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Top 2026 NHL draft prospect Gavin McKenna looking forward to his Penn State debut
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FILE - Canada forward Gavin McKenna celebrates his first goal during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship tournament action against Finland, Dec. 26, 2024, in Ottawa. - photo by Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP, File
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Gavin McKenna admits he didn’t watch a lot of college hockey growing up in Western Canada. But the projected 2026 NHL draft’s top prospect saw enough last season to know he wanted to play for Penn State. McKenna met with reporters Monday for the first time since shocking the hockey world in July by announcing his departure from the Western Hockey League to commit to Guy Gadowsky’s Nittany Lions.