Pennsylvania State University
Public university in State College
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| 2023 | Aiden Fink was named to the Big Ten All-Rookie Team for the 2023-24 season. |
| 2019 | Evan Barratt was selected for the First Team All-Big Ten. |
| 2019 | Alex Limoges was named NCAA Scoring Champion, highlighting his outstanding offensive performance for the Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey team. |
| 2019 | Cole Hults (D) and Nate Sucese (F) were named AHCA Second Team All-Americans for the 2019–20 season, recognizing their exceptional individual performances. |
| 2018 | Trevor Hamilton was named Defensive Player of the Year and selected for the First Team All-Big Ten. |
| 2017 | In their first NCAA tournament game, Penn State set a team record by scoring 10 goals in a 10-3 victory, marking the most goals scored by a team in an NCAA tournament game since 1990. |
| 2017 | Penn State won their first Big Ten Tournament championship, defeating Wisconsin. Freshman goaltender Peyton Jones was named Most Outstanding Player, and four Nittany Lions made the All-Tournament Team. |
| 2017 | Vince Pedrie was selected for the First Team All-Big Ten. |
| October 6 2017 | Inaugural season playing in the newly constructed Pegula Ice Arena, their home facility. |
| 2016 | Eamon McAdam and Vince Pedrie were selected for the Second Team All-Big Ten. |
| 2016 | Peyton Jones was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. |
| 2016 | Peyton Jones and Kris Myllari were named to the Big Ten All-Rookie Team for the 2016-17 season, along with Denis Smirnov. |
| January 30 2016 | The Roar Zone organized a bus trip to watch Penn State play at Madison Square Garden for the first time. |
| 2015 | The Roar Zone became an official Penn State University club in early 2015. |
| 2015 | Vince Pedrie was named to the Big Ten All-Rookie Team for the 2015-16 season. |
| 2015 | Guy Gadowsky was named Coach of the Year. |
| 2015 | P. J. Musico received the Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award, recognizing his contributions to the Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey team. |
| 2015 | Casey Bailey was selected for the First Team All-Big Ten. |
| March 26 2015 | Casey Bailey became the first Penn State player to debut in the National Hockey League, playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers. |
| February 13 2015 | Penn State achieved an overtime win at the Munn Ice Arena, with the Roar Zone organizing a bus trip to support the team. |
| 2014 | Scott Conway was named to the Big Ten All-Rookie Team for the 2014-15 season. |
| 2013 | The team began competing at the NCAA Division I level in the inaugural season after their transition from club hockey. |
| 2013 | Moved into the newly constructed Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, Pennsylvania, providing a dedicated home facility for the program. |
| October 2013 | Joined the Big Ten Conference, expanding the team's competitive opportunities at the Division I level. |
| 2012 | The team played their final non-NCAA game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia during the 2012 NHL Winter Classic events, losing 6-3 to NCAA Division III Neumann in front of 6,800 spectators. |
| 2012 | Concludes their long-running non-varsity period, marking the end of 45 seasons of non-varsity competition. |
| 2012 | In their final ACHA season, the Icers finished with an overall record of 29-5, ranked first in ACHA, and competed in the 2012 ACHA DI National tournament as the number one seed. |
| October 2012 | Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey transitioned from a club sport (ACHA Division I) to an NCAA Division I program, marking a significant milestone in the team's competitive history. |
| April 2012 | The program was upgraded to NCAA Division I status, marking a significant transition in the team's competitive level. |
| 2011 | Guy Gadowsky became head coach, achieving an exceptional season record of 29-4-1 in the 2011-2012 season. |
| April 25 2011 | Penn State appointed Guy Gadowsky as the program's first NCAA Division I men's hockey coach, transitioning from his previous roles at Princeton Tigers (2004-2011) and Alaska Nanooks (1999-2004). |
| September 17 2010 | Penn State officially announced the ice hockey program would move to NCAA Division I, with plans to compete as an independent team starting in the 2012-13 season. |
| August 2010 | Tom Anastos, CCHA commissioner, expressed interest in adding Penn State as the 12th member of the conference after Nebraska-Omaha's departure. |
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