2022-23 • SOPHMORE SEASON
Awards: Named a 2022-23 Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
Season: Skated in 24 games scoring three goals while adding 12 assists for 15 points.
Canisius (10/7-10/8): Collected an assist in each game during a season opening sweep. Mercyhurst (10/13): Scored a goal while adding a pair of assists tying his career high with three points in a 6-3 win. at Mercyhurst (10/14): Registered an assist in a 4-1 win. St. Thomas (10/20): Scored a goal while adding an assist in a 6-2 victory. at Wisconsin (10/29): Tallied an assist in a 4-0 win. No. 17 Michigan State (11/18-11/19): Collected an assist in each game during a series split. Alaska (11/23): Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory. No. 17 Ohio State (12/3): Registered two assists in a 4-3 defeat. at Notre Dame (12/10): Recorded an assist in a 5-3 loss.
2021-22 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Skated in 37 games...Scored six goals with 16 assists for 22 points...His 22 points ranked tied for the ninth-most in a single-season by a Penn State freshman while his 16 assists tied for the eighth-most.
Canisius (10/9): Registered his first collegiate points with a pair of assists in 5-2 victory. Niagara (10/21): Scored his first career goal in a 4-0 win. at No. 7 Minnesota (11/19): Notched one assist in a 5-3 win. at No. 7 Minnesota (11/20): Tallied one assist in a 4-2 loss. at St. Thomas (11/23): Recorded one goal in a 5-1 win. Michigan State (12/3): Registered one assist in a 4-2 victory. at Wisconsin (12/11): Recorded one goal while adding one assist in a 5-4 overtime win. No. 13/13 Notre Dame (1/8): Tallied one assist in a 5-4 loss. Wisconsin (1/22): Tallied a career high three points with two goals and one assist in a 7-2 win. No. 12/11 Ohio State (1/28): Registered one goal and one assist in a 2-2 tie before scoring the game-winning goal during the shootout to earn the extra B1G point. Minnesota (2/19): Notched one assist in a 6-4 defeat. at Michigan State (2/25): Recorded two assists in a 5-3 victory. No. 12/12 Ohio State (3/5): Tied his career high with two assists in a 3-2 win. No. 12/12 Ohio State (3/6): Notched one assist in a 2-1 victory. No. 2/2 Minnesota (3/12): Collected one assist in a 3-2 loss.
BEFORE PENN STATE
Played the past three seasons in the USHL mostly for the Youngstown Phantoms…Completed the 2020-21 campaign with the Tri-City Storm following a midseason trade…Scored 17 goals while adding 13 assists for 30 points in 41 games…Helped the Storm to the Western Conference regular-season championship…Registered 78 points on 29 goals and 49 assists in 125 total USHL contests…Spent the 2016-2018 seasons with Little Caesars scoring 42 goals with 50 assists for 92 points in 87 games.
PERSONAL
Son of Beth and Jon Schoen…Has an older sister, Ashley…Has an older brother, Austin, and a younger brother, Luke…Majoring in communications.
SCHOEN ON PENN STATE
“I chose Penn State because of the culture of the team, the coaching staff and the incredible atmosphere at Pegula Ice Arena.”
GADOWSKY ON SCHOEN
“Ben is a creative centerman with extremely high hockey IQ. He will fit right in with his hockey sense and playmaking ability.”
Ben Schoen Season 2021-22
#12No. 18 Men's Hockey Forces Overtime Late, But Falls to Wisconsin, 5-4
No. 18 Penn State erased a pair of third period deficits to force overtime, but couldn’t escape with the victory as Daniel Laatsch scored the OT winner with just over a minute remaining in the extra session to give Wisconsin the 5-4 victory in Big Ten Conference action on Friday evening inside Pegula Ice Arena.
No. 18 Men's Hockey Hosts Wisconsin to Open Six-Game Homestand
Coming off a bye week the Penn State Nittany Lions resume Big Ten play as they welcome the Wisconsin Badgers for a pair of contests at Pegula Ice Arena to begin a stretch of six-straight home games in a 13-day span.
No. 18/18 Men's Hockey Opens B1G Play at No. 4/4 Minnesota This Weekend
Coming off a weekend sweep of St. Lawrence at home, Penn State returns to the road to begin Big Ten play with a weekend series at Minnesota on Friday and Saturday evening.
Men's Hockey Completes Weekend Sweep of St. Lawrence with, 3-1, Victory
Freshman Charlie Cerrato (Fallston, Md.) collected one goal and one assist to lead Penn State past St. Lawrence, 3-1, in non-conference action from Pegula Ice Arena on Saturday afternoon.
Men's Hockey Secures 3-2 Victory Over St. Lawrence in Home Opener
Penn State battled back following a slow start with a freshman trio combining for the game-winning goal early in the third period as the Nittany Lions hung on late to defeat St. Lawrence, 3-2, in non-conference action from Pegula Ice Arena on Friday evening.
Men's Hockey Welcomes St. Lawrence to Open 2024-25 Home Slate
Coming off a bye week the Penn State Nittany Lions open their 2024-25 home slate with a weekend series against the St. Lawrence Skating Saints at Pegula Ice Arena.
Ben Schoen Set to Make Long-Awaited Return to Pegula in Home Opener
Written By: Molly White, GoPSUsports.com student writer
Comeback Bid Falls Short, Men's Hockey Drops, 3-2, Decision at No. 8 Quinnipiac
Penn State made a valiant effort, but the comeback bid fell just short as No. 8 Quinnipiac held on for the 3-2 victory in the first-ever meeting between the two teams in non-conference action at M&T Bank Arena on Saturday evening.
Mack Nets OT-Winner as Men's Hockey Defeats Alaska, 4-3
Senior captain Simon Mack (Brockville, Ontario) lit the lamp 2:52 into overtime to lead Penn State to a 4-3 victory over Alaska Fairbanks in non-conference action to open the season at Big Dipper Ice Arena on Saturday evening.
Men's Hockey Opens 2024-25 Campaign in Alaska
The Penn State Nittany Lions open the 2024-25 season this weekend in The Last Frontier with a two-game series against Alaska.