A team meeting and a doctor’s note might mean more to what remains of the Penn State hockey season than anything else entering this weekend’s regular season-ending series at Notre Dame — and the games themselves are pretty important.
Penn State could finish anywhere from second to seventh in the Big Ten when the games are over Saturday night. That’s a testament to the Nittany Lions’ inconsistency as well as the parity of the conference.
“Every team in this league has the ability to come out and play a great hockey game,” coach Guy Gadowsky said. “There’s not one team in the league if you don’t show up you’re going to pay dearly.