Dylan Gratton Season 2022-23

2022-23 • FRESHMAN SEASON
 
Season: Appeared in 33 games…Led all Nittany Lion freshmen with 11 points on a pair of goals and nine assists.
 
Mercyhurst (10/13): Scored his first goal as a Nittany Lion, the game-winning goal, while adding an assist in a 6-3 victory. St. Thomas (10/20): Collected an assist in a 6-2 win. No. 17 Michigan State (11/19): Tallied one assist in a 7-3 defeat. at Notre Dame (12/9): Scored a goal in a 5-2 victory. RIT (12/31): Registered an assist in a 3-1 win. at No. 7 Michigan (1/28): Tallied an assist in an overtime loss. at No. 7 Ohio State (2/3): Contributed one assist in a 4-3 victory. Wisconsin (2/24): Had one assist in 6-1 victory. at No. 9 Ohio State (3/4): Tallied an assist on the OT game-winning goal in a 2-1 B1G Quarterfinal victory. at No. 9 Ohio State (3/5): Had an assist on the lone goal in a 3-1 loss.

BEFORE PENN STATE
 
Played the past three seasons in the USHL for three different clubs most recently with the Sioux City Musketeers during the 2021-22 campaign…Helped lead the Musketeers to its fourth Clark Cup Championship and the first in 20 years as they defeated the Madison Capitols in overtime…Had a career-year in 2021-22 skating in 60 games and registering 18 points on three goals and 15 assists with a plus-19 rating. Added three assists in 10 playoff games…In total he skated in 163 USHL games over three seasons scoring eight goals while adding 39 assists for 47 points…Played his youth hockey for the North Jersey Avalanche.
 
PERSONAL
 
Son of Dorene and Chris Gratton…Is the youngest of three boys with older brothers, Chris and Tyler…His brother, Tyler, was a member of the Penn State hockey team from 2019-23 serving as alternate captain as a senior while his brother, Chris, was a member of the hockey team at Division III SUNY-Potsdam…Majoring in business.