The crowd roared in disgust. No. 10 on the blue team in the Icer alumni game was called off for slashing. Joe Battista was escorted to the penalty box for two minutes of solitude. Cries of "goon" filled the rink. Battista was assessed one of only five penalities in the game.

"I got more penalties called against me in that game than I did in my whole career," Battista said.

At the end of the game, the scoreboard read 5-5 and there Battista was, having a cordial squabble with his teammate Ken Fatur on the ice. For those keeping score, Fatur won with a nifty reversal move.

John Dufford, who played for the ice hockey team in the 1940s, scored the game-tying goal for the white team. Dufford, the most experienced alumnus, played the game in his old leather helmet. His linemates were his son and his grandson.

The game also featured six 1991 Icer alums: Josh Brandwene, Marc Gresko, Midge Hutchison, John Ioia, Bob Kokal and Lance Riddile.

"I haven't been back to see a game since the end of the year," Brandwene said, "and I got into town late Friday night so I turned the radio on and I started shaking listening to the game. It was a neat feeling."

In goal for the blue team was Paul Graf, the graduate assistant coach. Between the pipes for the white team was current Icer Dennis Magulick -- who was called into action when other alumni goalies did not show up.

"I learned that you got to stay in shape," Magulick said. "A couple of those guys were out there huffing and puffing."

The game was played in a relaxed atmosphere body checks were non-existent. It was more of a social event than a quest for victory.

"It's a ball," 1989 Icer Most Valuable Player Brian Stevenson said. "The greatest thing about the whole thing is getting back and being with old friends. You develop a lot of old friends over the years."

Also this weekend, four former players and a former coach were inducted into the Penn State Hockey Hall of Fame. Inducted were Glenn DeStefano (forward, 1979-83), Clayton John (head coach, 1977-79, 1980-81), Larry Lightbody (goaltender, 1939-42), Stevenson (forward, 1984-89) and Jim Yablecki (forward, 1982-87).

"I wasn't really looking to be inducted," Stevenson said. "If at all, not this soon. It was a real pleasure."