Penn State totaled four 2017 NHL Entry Draft picks, second to only Boston University for the most picks from any program.
Penn State hockey made a real splash in the NHL Entry Draft, and here's how they will fit into their future teams.
The Los Angeles Kings took Cole Hults No. 134 overall, while Denis Smirnov was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche with the No. 156 pick, and Aarne Talvitie went off the board moments later at No. 160 to the New Jersey Devils.
Barratt, a center from Morrisville, Pa., is the first Penn State prospect to be taken in this year's NHL entry draft and the seventh in program history.
The NHL held a press conference prior to its annual entry draft Friday night detailing plans to look into more new Division I hockey programs like Penn State.
Several Penn State coaches and student-athletes from seven Big Ten Champion and one NCAA champion Nittany Lion teams traveled to Harrisburg Monday where state officials honored them at the Pennsylvania State Capitol for their accomplishments last season.