Gratton, TylerTyler Gratton RW 17 1 0 1 8
Soulière, LiamLiam Soulière G 5 0 1 1 0
Paquette, TylerTyler Paquette RW 6 0 1 1 0
DeNaples, PaulPaul DeNaples D 22 0 1 1 8
Berger, ChristianChristian Berger D 22 0 1 1 21
Sauvé, MaxMax Sauvé F 2 0 0 0 0
Holtforster, WillWill Holtforster G 2 0 1 1 0
Johnson, KennyKenny Johnson D 5 0 0 0 2
Pilewicz, AdamAdam Pilewicz D 12 0 0 0 2
Autio, OskarOskar Autio G 18 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 2
Total 65 103 168 170

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Goaltending statistics[]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Autio, OskarOskar Autio 18 1072 9 9 0 56 474 1 .894 3.13
Soulière, LiamLiam Soulière 5 248 1 3 0 77 103 0 .844 4.60
Holtforster, WillWill Holtforster 2 6:39 0 0 0 1 3 0 .750 9.02
Empty Net - 12 - - - 5 - - - -
Total 22 1340 10 12 0 81 580 1 .877 3.63

Rankings[]

Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey 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 (Final)
USCHO.com 9 10 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
USA Today 9 9 14 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.[6]

References[]

  1. ↑ NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility. CBS Sports (August 21, 2020). Retrieved on January 25, 2021.
  2. ↑ DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately. NCAA (December 16, 2020). Retrieved on January 25, 2021.
  3. ↑ 2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster. Penn State Nittany Lions.
  4. ↑ Penn State Nittany Lions (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results. College Hockey Stats. Retrieved on December 5, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Penn State Univ. 2020-2021 Skater Stats", Elite Prospects. Retrieved on March 7, 2020. 
  6. ↑ USCHO Division I Men's Poll. USCHO.com. Retrieved on November 26, 2019.

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