Overview

• Penn State opens a two-game series at Arizona State with puck drops at 10 p.m. ET Friday and 8 p.m. ET Saturday at Mullett Arena, televised on NHL Network in the U.S. and streamed free worldwide on the NHL’s YouTube channel.
• The broadcasts use the FOX 10 Phoenix game feed with NHL Network studio coverage, with additional streaming available on NCHC.tv.
• Penn State enters with its highest preseason mark at No. 5 in the USCHO poll and No. 2 in the Big Ten preseason poll, while Arizona State is ranked No. 14.
• McKenna, 17, is widely projected as the 2026 No. 1 NHL pick after a 129-point WHL season and CHL/WHL player of the year honors with Medicine Hat.
• An NCAA vote last November made CHL players eligible for Division I, enabling McKenna’s move that coaches and analysts frame as a milestone for college hockey; he cited a gut feeling about Penn State and drew praise from coach Guy Gadowsky for elite speed and on-ice vision.