This season the team is experiencing a series of high-end ‘firsts’ as a Division 1 contender. As the Lions moved into the top-10 and up the rankings in each of the voter polls and the PairWise Rankings, each spot above 14 became a new all-time high for the program, which reached a peak of 14 last season. The current 11-game win streak, and 13-game unbeaten streak, are also program records.
Captain David Goodwin and Penn State football kicker Tyler Davis have shared a unique bond since Goodwin tweeted a screenshot of a conversation the two student-athletes had before their games on Oct. 22.
David Goodwin has always been a pass-first type of a player.
So it was only fitting that his 100th career point came off a beautiful array of tic-tac-toe passing, prompted by a cross-ice feed from the senior captain.
“It’s a little bit different this year because in the past I was the one that was looked upon to be the playmaker on the line,” Goodwin said. “Not that there can’t be two playmakers, but I’ve found myself in situations where he’s making plays for me, and I’m like ‘oh my gosh, I have to learn how to score now,’” Goodwin joked. “It’s different now.”
As if you weren’t already, you should keep an eye on Penn State hockey’s captain David Goodwin and defenseman Vince Pedrie — the pair was just named to the Big Ten’s preseason watch list.
It turns out his players agreed, as the team voted in senior forward David Goodwin as Penn State men’s hockey’s fourth captain in program history. Fellow senior forward Ricky DeRosa and junior James Robinson were named alternates. The decisions were announced via the team’s Snapchat story.
Nittany Lions junior forward David Goodwin hails from Des Peres, Missouri, stands at 5-foot-10 and weighs 190 pounds. He leads his team in points and assists, but he and his coach will not primarily cite skill as the reason to Goodwin’s success.
Penn State men’s hockey junior forward David Goodwin (Des Peres, Mo.) was named Big Ten’s Third Star of the Week on Wednesday morning by the conference office.
Junior forward David Goodwin had an assist to break Casey Bailey’s 80 record points over his career. Bailey had 27 points in his debut season then took a step back when his team joined the Big Ten, adding 13 to his total.
David Goodwin, barring unforeseen catastrophe, will be the leading scorer in Penn State hockey history by the end of the season.
