2023-24 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Named a Big-Ten Freshman of the Year Finalist…Named a unanimous selection to the B1G Hockey All-Freshman Team…Named an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention…A 2024 Hobey Baker Award nominee and National Freshman of the Year nominee.
Season: Led the team with 34 points in 34 games…Scored a team-best 15 goals while adding 19 assists…His 34 points were the third most in a single-season by a Nittany Lion rookie while his 15 goals and 19 assists were good for fifth and tied second, respectively.
at LIU (10/7): Collected an assist in a 3-2 win. at St. Lawrence (10/14): Recorded his first multi-point game with two assists in a 4-1 victory. AIC (10/20-21): Tallied his first career goal in a 3-2 win and added an assist in a 6-4 loss. UAA (10/27): Collected a pair of assists in a 6-5 loss. Notre Dame (11/5): Scored a goal in a 2-2 tie. at Michigan State (11/11): Tallied one goal in a 5-3 loss. at Michigan (11/17): Added a goal and an assist in a 6-4 loss. at Michigan (11/18): Had a career-high four points including the 11th hat trick in program history, only the second on the road, in a 5-3 victory. Lindenwood (11/24-25): Had one goal and a pair of assists in each game during a series sweep. Minnesota (12/2): Registered an assist in a 6-3 victory. at Wisconsin (12/9): Tallied an assist on the lone goal in a 4-1 loss. Army (1/6): Scored two goals, including the game-winner, and added an assist in a 7-6 come-from-behind victory. Michigan State (1/13): Tallied a goal in a 7-3 loss. at Notre Dame (1/20): Added an assist in a loss. Ohio State (1/26-27): Scored twice in the series opener while adding one goal and one assist in the finale during a series sweep. Michigan (2/17): Notched an assist in a 4-2 win. at Minnesota (3/9): Collected an assist in a Big Ten Quarterfinal contest.
BEFORE PENN STATE
Drafted in the seventh round, 218th overall, by the Nashville Predators in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft…Spent the past two seasons with the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta Junior Hockey League…Served as an alternate captain during the 2022-23 season…Named the 2022-23 top forward as well as the Most Valuable Player of both the AJHL and the CJHL (Canadian Junior Hockey League) following a league-best 97 points in just 54 games…Scored 41 goals with 56 assists during the regular season to rank second and fourth in the AJHL, respectively, before adding eight goals and five assists for 13 points in 15 playoff games…Led the Bandits to the 2023 AJHL Championship and is a two-time Centennial Cup champion…Led all players with six goals and seven assists for 13 points in six Centennial Cup games in 2023…Served as an alternate captain for Canada West in the 2022-23 World Junior A challenge where he led the tournament in scoring with 12 points on five goals and seven assists in six games.
PERSONAL
Son of Liane Reid and Derek Fink...Is the middle child of three boys with an older brother, Kyle, and younger brother, Brodie…Father, Derek, played collegiate football in Canada at the University of Regina…Intending to major in recreation park and tourism management.