Rosemont, Illinois – 1st year forward Aiden Fink (Calgary, Alberta) was unanimously selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman team and earned All-Big Ten honorable mention honors, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.
Fink is the first Nittany Lion to earn All-Freshman Team honors since the 2016-17 season, when Peyton Jones '20, Denis Smirnov '20 and Chris Mirali '20 were each honored. This was the first unanimous selection in state university history. Jones and Smirnov also earned All-Big Ten honorable mention honors in 2016-2017.
Fink was named Big Ten Star of the Week three times this season, was named HCA National Rookie of the Month in November and is a 2024 Hobey Baker Award nominee. He was also named the Tim Taylor Rookie of the Year. list.
The Calgary, Alberta native finished his rookie season with Hockey Valley with a team-high 15 goals and 19 assists, three multi-goal games and nine multi-point games, and a team-high 34 points in 34 games.
Fink's 34 points led all conference freshmen, and his 15 points were second-most among Big Ten freshmen.
Fink set Penn State's single-season power play record eight times this season, second most in the Big Ten. He is also one of only three Nittany Lions in history to reach the 30-point mark as a freshman, joining Nittany Lions Denis Smirnov 2020 and Nate Sucess 2020. His 34 points rank third on the Penn State freshman scoring list, his 15 goals rank alone fifth all-time among Penn State recruits, and his 19 assists are tied for second.
junior defenseman Simon Mack (Brockville, Ont.) has been named Penn State's 2023-24 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient.
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