Penn State begins the campaign with two-straight non-conference series opening at home against St. Lawrence on September 25-26 before traveling north to Vermont on October 3-4. The three-time defending AHA champion, Nittany Lions, begin conference play the following week with a familiar face in former associate head coach, Allison Coomey and Delaware on October 10-11 as the Blue Hens embark on their first season in the AHA and at the NCAA Division I level in 2025-26.
PSU then returns home to Hockey Valley the following weekend as conference play rolls on with consecutive series at Pegula Ice Arena against Mercyhurst (October 17-18) and Lindenwood (October 24-25).
A Halloweekend series at Robert Morris (October 31 – November 1) is followed by a bye week before Penn State hosts Syracuse on November 14-15. PSU then travels to RIT (November 21-22) before wrapping up the opening semester of play with a post-Thanksgiving trip to Northeastern (November 28-29).
The Nittany Lions open the second half at home with a single game against Cornell on December 30 before traveling to Ohio State to begin a seven-game road swing against the Buckeyes on January 2-3. The Blue & White then travel to Mercyhurst (January 9-10) and Syracuse (January 16-17) before a single non-conference game at Cornell on January 20 concludes the road trip.
Penn State returns home for a second series against Delaware on January 23-24 before concluding the month against RMU in Hockey Valley on January 30-31. The Nittany Lions then travel to Lindenwood on February 6-7 before the regular-season comes to a close at home on February 13-14 against RIT.
The AHA quarterfinals are scheduled for February 20 with the best-of-three semifinal series set to take place February 27 – March 1 with the AHA Championship decided on March 7. The NCAA Regionals are set for March 12-14 with the 2026 women’s Frozen Four, hosted by Penn State University, taking place March 20-22 at Pegula Ice Arena.
All dates and times are subject to change with additional game times to be announced at a later date.
FULL 2025-26 SCHEDULE