Gavin McKenna’s jersey from Penn State hockey game at Beaver Stadium sells for $13K
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- McKenna’s Beaver Stadium jersey sold for $13,000, topping the auction.
- Portions of proceeds support State College Coyotes sled hockey and excellence fund.
- McKenna, projected 2026 No.1 NHL pick, scored a goal and two assists in the game.
Penn State auctioned off its game-worn men’s hockey uniforms from the first ever game at Beaver Stadium and, unsurprisingly, the most expensive one came from Gavin McKenna.
His jersey, which he wore during warmups and the first period, sold for $13,000 following the game, with portions of the proceeds from the auction going to the State College Coyotes sled hockey program and to the program’s excellence fund. McKenna’s jersey sold for over double the second-highest total — $5,500 for Aiden Fink’s jersey.
McKenna scored a goal and notched two assists in the 5-4 overtime loss to Michigan State in Beaver Stadium, and despite the loss, he and his teammates were still amazed by the atmosphere.
“The walkout, walking through those gates was pretty special,” McKenna said after the game. “Having football, all those teams, walking through them, fist-bumping them all, having the crowd — it was amazing.”
“There’s nothing like Beaver Stadium. I know that now,” teammate Dane Dowiak said after the game. “That was the coolest environment I will ever play in my life, no matter if I make the NHL or not, that was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen — ever witnessed. And I just couldn’t be prouder to be a Penn Stater and get that opportunity.”
McKenna’s jersey from the game isn’t the only one he’s had go up for auction recently. His game-worn Team Canada jersey from the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championships sold for $8,650.
McKenna is widely projected to be the first overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, and is playing what will likely be his lone college hockey season with the Nittany Lions.
He and Penn State will take on the Ohio State Buckeyes in Pegula Ice Arena Friday and Saturday in their penultimate home series of the season. Puck drop is set for 8:30 p.m. Friday and 8 p.m. Saturday.
