Penn State’s defensemen won’t ever be accused of playing too defensively. Their existence relies on them joining the attack to give the Nittany Lions as many weapons as possible to score as many goals as the opposition will allow.
While the Nittany Lions defensemen are always active in the attack, none have ever been as active at finishing off those attacks as Cole Hults was in Penn State’s 8-2 win over Sacred Heart on Friday.
Hults became the first defenseman and eighth player in program history to record a hat trick. While coach Guy Gadowsky’s system encourages defensemen to be flashy, Hults plays a more reserved style.