PARKING & TRAFFIC

• General parking for men's hockey games is located in the Stadium West and Jordan East parking lots across University Drive from Pegula Ice Arena.
• Parking for all athletic events requires a valid university permit or payment of an applicable parking fee. Parking can be purchased in advance (by 11:59 p.m. the day prior to each game) at a discounted rate of $5.50 using Park Mobile. Or can be purchased on game day for $10.

NEW THIS SEASON AT PEGULA ICE ARENA

• Starting this season, fans will have the opportunity to purchase alcohol throughout the arena. Valid photo ID will be needed to purchase. Alcohol will be available to purchase at concession stands, portable stands and in premium areas.
• Pegula Ice Arena is now a cashless venue.

PARKING IMPACTS FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26

• Due to a simultaneous event being held at the Bryce Jordan Center this Saturday, Oct. 26, there will be a higher event rate of $20 for day-of parking in the Commuter lots (Stadium West, Jordan East, and Porter North). Additional day-of parking will be available at the East and Eisenhower decks for $10.
• Attendees are encouraged to pre-pay for parking on ParkMobile where a lower rate is available for purchase until 11:59 p.m. on Thursday.
• Stadium West will be closed until 2:30 p.m. to reserve space for hockey attendees. The Jordan East and Porter North parking lots are likely to reach capacity early in the afternoon. Men’s hockey fans should plan to arrive after 2:30 p.m. and park in Stadium West.
• Fans are asked to view digital message boards near the arena for updated parking information on Saturday.
• For questions related to parking, please contact Transportation Services at 814-865-1436 or email parking@psu.edu.

THIS WEEK’S MATCHUP

• This weekend marks the seventh and eighth meetings all-time between Penn State and St. Lawrence with the Nittany Lions holding the 3-2-1 overall advantage including victories in the last two games played in the series up in the North Country by identical 4-1 scores, most recently one year ago.
• This marks the first two-game series between the two schools in Hockey Valley since the 2016-17 season where Penn State secured a 4-2 victory before The Saints captured the finale 6-3. The Nittany Lions are just 1-2-1 against St. Lawrence in Hockey Valley with series being held back-to-back years in 2015 and 2016 prior to this weekend’s matchup.
• Penn State is 8-3-1 all-time in home openers and 8-2-1 all-time in home openers played at Pegula Ice Arena including victories in three-straight. The Nittany Lions are outscoring their opponents 47-33 in home openers averaging 3.91 goals per game while only allowing 2.75.
• Penn State (21 years, 10 months) is the third youngest team in the Big Ten and 12th nationally while St. Lawrence (22 years 8 months) is the 16th oldest team in the nation and the fourth oldest team the Nittany Lions will face this year.

SCOUTING ST. LAWRENCE

• The Saints finished last season 14-19-6 overall and 8-10-4 in the ECAC, however, they advanced all the way to the ECAC Championship game following a 3-0 victory over No. 6 Quinnipiac in the semifinals, but fell to No. 14 Cornell 3-1 to end their season. St. Lawrence enters the weekend coming off a sweep at Ferris State and is 4-2-0 so far this season. This weekend marks the first road games of the season for the Saints
• Lawrence’s eight-member senior class is tied for the third largest in the country and the Saints return 73 percent of their goal scoring from a season ago, the ninth highest percentage in the nation.
• The Saints return nine of their top-11 scorers from a season ago including each of the top-four led by Felikss Gavars who was the lone Saint with double-digit goals a year ago as he potted 13 to go with 12 assists for 25 points. Drake Burgin, Tomas Mazura and Mason Waite each chipped in with 20 points.
• Through the first six games of the 2024-25 season, St. Lawrence is paced by Greg Lapointe with a team-best five goals and three assists for eight points while Mazura has also added eight points on one goal and a team-high seven assists. Lapointe is tied for the national lead with five goals entering the weekend while his eight points are tied for fifth in the nation. Lapointe is coming off a five-point game including a hat-trick in an 8-0 win over Ferris State last Saturday. The senior is just one goal shy of his career-high six which he achieved each of the past two seasons and he has already matched his entire point total from 2023-24.
• Between the pipes this season Mason Kucenski has taken the reigns from Ben Kraws who started 36-of-39 games a season ago posting a 14-17-6 record with a .919 save percentage and a 2.49 goals-against average. Kucenski started just one game as a freshman last season, an 8-1 loss against Quinnipiac, but has started all six games this season posting a .930 save percentage and a 2.04 goals-against average early on. His .930 save percentage is tied for 21st nationally, but is the third-best among goaltenders with at least five games played.
• Lawrence leads the nation with eight powerplay goals through the opening three weeks of the season, however, that number is bolstered by a 6-for-8 showing on the man-advantage in last Saturday’s contest. The Saints scored four times on a major penalty late in the game to balloon the score. SLU is converting at 34.8 percent (8-for-23) on the man-advantage to rank fourth in the nation.