After one season at Penn State, Gavin McKenna is returning to Canada before likely going first overall in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. McKenna, who led the Nittany Lions in scoring as a freshman, will play for Canada at the IHHF World Championships in May. McKenna, from Whitehorse, Alberta, is the first Penn State player to compete in the World Championships. He will do so folllowing a revelatory season at Penn State, which he helped reach the NCAA Men's Hockey Tournament. McKenna set nine Penn State records last season to earn the program's MVP award. He became only the third Penn State player to score 50 points in a season, setting the freshman single-season mark with 51. McKenna also set a freshman record with 36 assists and finished second among first-year players in goals (15). McKenna finished third in the Big Ten, and tied for fifth nationally, in points. He also led the Big Ten with a Penn State-record 1.46 points-per-game scoring average, which ranked second nationally.…