Overview
- McKenna announced on ESPN his decision to leave the Medicine Hat Tigers and play NCAA hockey at Penn State next season.
- The 17-year-old winger’s recruitment included an “extremely generous six-figure” name, image and likeness agreement, believed to be the largest in college hockey.
- This fall will be the first NCAA season open to CHL players after the Division I Council approved eligibility changes last November.
- McKenna finished with 129 points in 56 WHL games, earned WHL and CHL player of the year honors, and set a 54-game point streak.
- His commitment underscores a growing trend of top CHL prospects—such as Cayden Lindstrom and Jackson Smith—opting for the NCAA pathway.