2023-24 • GRADUATE SEASON
Season: Tallied 16 points in 36 games with 19 blocked shots.
at LIU (10/7): Tallied an assist in a 3-2 win. AIC (10/20): Registered the game-winning goal, his first goal as a Nittany Lion, in a 3-2 victory. UAA (10/27): Notched an assist in a 6-5 loss. Notre Dame (11/4): Tallied two assists in a 3-3 tie. at Michigan State (11/10): Recorded an assist in a shootout victory. at Michigan (11/17): Collected an assist in a 6-4 loss. Lindenwood (11/24-25): Registered assists in back-to-back nights in a series sweep. Minnesota (12/1): Added an assist on the lone goal in a 4-1 loss. Army (1/6): Tied his season-high of two assists in a 7-6 come-from-behind victory. Michigan State (1/13): Added an assist in a 7-3 loss. Ohio State (1/26): Registered an assist in a 4-3 win. Michigan (2/17): Notched an assist in a 4-2 win. at Ohio State (3/1): Scored a goal in a 5-2 victory.
BEFORE PENN STATE
Spent the past four years at Dartmouth College in the ECAC…Served as team captain as a senior in 2022-23…Appeared in 93 games scoring 13 goals while adding 53 assists for 66 points…Averaged 20+ points each season in Hanover (Dartmouth did not compete in 2020-21 as the IVY League canceled all athletic events due to the COVID-19 pandemic)…Is is a two-time second team All-IVY selection (2019-20, 2022-23) and was a third team All-ECAC honoree following the 2022-23 season…Played for the Jersey Hitmen of the NCDC from 2017-19…Played with the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite from 2012-17.
PERSONAL
Son of Mary Lee and James Palocsik…Has an older brother, Trevor, and a younger brother, Treyton…Has one older sister, Alex…His grandfather Bill MeGill is a 1966 graduate of Penn State…His older brother Trevor played club hockey at Kent State…Currently pursuing his graduate degree in Real Estate Analysis and Development.