Penn State hadn't had a varsity hockey team since 1947. On Thursday, the Nittany Lions will play in the Frozen Four.

Battista coached Penn State's club hockey team for 19 years and was instrumental in building the Nittany Lions' Division I ...

There’s so many people that wanted this to happen for so long,” said Joe Battista, who coached Penn State’s club ice hockey ...

The Penn State hockey team will appear in its first-ever Frozen Four beginning tonight against Boston University (8:30 p.m., ...

Photo courtesy Penn State Athletics Joe Battista is considered the “Godfather” of ice hockey at Penn State University. The Penn State hockey team will appear in its first-ever Frozen Four ...