It's almost here! Get ready for Penn State hockey

The Penn State men's hockey team makes its highly anticipated debut Friday night. Before the Nittany Lions take on American International, let's catch you up on some of the latest happenings around the program. First and foremost, there's this photo gallery of the construction at Pegula Ice Arena, the team's home starting next winter. Click on that link and get lost. You won't regret it.

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What about uniforms? The Nittany Lions unveiled those last month. This is what they will look like. Simple and classic, just about what one expects from Penn State uniforms.

BTN.com web editor Brent Yarina covers football and men's basketball for BTN.com. He writes the popular uniform feature "Clothes Call," which also focuses on the latest cosmetic changes across Big Ten arenas and stadiums. Read all of his work here. You can subscribe to Yarina's RSS feed and follow him on Twitter @BTNBrentYarina.