This is the first of a series of regular Hockeybuzz updates about No. 1 NHL prospect Gavin McKenna’s freshman season in the Big Ten:
Oct. 29, 2025
Offense: Three goals, seven assists, 10 points in eight games. Shots on Goal: 30
Plus-Minus: Minus-2.
Game-Winning Goals: 1, his first college goal, Oct. 4, vs. Arizona State, was a GWG.
Most Recent Game: One goal, one assist, two points Saturday (Oct. 26) home vs. Stonehill
Next Games: Big Ten competition starts with games Thursday, Oct. 30, Friday, Oct. 31 at Ohio State, Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio.
Just the Facts: Ranks fourth on the team in points behind Charlie Cerrato (17, Carolina’s 2025 second round pick ) and JJ Wiebusch (15) and Matt DiMarsico (13 points).
Penn State Ranking: No. 4 (two first place votes) in USA Hockey Poll.
Postscript. On Monday of this week, McKenna (Whitehorse, Yukon) was named Big Ten Third Star of the Week for delivering a pair of two-point games in a two-game sweep over Stonehill