Arsenii Sergeev wears many hats around Pegula Ice Arena. Monday, the goaltender dropped the puck for teammates in practice to kick off a drill as a pseudo-referee, taking a rest on the bench afterward.

Guy Gadowsky still thinks about those first days in 2011. He remembers sitting in his office, reading stories. They were about his Penn State hockey program, which had just made the jump to the Division I level after six decades as a club sport.