At Penn State’s season-opening press conference, Guy Gadowsky made note of the holes the Nittany Lions would have to fill in the lineup. There were top-six spots available after the departure of David Goodwin and Dylan Richard, as well as the fourth-line center role left by Ricky DeRosa.
The most pressing matter, however, was to find a replacement for Vince Pedrie, a top-pairing defenseman and one of the team’s most lethal offensive weapons, after he forwent his final two years of eligibility to sign an entry-level contract with the New York Rangers.
If Sunday’s exhibition game against the University of Ottawa was any indication, Gadowsky has found his man.