Re: 2018-19 Penn State Nittany Lions
No news out of Penn State lately, but the first game of the season is 18 days away (September 22, 1:00 PM, against Ryerson University).
I'll be anxious to see the newcomers:
Jessica Adolfson (Linkoping, Sweden) is a defenseman on the Swedish national team, after playing on the U-18 team, and also has IIHF experience. That should transition well to the NCAA, and this looks like a good grab for Jeff Kampersal.
Loli Fidler (Edina, MN) looks like pure gold any way you look at her stats. Back-to-back state champ, MVP of 2017 state tournament, all kinds of points in every season she's played. All-conference, all-state, all-tournament, Minnesota Ms. Hockey semifinalist, etc. She's going to be fun to watch.
Rene Gangarosa (Rochester, NY) is insane - multiple letterwinner in hockey, lacrosse, tennis, and a junior national champion in judo. I don't think she sleeps. Her stats as a defenseman are impressive, with a ton of points every year, and she's a three-time invitee to the USA Hockey Development Camp. She's going to be a good one.
Amy Dobson (Hamilton, Ontario) has a lot of PWHL experience, as well as other Canadian league play that I don't really know anything about. Multiple tournament appearances with gold and silver at league, provincial, and national tournaments, and played on Team Ontario in the national tournament and won a silver medal with them.
Anna Promersberger (Fargo, ND) won three state titles with Shattuck St. Mary's, is a three-time attendee at the USA Hockey National Camp, won a North Dakota state championship, and garnered other conference and state accolades. She looks like a good one to pair with the likes of sophomore Natalie Heising and/or junior Brooke Madsen.
Izzy Heminger (Dublin, OH) played four years with the Ohio AAA Blue Jackets, and her official Penn State bio doesn't mention it but she also played at NAHA. Her official bio is pretty sparse, so there's not much to go on as far as anticipation, so I'll be curious to see her game in NCAA D-1.
Jenna Brenneman (Eagan, MN) is the junior goalie transfer from Clarkson, but has very limited NCAA play (three games in two seasons), so it will be fun to see her now that she will finally get serious ice time. Her pre-college bio looks good: Minnesota High School Goalie of the Year, two-time all-state all-star, three-time conference all-star, and two-time attendee at the USA Hockey Development Camp. Her experience winning back-to-back NCAA championships will be a good thing for Penn State on and off the ice.