Nate Sucese Season 2016-17

CAREER NOTES & RECORDS

Career: Graduated in May 2020 as Penn State's all-time leader in points and goals with 140 and 61, respectively...His 79 assists rank second all-time…With five shorthanded goals to his credit, Sucese ranks second all-time while his 470 shots on goal are also good for second in program history...His career plus-47 rating is good for fourth all-time as a Nittany Lion.

Season: 2019-20: Registered a career-best 38 points to tie for the eighth-most in a single-season in program history...His 27 assists are tied for the second-most in a single-season. 2018-19: His 37 points were tied for the tenth most all-time in a single season while his career-high 19 goals tied for fourth…2016-17: His 36 points were the second-most all-time by a rookie in a single-season while his 17 goals rank third and his 19 assists are good for second.

Game: Sucese is one of just nine players in program history to register a hat-trick while his four points in the third period during the 2017 NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional Semifinal are the most points by one player in a single-period in program history.

2019-20 • SENIOR SEASON

Awards: Named a CCM/AHCA Second-Team All-American...Named First-Team All-Big Ten...Earned Penn State's Iron Lion award.

Season: Skated in all 34 games leading the team with a career-best 38 points on 11 goals and 27 assists...2020 Big Ten Tournament and NCAA Tournament cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Rankings: Led the Big Ten and ranked tied for 15th nationally with a career-high 38 points on a league-best 27 assists and 11 goals which tied for 13th in the Big Ten.

Sacred Heart (10/11): Recorded his first goal of the season in addition to three assists tying his career-high with four points suring an 8-2 opening night victory. Sacred Heart (10/12): Registered a goal while adding two assists in a 5-4 victory to secure the series sweep. Alaska (10/17): Added three assists in a 7-0 shutout. Robert Morris (10/25): Tallied an assist in a 2-1 victory. Wisconsin (10/31-11/1): Scored a goal in each game to help lead Penn State to a series sweep. Michigan State (11/9): Added an assist in a 6-4 victory. at Minnesota (11/16): Recorded two goals and an assist to help secure the series sweep. His second goal marked the 55th of his career, passing Andrew Sturtz for the Penn State all-time goal scoring record. Ohio State (11/22-23): Added an assist in each game of the series. at UMass Lowell (11/30): Registered a goal with 23.3 seconds left to push the game to overtime. at Michigan (12/7): Scored a goal and added an assist to help lead the Nittany Lions to a series split. at Notre Dame (12/13): Added an assist in a 4-2 triumph. at Robert Morris (1/11): Collected three assists at PPG Paints Arena to become Penn State's all time leading scorer passing David Goodwin's mark of 128 points. Michigan (1/18): Registered a goal in a 4-4 tie. at Michigan State (1/25): Recorded a goal and an assist in a 2-1 overtime victory. at Ohio State (2/7-8): Notched four total assists on the weekend with one during Friday night's 2-2 tie and three to lead the team to a 6-3 win on Saturday. at Wisconsin (2/15): Tallied an assist in a 3-2 victory. Minnesota (2/21): Scored a goal and added a pair of assists in a 3-3 tie.
 
2018-19 • JUNIOR SEASON

Season: Skated in all 39 games registering career-highs with 19 goals and 37 points while leading the team with three shorthanded tallies...Became just the fourth member of the 100-point club with a goal against Wisconsin during game 2 of the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals (3/9).

Rankings: Ranked third in the Big Ten and tied for 11th in the nation with 19 goals while his 37 points were tied for eighth and tied for 40th, respectively…Tied for the national lead with three shorthanded tallies.

No. 17 Clarkson (10/11-10/12): Tallied two points with one goal and one assist in game one and two assists in game two during a weekend sweep. Niagara (10/19): Registered two assists during an 8-2 victory. No. 13 Princeton (10/26): Recorded one assist in a 4-2 win. Arizona State (11/2-11/3): Recorded a goal in each game during a weekend split. at Robert Morris (11/10): Notched one goal during an 11-6 victory. Michigan (11/16-11/17): Registered one goal in game one and recorded a pair of points with one goal and one assist in game two of a weekend split. at No. 5 Ohio State (11/23): Assisted a goal during a 4-3 victory. No. 5 Notre Dame (12/7-12/18): Registered one goal in game one and tallied one assist in game two of a weekend split. at Princeton (12/15): Scored one goal during a 4-4 tie. at Minnesota (1/4): Tallied one assist in a 4-2 win. Michigan State (1/11-1/12): Recorded the game-winning goal in game one and another goal in game two of a weekend split. No. 4 Ohio State (1/19): Assisted on two goals during a 6-4 loss. Michigan (1/26): Tallied one assist during a 5-2 victory at Madison Square Garden. Minnesota (2/8-2/9): Scored one goal in game one before adding two goals and one assist in game two of a weekend sweep. Michigan State (2/15-2/16): Tallied one assist in game one and added one goal and two assists in game two of a weekend split. Wisconsin (2/22): Scored a goal and registered an assist. At Notre Dame (3/1): Scored a goal in a 5-4 loss. Wisconsin (3/9): Notched a goal during a 6-2 victory during game two of the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals. at No. 4 Ohio State (3/17): Scored twice during a 5-1 victory in the Big Ten semifinals.

2017-18 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Season: Skated in 36 games scoring 14 goals while adding 15 assists for 29 points.

at Clarkson (10/6): Recorded an assist in an opening night loss. at St. Lawrence (10/7): Registered his first goal of the season in a 4-1 victory. AIC (10/20): Scored a goal during an overtime loss. Michigan (10/27-10/28): Tallied one assist in game one and scored a goal in game two of a weekend split. Mercyhurst (11/3): Recorded an assist in a 7-4 loss. at Arizona State (11/17): Registered three points with a goal and two assists during a 7-0 shutout. Michigan State (11/24): Tallied an assist in a 7-2 victory. at No. 11 Ohio State (12/1): Had an assist during a 5-5 tie. Robert Morris (12/8-12/9): Secured four points with three goals and one assist in two games including a three-point effort (2 goals, 1 assist) in game two during a weekend sweep. No. 15 Wisconsin (1/5-1/6): Set a career-high and registered the 6th hat-trick in program history including the game-winning goal in a 5-1 victory and tallied an assist in a 3-3 tie the following evening. No. 6 Ohio State (1/12): Notched a goal in a 5-2 victory. at No. 20 Michigan (1/20): Added an assist in a 3-2 loss. at No. 18 Wisconsin (1/27): Assisted a goal in the series finale. No. 2 Notre Dame (2/3): Tallied an assist in a 2-2 tie. at Michigan State (2/16): Notched a goal in a 4-2 loss. No. 8 Minnesota (2/24): Assisted a goal in a 5-2 victory. No. 11 Minnesota (3/2-3/3): Scored a goal in game one and tallied an assist in game two of a weekend sweep during the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals. at No. 3 Notre Dame (3/10): Recorded a goal and an assist in a 3-2 loss during the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals.
 
2016-17 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Season: Skated in 38 games scoring 17 goals while adding 19 assists for 36 points, good for fourth on the team.

No. 16 St. Lawrence (10/7): Scored his first collegiate goal during a 6-3 setback. at Mercyhurst (10/14): Tallied a pair of goals in a 7-0 victory. at No. 3 Notre Dame (10/22): Registered a goal during a 3-2 overtime victory. Canisius (10/28): Registered an assist during a 4-1 victory. Niagara (11/4): Tallied an assist in a 5-1 win. Alaska Anchorage (11/11-11/12): Recorded an assist in game one and two goals and an assist in game two during a weekend sweep. Arizona State (11/18-11/19): Registered one goal in game one and one goal and two assists in game two of a weekend sweep. No. 11 Ohio State (1/20): Tallied a pair of assists during a 3-3 overtime draw. at No. 17 Wisconsin (2/10-2/11): Gathered two assists in game one and recorded a pair of goals and an assist in game 2 of a weekend sweep. No. 5 Minnesota (2/17-2/18): Had a goal in game one and tallied an assist in game two of a pair of losses. at Michigan State (2/24-2/25): Had one assist in game one and a pair of goals in the finale of a weekend sweep. Wisconsin (3/3-3/4): Scored a goal in game one and added two assists in a game two victory during a weekend split. at Michigan (3/10): Registered an assist in a loss. Michigan (3/16): Had a goal and an assist during a 4-1 victory in the opening game of the Big Ten Tournament. Union (3/25): Had a career-high four points on two goals and two assists during a 10-3 victory in the NCAA Tournament.

BEFORE PENN STATE
Played the last two seasons for the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the United States Hockey League registering 38 goals and adding 48 assists for 86 points in 111 games played…Led his team to a third place finish in the USHL Eastern Conference in 2015-16 scoring 26 goals and adding 33 helpers for 59 points, good for seventh in the league…Named to the All-USHL Second-Team in 2015-16.
 
PERSONAL
Nathan Daniel Sucese...Son of Sally and John Sucese...Has one older brother, Jonathan...Majoring in communications arts and sciences...Born July 12, 1996 in Buffalo, New York.

SUCESE ON PENN STATE
“I chose Penn State because the minute I stepped on campus and into the Pegula Ice Arena I knew I wanted to call this place home for the next 4 years.”