Penn State announced the addition of the consensus No. 1 prospect for the 2026 NHL Draft with a press release on Thursday. Accompanying the release were the first public statements from head coach Guy Gadowsky and athletic director Pat Kraft.

In what may be a first and is certainly a sign of the times in college athletics, Penn State officially announced the signing of prized hockey prospect Gavin McKenna with a statement from both head coach Guy Gadowsky and athletic director Pat Kraft.

Penn State hockey dropped a massive hype video of Gavin McKenna after he committed to play college hockey in State College.

While the Medicine Hat Tigers superstar's time in the Western Hockey League may have been short lived, there is no denying it was a dominant run. Below, we will recap McKenna's WHL stint, and what it means for players going forward.

Michigan State hockey was on the verge of being the center of the college hockey world when Gavin McKenna, the projected No. 1 overall pick in next year's NHL D