The Icers are heading to Newark, Delaware for the 20th Annual ACHA National Tournament, which begins on Saturday.
The Icers are the only ACHA team to appear in every one of those 20 tournaments, which is quite an accomplishment to say the least.
This time, the Icers are in the unfamiliar position of being in the bottom half of the 16-team bracket, ranked 10th and facing a familiar opening round foe in #7 Rhode Island.
Can the Icers win it all? Absolutely! Will it be easy? Absolutely not! They face a tough task getting past Rhode Island to the quarter-finals.
The Icers went 1-2-1 against the Rams this season. They were manhandled by Rhody in two losses (5-0 and 4-1) at the Boss Arena in November, then beat the Rams 4-3 at home before dropping a 5-4 shootout loss on Alumni Saturday at the Greenberg.
It's been an up and down season for Penn State hockey, starting in September with the news that we've been waiting to hear forever. A deep run in the tournament culminating with hoisting the Murdoch Cup would be a great bookend to the Pegula press conference back in the fall.
Naturally, I'm hoping that I will be calling four Icers games from Newark. By the way, for those of you not going to the tournament, you can watch them free of charge on Fast Hockey, thanks to the sponsorship of Miken Hockey.
Win or lose on Saturday, something that Paul Daley Sr. posted on Facebook today puts everything in perspective.
Thanks to Paul for letting me share it with you:
The Icers are the only ACHA team to appear in every one of those 20 tournaments, which is quite an accomplishment to say the least.
This time, the Icers are in the unfamiliar position of being in the bottom half of the 16-team bracket, ranked 10th and facing a familiar opening round foe in #7 Rhode Island.
Can the Icers win it all? Absolutely! Will it be easy? Absolutely not! They face a tough task getting past Rhode Island to the quarter-finals.
The Icers went 1-2-1 against the Rams this season. They were manhandled by Rhody in two losses (5-0 and 4-1) at the Boss Arena in November, then beat the Rams 4-3 at home before dropping a 5-4 shootout loss on Alumni Saturday at the Greenberg.
It's been an up and down season for Penn State hockey, starting in September with the news that we've been waiting to hear forever. A deep run in the tournament culminating with hoisting the Murdoch Cup would be a great bookend to the Pegula press conference back in the fall.
Naturally, I'm hoping that I will be calling four Icers games from Newark. By the way, for those of you not going to the tournament, you can watch them free of charge on Fast Hockey, thanks to the sponsorship of Miken Hockey.
Win or lose on Saturday, something that Paul Daley Sr. posted on Facebook today puts everything in perspective.
Thanks to Paul for letting me share it with you:
Paul received this e-mail from a Grandfather of one of Paul's favorite fans at Penn State. Ethan is a little guy (about 3) that Paul has really taken a liking to and vise versa. This is what its all about. Thanks to Ethan's Grandfather. (I do not want to put his name here without asking first).
Hi Paul,
You have never met me, but if you are the hockey player, you have met my son, his wife and most of all my Grandson, Ethan, who thinks you the BEST. I just want you to know what an impact you have had on my grandson. We 'play' hockey in the family room., and he does the whole introduction to the Icers, and he comes onto the ice as PAUL Daley.
Thank you for taking the time to talk to him and shake his hand. It means the world to him.
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