Although the coronavirus pandemic has presented countless changes to our day-to-day lives, one thing hasn’t changed: Penn State men’s hockey hurling…unique…GIFs of its players our way.

Every season, the team floods our timelines with new GIFs of both familiar stars and wide-eyed newcomers, typically following exciting plays or timely goals. However, they’re not the typical in-game clips you’d probably expect to see.

While they’ve stopped publishing the players’ bedroom eyes (not that we didn’t appreciate Max Sauvé’s smolder or Cole Hults’ kiss and wink,) we still get to see some, albeit awkward, GIFs of Nittany Lions every gameday.

MacEACHERNNNNNNNNN

TIE GAMEEEEEEEEE!!!#WeAre #HockeyValley pic.twitter.com/ytgDLgKnL8

— Penn State Men’s Hockey (@PennStateMHKY) January 16, 2021

No smoldering here. Instead, Connor MacEachern is opting to celebrate his goal by dancing like…someone from Brooklin, Ontario definitely would? It’s clear MacEachern definitely has moves, just not off the ice.

AARNEEEEEEEE

From Wall and Berger and Penn State leads 2-1 at 5:57 of the second period!!#WeAre #HockeyValley pic.twitter.com/5Eq5KvniSm

— Penn State Men’s Hockey (@PennStateMHKY) January 16, 2021

Well…it’s safe to say there’s nothing sexy about this Aarne Talvitie GIF. I almost prefer Nate Sucese’s exaggerated winking. The chest pat on its own isn’t too bad, but when combined with the pointing and pained facial expression, it makes for an interesting sight. I guess the stereotype about Finns being cold rings true in this case.

SARLOOOOOOOO

From Doherty and Limoges and Penn State leads 1-0 at 7:01 of the first period!!#WeAre #HockeyValley pic.twitter.com/2hDjx7eufe

— Penn State Men’s Hockey (@PennStateMHKY) January 15, 2021

Christian Sarlo is more Clark Kent than Superman (and not the Henry Cavill iteration) in this GIF. But, the true freshman easily is Superman on the ice, especially considering his outstanding performance against Michigan State on January 15.

WALLLLLL

On the wraparound at 2:55 of the second period and Penn State leads 2-1!!#WeAre #HockeyValley pic.twitter.com/rk34pnnKMm

— Penn State Men’s Hockey (@PennStateMHKY) January 9, 2021

Freshman forward Kevin Wall is not only tearing up the ice, but also the dance floor, apparently. His moves are significantly better than MacEachern’s.

I think Wall definitely has his groove down and looks like he’s having a good time (and I’d really like to know what song is being played to make him dance like that).

TIMMYYYYYYY

What a feed from Sarlo for this goal, this line is buzzing!! 3-1 Penn State at 7:11 of the second period!!#WeAre #HockeyValley pic.twitter.com/UEGgP238RC

— Penn State Men’s Hockey (@PennStateMHKY) January 9, 2021

This is like Talvitie’s but less threatening. While the chest hit is significantly more aggressive, Tim Doherty’s smile throughout and shoulder pop definitely make up for it.

DOWDDDDDDD

With a blast from the point and Penn State cuts the deficit to a single goal, 2-1 at 12:36 of the first period!!#WeAre #HockeyValley pic.twitter.com/Ak4thbrz9M

— Penn State Men’s Hockey (@PennStateMHKY) January 8, 2021

Do you think they play music in the background for the players to dance to while making these? Regardless of what the GIFs look like every year, they definitely increase our enjoyment of the game, and it seems (for the most part) the team has a fun time making them.

Keep up the fantastic work, social media manager! We appreciate you.