Hockey at Beaver Stadium? It’s possible.

Penn State officials are actively considering booking Big Ten or even NHL hockey at one of the country’s largest stadiums, according to a  WJAC-TV report. With hockey fever building in Happy Valley as the $88 million Pegula Ice Arena is constructed, this would be a logical move, but also one that has been discussed for years.

Michigan Stadium has famously broken hockey attendance records and will serve as a NHL Winter Classic venue in 2014, certainly something that Penn State’s athletic department has taken notice of.

In a news segment, Associate Athletic Director Joe Battista suggested Notre Dame, Boston College and Michigan as possible opponents for the Nittany Lions, but did not specify a particular date. He also expressed optimism at seeing the Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers and/or Buffalo Sabres facing off.

At a Coaches vs. Cancer golf outing last week, head football coach Bill O’Brien said  that he has told Athletic Director David Joyner he “would be all for” a puck drop on his team’s turf.

“I feel very strongly about our basketball programs and our hockey programs,” O’Brien said. “To play a hockey game in Beaver Stadium in January or late December obviously would be great for this area.”

Battista noted that he’d like to see a hockey game in early December, before winter weather restricts parking in grassy areas and right after football season ends.

So, what do you think? Could 100,000+ fans pack the stadium during a cold Pennsylvania winter?