Penn State’s miraculous run to the program’s first-ever Frozen Four last season wasn’t enough for Guy Gadowsky and the athletic department, apparently.

The staff went out and reeled in perhaps the most sought-after NCAA hockey recruit in the sport’s history in former Western Hockey League superstar Gavin McKenna, who is widely projected to be the No. 1 overall pick in next year’s NHL Draft.

A change in NCAA rules this year allowed Penn State to court McKenna and other top Canadian talent. That’s why the Nittany Lions also went after and acquired other top talents like the program’s first-ever first-round draft pick, Jackson Smith.

Behind McKenna and Smith, and a returning core of key returners from last year’s run, Penn State sits among the nation’s favorites to win a national title.

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