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Q&A with Joe Battista, the angler who landed Penn State ice hockey’s Moby Dick – Patriot-News
A must read Q&A by David Jones with Joe Battista of Penn State Hockey. JoeBa explains how he got to know benefactor Terry Pegula. He also talks about getting the text confirming the deal to make hockey a varsity sport [...]

Penn State to Add Men’s and Women’s Varsity Ice Hockey – Intercollegiate Athletics
PRESS RELEASE – Pegulas Commit Historic Gift To Penn State For New Arena And Hockey Program – Intercollegiate Athletics
Press Conference Transcript – Intercollegiate Athletics
Friday was a great day for Penn State and hockey. Alumnus Terry Pegula (‘73 B.S. petroleum and natural gas engineering) [...]

Penn State ‘close’ to adding arena, Division I hockey – Altoona Mirror
BIG NEWS broke while I was out last week — Penn State is apparently very serious about adding men’s and women’s hockey. The reason — Terry Pegula, an alumnus who just sold natural gas concern Eastern Resources to Royal Dutch Shell for $4.7 billion, [...]

Hey, Students! On Nov. 7 Attendance Is Mandatory…And I Will Be Taking Attendance – statecollege.comThe “best student section” in the nation is getting called out by Joe Battista Executive Director, Nittany Lion Club and former Icers coach. The students aren’t showing up for kickoff or even filling their section. Preach it JoeBa, preach it!

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Erica, me and Joe Battista at the Metro Washington Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association 25th Anniversary party last month. The former Icers coach was gracious enough to come down to the party. We really enjoyed speaking with him, specifically reminiscing about the Icers 2002 ACHA championship when I dressed as [...]

Battista goes from coach to salesman – CDTWhoa! Kind of shocking news out of the Greenberg Ice Pavilion, Joe Battista is stepping down as coach of the Penn State hockey team. He is staying with the university though, taking over the Nittany Lion club from the retiring Kay Kustanbauter.
I am glad that JoeBa is staying [...]