Kirchhevel departs Penn State for ‘personal reasons’

Penn State forward Justin Kirchhevel has left the program due to personal reasons, the school announced Thursday. Kirchhevel will return home to Brookings, S.D., and finish his Penn State degree through online classes. “I want to thank the coaching staff and my teammates for an amazing experience over the last two years,” said Kirchhevel in … Read more

Kurtz joins Penn State athletics office

Longtime St. Cloud State athletics director Dr. Morris Kurtz joined Penn State on April 1 as the school’s special assistant to operations. Kurtz will assist associate athletic director Joe Battista and the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s hockey programs as they move into Pegula Ice Arena and the Big Ten for the 2013-14 season.

First varsity season at Penn State about building program’s foundation

Guy Gadowsky has a track record of turning losing programs into winning programs, first at Alaska and then at Princeton. But Gadowsky faces a different challenge as Penn State commences its first season as a Division I hockey program. Basically, the Nittany Lions are an expansion team. “We’re an expansion team but without draft choices,” … Read more