Penn State Hockey Ranked No. 1 For First Time In Program History
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Penn State's men's hockey team is ranked No. 1 in the nation for the first time in program history.
.@PennStateMHKY takes over as top team in this week's #USCHO D-I Men's Poll - a program first for Nittany Lions. pic.twitter.com/1BDyuiHrRJ
— USCHO.com (@USCHO) January 16, 2017
#WeAre No. 1 pic.twitter.com/SSIoUjg3iR
— Penn State Men's Hockey (@PennStateMHKY) January 16, 2017
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Penn State (16-2-1) received 30 first place votes after sweeping No. 4 Michigan State over the weekend. The Nittany Lions will host No. 11 Ohio State on Friday and Saturday night this upcoming weekend.
Penn State will take on Princeton University during the College Hockey Faceoff at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, January 28 at 7 p.m. (new start time).