Guy Gadowsky

Biography

Overall Record: 425-412-71 // Penn State Record: 252-214-34 MEET COACH GADOWSKY Guy Gadowsky guides the Nittany Lions in his 27th collegiate season at the helm of an NCAA Division I program and his 15th at Penn State in 2026-27. Gadowsky’s 425 victories entering the 2026-27 season rank 27th all-time and are sixth among active coaches. AT PENN STATE This past season, Gadowsky guided Penn State to its fifth NCAA Tournament, third in the past four years and second-straight, following the program’s seventh 20+-win season finishing the year 21-14-2. Penn State finished conference play tying program records with 12 wins and 41 points while finishing third, its best conference finish since winning the regular-season title in 2019-20. Gadowsky secured program win No. 250 in record-breaking fashion as the Nittany Lions defeated Ohio State 11-4 at Pegula Ice Arena on February 20 marking the most goals scored in a Big Ten game all-time and tying the overall program record for goals in a game. In that game Gavin McKenna set program records with eight points and seven assists marking the most points and assists from a single player in single game in league history. McKenna, the highest rated recruit in Penn State and college hockey history, was drafted No. 1 overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2026 NHL Draft after finishing the year fifth in the nation with 51 points, a Penn State freshman record and the second-most in a single-season all-time. McKenna became the first-ever Nittany