Gavin McKenna, the surefire No. 1 pick in next June’s NHL Draft, will play college hockey for Penn State next season, according to reports.

McKenna, who had 41 goals and 129 points in 56 games as a 17-year-old with Medicine Hat of the Western Hockey League last season, reportedly was down to a final two of Penn State and Michigan State. He had a record 54-game scoring streak near the end of last season and was the third-youngest player ever named player of the year in Canadian major junior hockey, trailing only Sidney Crosby and John Tavares.

The news was first reported by Elite Prospects, citing multiple anonymous sources, and was confirmed by the Centre Daily Times.

McKenna is the highest-profile recruit to ever choose Penn State, a program on the rise. The Nittany Lions went 22-14-4 last season and reached the Frozen Four for the first time in school history. The team ended the season ranked No. 5 in the country.

McKenna’s recruiting class will also include a first-rounder from this year’s NHL Draft: 6-foot-4 defenseman Jackson Smith, who went 14th overall to Columbus.

Last November, the NCAA changed its rules to allow Canadian major junior players to be eligible to compete in college hockey.

The Penn State men’s ice hockey team is on the verge of a seismic shift in both the program’s history and the college hockey landscape as a whole. And after a run to the Frozen Four last season, the Nittany Lions might be able to keep their sights set even higher this winter.

Gavin McKenna, the 17-year-old mega-prospect who is projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, has committed to Penn State, according to a report Monday from Cam Robinson, the director of film scouting at Elite Prospects. An official announcement will come later this week, Robinson reported.

Penn State beat out Michigan State for McKenna’s reported commitment.

McKenna, a forward, spent the 2024-25 season playing for the Medicine Hat Tigers in the Western Hockey League. He ranked second in the WHL in points (129), fifth in goals (41) and first in assists (88) in 56 games. He also ranked fifth in power play assists (28), tied for third in shorthanded goals (4) and insurance goals (8) and first in plus/minus (plus-60). He had a 54-game point streak that began in the regular season and lasted through the playoffs.

The WHL is part of the Canadian Hockey League, which is the highest level of junior hockey in Canada.

McKenna was named the CHL David Branch Player of the Year. He’s the third-youngest player ever to capture the honor behind only NHL superstar Sidney Crosby and six-time All-Star John Tavares, both of whom won the award as 16-year-olds.

Earlier Monday, McKenna, who hails from Whitehorse, Yukon, was projected as the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft in a mock draft from The Athletic.

“He’s an electric forward with truly elite skill and offensive sense,” The Athletic’s Corey Pronman wrote. “He’s one of the most creative and skilled players I’ve seen in recent years. That McKenna is also a high-end skater who can make his difficult plays at quick tempos gives a lot of confidence about how his game could fare in the NHL. If teams were going to pick him apart, it would be that he’s an average-sized winger who doesn’t have a super high motor, but his talent and scoring are so good that it’s nitpicking.”

A member of the NHL Central Scouting Bureau referred to McKenna as a “generational” prospect in an NHL.com story.

“We don’t use the term ‘five-tool player’ in hockey as much as you hear it used in other sports, but McKenna’s one of those guys. He’s got it,” Central Scouting associate director David Gregory told NHL.com Senior Draft Writer Mike G. Morreale.

McKenna would join Penn State after an historic season in which the Nittany Lions made their first Frozen Four appearance following a furious run through the back half of their schedule. Penn State finished 22-14-4 overall. The Nittany Lions are entering their 15th season under coach Guy Gadowsky, who has led the program since it became a varsity sport in 2011.

Penn State has made other notable additions this offseason in defenseman Jackson Smith and forward Pierce Mbuyi, along with center Luke Misa. Smith became the first Penn State player ever selected in the first round of the NHL draft last month when the Columbus Blue Jackets selected him with the No. 14 overall pick. Mbuyi is projected to go No. 27 overall in the same mock draft from The Athletic that had McKenna at No. 1. Misa tied for 17th in the Ontario Hockey League in points with 85 for the Brampton Steelheads.

Forward Aiden Fink, Penn State’s leading scorer and a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, is slated to return, along with other core pieces from the Nittany Lions squad that fell to Boston University in the national semifinals this spring.

After years of building toward a Frozen Four run and a place in the national hockey landscape, Penn State appears to be capitalizing on its opportunity to add high-level talent to the program.

Daniel Gallen covers Penn State for Lions247 and 247Sports. He can be reached at daniel.gallen@cbsinteractive.com. Follow Daniel on X at @danieljtgallen, Instagram at @bydanieljtgallen and Bluesky at @danieljtgallen.bsky.social.

BOYS LACROSSE

Kevin Abair (Lincoln-Sudbury)

Luke Allen (BC High)

Ted Budreski (Winchester)

Luis Miguel Calvo (Acton-Boxboro)

Charlie Carroll (Marshfield)

Jack Cooper (Andover)

Will Crawford (St. John’s Prep)

Ryan DeLucia (St. John’s Prep)

Ben Diemer (Reading)

Nick Emsing (BC High)

Rex Friedholm (Lincoln-Sudbury)

Cole Hogencamp (Mansfield)

Nolan Jennings (Burlington)

Declan Kelley (Hingham)

Ben Lusby (Medfield)

Brayden Mattera (Walpole)

Camden McKenna (Hingham)

John Olenik (Medfield)

Brendan Peno (Nauset)

Adam Priest (Billerica)

Oliver Rice (Norwell)

Willy Robinson (Scituate)

John Rovegno (Duxbury)

Nico Smith (Mansfield)

Travis Smith (Falmouth)

Braeden Sutton (Medfield)

Kameron Tremblay (Billerica)

Jack Weissenburger (St. John’s Prep)

ALL-SCHOLASTICS

KEVIN ABAIR

LINCOLN-SUDBURY

The junior LSM and defenseman was named a USA Lacrosse All-American after collecting 76 ground balls. He also had 35 caused turnovers and netted a pair of goals as Lincoln-Sudbury reached the Div. 1 semifinal. The future commit to the U.S. Naval Academy also stars for the Warriors in football, having been named the Dual County’s League’s Defensive MVP and to the Div. 1 All-State roster.

LUKE ALLEN

BC HIGH

The senior attackman racked up 95 points for BC High in its run to another Div. 1 final, finishing as one of the school’s leading scorers. A Catholic Conference All-Star, the Union-bound Allen was an All-American who also served as a member of the Eagles’ indoor track program. He enjoys drawing as a hobby.

TED BUDRESKI

WINCHESTER

The US All-American scored 50 goals and dished out 22 assists and was named to the Middlesex League All-Conference team for a third time. The junior attackman has 168 career points. Budreski boasts a 3.8 GPA and is a Middlesex League All-Star in football. He has verbally committed to continue his lacrosse career at Georgetown.

LUIS MIGUEL CALVO

ACTON-BOXBORO

The senior registered 238 faceoff victories (a 75% winning rate), and corralled 151 ground balls while adding three goals. He was named an All-American as well as the Dual County League Most Valuable Player. A member of the National Honor Society, Calvo committed to UMass, where he will major in finance.

CHARLIE CARROLL

MARSHFIELD

After netting 92 points (55 goals, 37 assists) this year, Carroll was a USA Lacrosse All-American for a second time. The two-time Herald All-Scholastic caused 28 turnovers and corraled 73 ground balls. Carroll closes his career at Marshfield with 296 points overall (147 goals, 149 assists) in 81 total games and was a three-time Patriot League All-Star. Committed to the University of Vermont for lacrosse, Carroll was also a Patriot League All-Star in football.

JACK COOPER

ANDOVER

In his senior season, he sniped 42 goals and handed out 38 assists, while hauling in 55 ground balls and 15 caused turnovers. The All-American midfielder closes his journey with 200 career points and was a two-time Merrimack Valley Conference First Team member. Cooper tied the school record for most goals in a single game with seven. An honor roll student and a recipient of the Charles A. Gregory Award, Cooper will study business management at Stony Brook.

WILL CRAWFORD

ST. JOHN’S PREP

St. John’s Prep won a fifth-straight Div. 1 championship this past spring, and it was the junior’s third state title as a member of the Eagles. He was an All-American at season’s end. The honor roll student has verbally committed to Providence College.

RYAN DELUCIA

ST. JOHN’S PREP

The defenseman was named a USA All-American, a Catholic Conference All-Star and a member of the Catholic Conference All-Conference squad. DeLucia was also a hockey star for the Eagles, finishing as a Catholic Conference All-Star in that sport.

BEN DIEMER

READING

The senior defensemen led Reading to the Div. 2 championship game with his suffocating play. He was selected as a USA Lacrosse All-American for a second time, concluding his career with 126 caused turnovers and 185 ground balls. Diemer plays club lacrosse with the New England Twisters, and has been a star with Reading’s football program. He will play college lacrosse at Siena College.

NICK EMSING

BC HIGH

The Trinity commit scored 85 goals and added 33 assists for 118 points, giving him 232 points for his career. Emsing came up big in the Div. 1 championship bout against St. John’s Prep, scoring the tying goal in the final minute to force overtime.

REX FRIEDHOLM

LINCOLN-SUDBURY

The junior midfielder and attackman had 45 goals, and he was named a USA Lacrosse All-American. Also a hockey standout (and an All-Merrimack Valley Conference selection), Friedhom boasts a 3.94 GPA. He plays club with the Boston Kings Lacrosse and has verbally committed to Harvard.

COLE HOGENCAMP

MANSFIELD

The USA All-American racked up 138 points, sniping 84 goals and adding 54 assists in leading the Hornets to the Div. 2 semifinals. A two-time Hockomock League All-Star, the sophomore already has 249 career points (159 goals, 90 assists). He plays club with Laxachusetts, and is a member of the football program.

NOLAN JENNINGS

BURLINGTON

The senior midfielder was Middlesex League (Freedom Division) MVP for a second straight season. He finished with 37 goals to go with 47 assists, and was selected as an Eastern Mass. USA Lacrosse All-American. Jennings is Burlington’s all-time leading scorer with 237 points overall (167 goals, 70 assists). The honor roll student will attend Bentley University.

DECLAN KELLEY

HINGHAM

The senior defenseman was named an All-American and is an honor roll student and a member of the student council. A member of Hingham’s indoor track and field team, he was a Patriot League All-Star in the hurdles, the high jump and the long jump. He will play lacrosse and study economics at Denison University.

BEN LUSBY

MEDFIELD

The Tri-Valley League All-Star and Skidmore College commit closed his career with 66 points overall (44 goals, 22 assists) as a long stick midfielder. He was a key component in his team’s run to a state title in 2024. Lusby was also a member of the golf and hockey programs.

BRAYDEN MATTERA

WALPOLE

Mattera bounced between roles as an attackman and midfielder as the Timberwolves blazed to a 17-4 record. The senior was a standout with Walpole’s football squad, and plays club with Laxachusetts. Mattera has committed to Merrimack College.

CAMDEN MCKENNA

HINGHAM

Only a junior, McKenna had 63 goals while dishing out 23 assists as the Harbormen reached the Div. 2 Elite Eight. So far, McKenna has 161 career points (123 goals, 38 assists).

JOHN OLENIK

MEDFIELD

A two-time Boston Herald All-Scholastic, the senior faceoff/midfielder earned MVP honors in the Tri-Valley League. The All-American scored nine goals and added eight assists while registering an impressive 80-percent faceoff winning percentage. He will continue his lacrosse career at Syracuse University.

BRENDAN PENO

NAUSET

The long stick junior midfielder did it all, scoring 12 goals to go with 33 assists, while corralling 112 ground balls and 62 caused turnovers. He was a Cape and Islands League All-Star for the third time. Peno also owns the Nauset school records for career passing yards and touchdowns in football.

ADAM PRIEST

BILLERICA

The senior captain was named to the Merrimack Valley Conference’s First Team, and selected as a USA Lacrosse All-American. Priest also enjoyed a stellar hockey career at Billerica, and was a member of the school’s golf program. He will study business management and play lacrosse at Endicott.

OLIVER RICE

NORWELL

Rice closed his career as Norwell’s all-time leading scorer (267 points). The senior attackman was named a USA Lacrosse All-American after powering the Clippers to a Div. 4 state championship, the third state crown for Norwell in four seasons (two at Div. 3). A member of the National Music Honor Society, Rice will attend Skidmore.

WILLY ROBINSON

SCITUATE

Robinson registered 80 goals and dished out 27 assists in leading Scituate to a Div. 3 title. He’s the school’s all-time leading scorer with 407 career points. The senior buried eight goals (including the game-winner in overtime) to rally his team to a thrilling 10-9 victory over No. 4 Dracut in the quarterfinals, then finished with two goals apiece in the semifinals (an 11-9 victory over top-ranked Medfield) and the title game (a 9-4 win over No. 3 Falmouth). Robinson will continue his lacrosse career at Army (West Point).

JOHN ROVEGNO

DUXBURY

Rovegno was a Patriot League All-Star after forcing 61 caused turnovers. The senior defenseman added 70 ground balls and buried nine goals as the Dragons enjoyed a trip to the Div. 2 Round of Eight. Rovegno, a crucial piece to Duxbury’s vaunted football squad this past fall, plays club lacrosse with Laxachusetts.

NICO SMITH

MANSFIELD

A premier FOGO and midfield threat, Smith helped Mansfield enjoy one of its best seasons, as the Hornets reached the Div. 2 semifinals. He was a USA Lacrosse All-American for a second time, and selected as the Hockomock League’s Most Valuable Player. Only a junior, Smith has verbally committed to UMass (Lowell). A member of the football team, he is an honor roll student.

TRAVIS SMITH

FALMOUTH

The Cape and Islands League MVP won 85% of his faceoff attempts in 2025, helping Falmouth reach the Div. 3 title game. Smith also added 26 goals and dished out 11 assists. The junior midfielder is a member of the National Honor Society as well as the National Math Honor Society.

BRAEDEN SUTTON

MEDFIELD

The junior attackman finished with 109 points (82 goals, 27 assists). He was a USA Lacrosse All-American and a Tri-Valley League All-Star. With one year remaining, Sutton has 218 career points (158 goals, 60 assists). The junior is a member of the National Honor Society.

KAMERON TREMBLAY

BILLERICA

Tremblay was the Merrimack Valley Conference’s Player of the Year as he amassed 117 points in powering the Indians to a Div. 2 state title, finishing as the school’s leader in goals. The junior ended his career with 351 points, good for the second-most in program history. The honor roll athlete was named the Student of the Term at Billerica and plays clubs lacrosse for the Homegrown Raptors (HGR Lacrosse) in the offseason.

JACK WEISSENBURGER

ST. JOHN’S PREP

The Catholic Conference All-Star was selected as a USA Lacrosse All-American, and named a Herald All-Scholastic for the second time. The senior defenseman was a member of the National Honor Society, the Latin National Honor Society and the Spire Society. Weissenburger will attend Harvard.

LEAGUE ALL-STARS

BAY STATE CONFERENCE

Dylan Katz (Brookline); Ben Midura (Milton); Levi Gagnon, Alex Peck, Ben Vose (Natick); Matt Ledbury, Tyler Scully, Charlie Cianciolo, Reis Conway (Needham); Miles Esmonde, Dylan Leone (Newton North); Brayden Mattera, Jack Webb, Luke Weiand, Dan Morris, Sam Miles, Jack Cotter, Noah Mackenzie (Walpole); James Nolan, Henry Haddon, Cooper Monroe (Wellesley)

MVP: Alex Peck, Brayden Mattera

CAPE AND ISLANDS

ATLANTIC: Travis Smith, Jacob Porkka, Nathan Bushy, Gavin Powderly (Falmouth); Ryan Woeller, Max Dalrymple (Barnstable); Brendan Peno, Jack Peno, Logan Poulin, Joseph Berardi, Zach Coelho (Nauset); Arann Hanlon, Jeremy Jenkinson, Canton Jenkinson (Nantucket); Michael Perry (Martha’s Vineyard)

MVP: Travis Smith

LIGHTHOUSE: Tamer Khalil, Harry Michaud, Jake Giorgio, Jed Zimmerman,

Cole Strzepek (Monomoy); Taylor Richardson, Alex Morin, Finn Shortt, Griffin Mayo (St. John Paul); Charlie Blake, Colin Endres, Teddy Angiolilo (Dennis-Yarmouth); Harrison Barbieri, Tripp Germani (Cape Cod Acdemy); Eoghan McManus (Sturgis)

MVP: Tamer Khalil

CAPE ANN LEAGUE

Max White (Amesbury); Finn Wright, Will Gromko, Louis Harrington (Ipswich); Kelan Cardinal, Michael Murphy (Lynnfield); Jarrett Croft, Charlie Thurlow, Aaron Crompton (Manchester-Essex); Colin Fuller, Carter Scott, Eli Sirota, Brian Lucy, Matt Page (Newburyport); Nate Stys, Mac Cole, Aiden Napolitano (Pentucket)

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Colin Fuller, Brian Lucy, Louie Harrington

CATHOLIC CENTRAL LEAGUE

Cooper Masso, Blake Masso, Keegan Masso, Dexter Izzo, Adam Hertel, Chase Dreystadt (Bishop Feehan); Stephen Constantine, Will Conneely, David Santo, Kiercen Keene, Ryan Crane (Arlington Catholic); Andrew Lally, Jett Carbone, Colin Kelly, Will Sanders (Bishop Stang); Henri Barriere, Robbie Cibotti, Preston Fava (Archbishop Williams); Ryan Amirault, Finn Racki (St. Mary’s); Nathaniel Ricciuti, Aiden Bryne (Bishop Fenwick); Jace Cronin (Cardinal Spellman)

MVP: Stephen Constantine

COMMONWEALTH ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Christian Melendez, Michael Camara, Chase Mercier (Greater Lowell); Gage Richard, Hugh Roark, Brody Callahan (Lowell Catholic); Ted Conti, Ryan Hill (Minuteman); Martino Carbo (Mystic Valley); Declan Farrell (Nashoba Tech); Joseph Hurley, Drew LeBlanc (Northeast); Zack Timmons, Shane O’Neil, Quinn Carbone, Josh Baker (Shawsheen); Brogan Arivella, Bodey Marcotte, Reid Archambault, Conor Walsh (Whittier)

DUAL COUNTY LEAGUE

ALL-LEAGUE: Michael Calvo, Christian Maranian, Tristan Clayton, Samuel Stein (Acton-Boxboro); Joseph Ladocsi, Quinn Garry (Weston); Ryan Campbell, Nick Burns, Jack Donovan (Westford Academy); Owen Goldstein (Cambridge); Jack Ouligian (Waltham); Alex Fivek, Sam Griswold, Eric Palmer (Concord-Carlisle)
ALL-STARS: Henry Morgan, Taylor Ladd (Concord-Carlisle); Quinn Reynolds, Ben Burgess, Finn McKeon (Westford Academy); Andrew Coffey, Nicholas Argento, Ethan Fennel (Acton-Boxboro); Clemens Summersgill, Roy Bellows (Cambridge); Jake Spector (Newton South); Felix Freeman, Dom Rivard, Nate Whitworth (Weston); Jack O’Brien, Ryan Mullin (Waltham); Jackson Malio, Andrew Scoville (Bedford); Jack Burstein, Will Ferraro (Boston Latin); Donovan Mason (Wayland)

PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Michael Calvo, Joseph Ladocsi

GREATER BOSTON LEAGUE

Nathan Tremblett, Jeremy Morris, Josh Santos, Vincent Castro, Jeremy Morris, Cooper Su, Lucas Dyons-Goulden (Medford); Jordan Em, Ian Brown, Alex Waterman (Lynn Jets); Benjamin Rosa, Mekhi Cook, Dante Bell (Malden); Matthew Leone, Daniel-Sorto Cruz (Revere); Sheamus Foley, Timmy Jones, Zachary Gordon, Pasquale Candelino (Somerville)

MVP: Nathan Tremblett

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE

Max Eagles (Canton); Bobby Hickox (Foxboro); Flynn Baker, Sam Freedman, Drew McCarthy (Franklin); Thomas Kilroy, Hayden Schmitz, Pat Weiblen, Brodie McDonald, Mason Thompson (King Philip); Cole Hogencamp, Nico Smith, Andrew Degirolamo, Cole Gibson, Tommy Vallet (Mansfield); Jason Stokes, Henry Baldic, Dylan Burns (Milford); Luke Antonetti (North Attleboro); Thomas Hern (Oliver Ames); Zach Bernstein, Ben Goldberg (Sharon); Sean Rockwood (Stoughton); Landen Rodrigues (Taunton)

MVP: Nico Smith, Thomas Kilroy, Zach Bernstein

MAYFLOWER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Liam Barton (Upper Cape); Jack DeAngelis (Blue Hills); Jessop Trella (Tri-County); Brady Hofeman, Darrin Decoste, Ethan Collins, Eamon Haley, Ben Tondorf (South Shore); Quinn Thompson, Nate Tobin (Old Colony); Jack Nickerson, “Ike” John Drass (Bristol-Plymouth); Aidan Schafer (Cape Cod Tech); Tyler Davidson, Zach Pechulis, Peyton Volz (Southeastern); Jacob Cross (Westport)

MVP: Brady Hofeman

MERRIMACK VALLEY CONFERENCE

Jack Cooper, Daniel Guinee, Colin Gilbert, Declan Machold (Andover); Caden Canney, Brayden Martin, AJ Parrella, Cam Penti, Adam Priest, Kam Tremblay, Steven Gentile (Billerica); Luke Armano, Luke Faletra (Central Catholic); Owen French, Cole Tierney-Honan, Charlie Wilkie (Dracut); Jared Cripps (Methuen); Nate Carlson, Tom Farrell, Trey Kean (North Andover); Pat McGowan (Haverhill)

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Trey Kean, Kam Tremblay, Owen French

MIDDLESEX LEAGUE

ALL-CONFERENCE: Ben Diemer, Nate Mulvey, Cullen Granara, AJ DiSpena, Tomaso DeLuca (Reading); Ted Budreski, Ryan Martin, Gianni DePrimeo, Adam Rauseo (Winchester); Nolan Jennings (Burlington)

MVP: Ben Diemer, Nolan Jennings

SOUTH COAST CONFERENCE

Kenny Wisniewski, Will Levrault, Hunter Owen, Colin Mckay (Apponequet); Ryan Haden, Ty Hawkes (Bourne); Jaiden Solitro (Dighton-Rehoboth); Jarrod Frates, Cam Burke, Justin Marques (Fairhaven); Andrew Nee, Brady Reardon, Caleb Bousquet (Old Rochester); Cole Goudreau (Seekonk); Gavin Rodrigues (Somerset Berkley)

MVP: Kenny Wisniewski

SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE

Colin Carfagna, Jacob Costa, Jayson Kelleher, Shaun LaCivita, Caleb Tripp (Bridgewater-Raynham)

SOUTH SHORE LEAGUE

Matthew Grafton, Gunner Hanna, Nick Harris, Lee Spry (Abington); Shane Mulcahy, Jack Mullaly, Lincoln Pattison, Gus Greene, Noah Rafferty, Max Monahan, Michael Wildfire (Cohasset); Collin Brown, Robbie Mavilia, Austin Dewhurst (East Bridgewater); Max Lofgren (Hull); Dom Matteodo, Maxx Smith, Vinny Pinetti, Jack Balfour (Mashpee); Wyatt Goyette (Middleboro); Jake McGuirk, Oliver Rice, Joey McCarthy, Teddy Glynn, Will Lievi, Devin Blige (Norwell); Pat McGuirk, Tommy Reyno, Gavyn Biggins (Rockland); Cole Rodgers, Luke Rodgers, Lincoln Shinn, Jack O’Brien (Sandwich)

MVP: Oliver Rice, Shane Mulcahy

TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE

Liam Fitzsimons (Ashland); Brady Carroll (Bellingham); Ronan Richards, Grant Sullivan (Dover-Sherborn); Jack McElligott (Holliston); Nate Burns, Owen Champlin, Matt Lotti (Hopkinton); Ben Lusby, Tyler Zilinski, Jack Sampson , Braeden Sutton, Eddie Breslin, Johnny Olenik, John Sanderson (Medfield); Gavin Shipos (Medway); Ryan Williams, Jack Roycroft, Liam Williams, Troy Fredrickson, Kyle Harvey (Westwood)

MVP: Johnny Olenik, Troy Frederickson

Brandon Chabrier can hardly believe it, but he’s been skating at Northwell Health Ice Rink for longer than the Islanders have called it home.

Chabrier was at the facility, then called Twin Rinks Ice Center, on the day it opened in 2014 as an 11-year-old. The Islanders moved operations to the rink in 2016.

So, naturally, it was hard for Chabrier, a Bayville native, to wipe the ear-to-ear grin off his face as he stood by his new locker in the Islanders’ swanky dressing room at the East Meadow practice facility during Monday’s first day of development camp.

Making the moment more special: Chabrier shared the ice with Ross Mitton and Marshall Warren, fellow Long Islanders and old teammates from Portledge School in Locust Valley.