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

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

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

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 ...

The Penn State hockey team will appear in its first-ever Frozen Four beginning tonight against Boston University (8:30 p.m., ESPN2), and Joe Battista will be playing in a national softball tournament ...

Joe and Heidi were sitting down to dinner as their phone rang. It was Pegula, a Penn State alumnus who owned a gas-drilling company, and he wanted to talk hockey at his alma mater. Pegula and wife ...

Joe Battista expected a short and uneventful conversation when he dined with Terry Pegula. It was November of 2005 and inside Kelly’s Steak and Seafood, the restaurant minutes from Penn State ...