Gavin McKenna's freshman season has come to an end.
McKenna and Penn State were eliminated from the NCAA tournament with a 3-1 loss to Minnesota Duluth on Friday.
Penn State opened the scoring in the game on a goal from Shea Van Olm but Max Plante (Detroit Red Wings) tied the score 1-1 before the first intermission.
It remained tied until late in the third until Hunter Anderson put Minnesota Duluth ahead with just over five minutes to play. Ty Hanson sealed the win with an empty-net goal.
McKenna, 18, is one of the top prospects for this summer's NHL Draft. He had 51 points in 34 games this season and is one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey's best player.
No. 1 Michigan 5, Bentley 1
T.J. Hughes had three points to lead the top-seed Michigan to an easy win over Bentley. The Wolverines will face Minnesota Duluth in the regional final on Sunday.
Hughes, a senior, opened the scoring halfway through the first period and added two assists. Ben Robertson, Nick Moldenhauer (Toronto Maple Leafs), Kason Muscutt and Garrett Schifsky also scored for Michigan.
Jack Ivankovic (Nashville Predators) made 24 saves in the win and nearly recorded a shutout, with Bentley's David Helledy scoring in the final minute of the game.
Michael Hage, the Montreal Canadiens' first-rounder who finished the season second on the Wolverines in scoring, did not play for Michigan due to an injury.
No. 4 Western Michigan 3, Minnesota State 1
Western Michigan moved one step closer to defending its NCAA title with a 3-1 win over Minnesota State on Friday.
After a scoreless first period, Zaccharya Wisdom (Seattle Kraken) and Zach Bookman scored second-period goals for Western Michigan.
Alex Zetterberg cut the lead to win in the first minute of the third, but Owen Michaels iced the win for Western Michigan with an empty-net goal.
Denver 5, Cornell 0
Denver cruised past Cornell on home ice to reach the regional final against Western Michigan.
Jake Fisher (Colorado Avalanche) and Kieran Cebrian opened the scoring for Denver with first-period goals. Sam Harris (Montreal Canadiens) added to that lead in the second period before Clarke Caswell (Seattle Kraken) and Rieger Lorenz (Minnesota Wild) rounded out the scoring in the third.
Johnny Hicks made 24 saves for the shutout. Alexis Cournoyer (Canadiens) made 25 saves for Cornell.
