The Icers enter conference play ranked #3 in the ACHA, while the Golden Rams are #8 in the latest coaches' poll. Penn State is 3-1 on the season after last weekend's split at Ohio.
West Chester opened the season with a pair of wins against Rutgers (5-3) and D-II William Patterson (7-3) before heading to last weekend's ACHA Showcase in Boardman, OH.
The Golden Rams beat Michigan Dearborn 6-5 in a shootout last Friday night, before getting thumped 9-2 by Arizona State on Saturday and 6-1 by Oklahoma on Sunday.
Despite the setbacks at the Showcase, the Golden Rams will be the latest team looking to knock the Icers down a peg. Remember back to last December, when the Icers took the opener of the home-and-home with a 3-2 shootout win at the Greenberg, before being handed a 6-4 loss at the Ice Line in West Chester.
Jim Gehring had 4 goals for the Golden Rams in that series, and Robert Bushman notched a hat-trick in the win in West Chester. Both have graduated, but Pat Johnson is still with the team and is currently their leading scorer.
The main rink at the Ice Line has not been a fun spot for the Icers over the years, going back to Rhode Island's national championship win in 2006. It's long past time to end the curse!
We'll have both games this weekend on Fight on State, with Steve Zodtner joining me in the booth at West Chester on Saturday night. It's always fun to have Steve play Howie Meeker to my Bill Hewitt!
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