Top 2026 NHL Draft Prospect Gavin McKenna Looking Forward to His Penn State Debut

Top 2026 NHL draft prospect Gavin McKenna looking forward to his Penn State debut

Gavin McKenna, a top prospect for the 2026 NHL draft, made headlines in July by leaving the Western Hockey League to play for Penn State.

Top 2026 NHL draft prospect Gavin McKenna looks forward to Penn State debut

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Gavin McKenna admits he didn’t watch a lot of college hockey growing up in Western Canada.

‘A Different Animal.’ Freshman Phenom Gavin McKenna Turning Heads, Earning Respect at Penn State

There’s a quiet buzz of inevitability that surrounds Gavin McKenna as he glides across the ice at Pegula Ice Arena. Not the noise of arrogance, but something deeper and more assured. At 17 years old, McKenna hasn’t just arrived at Penn State as a freshman; he’s arrived as the consensus No. 1 prospect for the 2026 NHL Draft, a generational talent already being whispered about in terms reserved for the sport’s elite. For months, the expectations h…

Penn State notebook | Guy Gadowsky speaks about Gavin McKenna, continutiy in the program

Guy Gadowsky spoke to a packed Pegula Ice Arena media room Monday afternoon for his season-opening press conference. The crowd grew for comments about an offseason that saw several notable additions, centered on the expected No. 1 pick in the…