Penn State is on the rise after getting McKenna and Jackson Smith.

Penn State coach Guy Gadowsky had high praise for McKenna when talking to reporters.

“I think one of the things that makes him so special is that he is so creative,” Gadowsky said, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. “His mind is just very different. And there’s no way that I, or anybody else on our staff, thinks like Gavin does. He is a very, very special athlete who thinks very differently. And, I’m going to enjoy watching him. By no means am I ever going to talk to him about how his mind creates. That’s him, and it’s going to be really fun to watch.”

The Nittany Lions advanced to their first Frozen Four this year. Will they go one step further next year?