Gavin McKenna, Penn State's 17-year-old ice hockey star, already is drawing comparisons to Wayne Gretzky and Sidney Crosby.

Chase Fisher is a student at Penn State University who has covered men's hockey and baseball for The Daily Collegian. He is covering football for Penn State on SI. Follow him on X @chase_fisher4.

It wasn’t until Gavin McKenna, the consensus projected No. 1 NHL Draft pick in 2026, finished his most recent Canadian Hockey League season that Penn State realized it had a chance. McKenna scored 41 ...

After their Frozen Four run, the Penn State Nittany Lions are competing for some of the game's top talent, including Gavin McKenna, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.

Penn State hockey reportedly on verge of landing NHL draft mega-prospect Gavin McKenna Gavin McKenna, the 17-year-old who is projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, is reportedly ...

Hockey phenom Gavin McKenna set to commit to Penn State, aiming to make an immediate impact before pursuing the 2026 NHL Draft as the likely No. 1 pick.

Gavin McKenna, projected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, may join Penn State hockey. The 17-year-old phenom is weighing his NCAA options.

Penn State generated one of the great stories in NCAA men's hockey last season, rising from the bottom of the Big Ten standings to make the first Frozen Four in program history.

Gavin McKenna, projected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, may join Penn State hockey. The 17-year-old phenom is weighing his NCAA options.