CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Graduated with the fourth-most games played all time (149) while ranking third on the all-time points list for Nittany Lion defensemen with 65…Ranks third on the all-time defensemen assist list with 54 and seventh in goals with 11…Registered 184 blocked shots over four years to rank fifth all-time while his plus-41 rating places him sixth.
Season: 2024-25: Tied the Penn State single-season record for points by a defenseman with 30…Set a Nittany Lion record for assists by a defenseman with 27, tied for the third-most all-time…Registered the sixth-best plus/minus in a single-season with a plus-23 while his 71 blocked shots were the ninth-most in a season.
2024-25 • SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned Second Team All-Big Ten accolades…Named to the Allentown Regional All-Tournament Team…Named an Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
Season: Skated in all 40 games registering 30 points on three goals and 27 assists with a plus-23 rating and 71 blocked shots…Ranked third in the in the Big Ten and tied for eighth nationally among blueliners with his 30 points while his plus/minus paced the Big Ten and was the fourth-best in the nation among defensemen…His 27 assists also paced all B1G d-men while ranking fourth in the nation.
at Alaska (10/5): Scored the overtime game-winning goal while adding an assist during a 4-3 victory. at Alaska (10/6): Tallied a pair of assists in a 5-0 win…Named Big Ten Third Star of the Week following his four-point weekend as Penn State swept Alaska to open the season. Colgate (11/27): Had a career-high three assists in a 7-1 victory and a series sweep. vs. Army (12/12): Collected one assist in a 4-1 victory. Michigan State (1/10): Registered two assists in a loss. Canisus (1/17): Had one assist in a 4-0 victory. Ohio State (1/24-25): Tallied assists in each game as the Nittany Lions took 5-of-6 points from Ohio State. at Wisconsin (2/7-8): Collected assists in each game of a series sweep of the Badgers. Notre Dame (2/14-15): Tied his career-high with three assists in game one before adding an additional assist in the finale during a series sweep of the Irish. Minnesota (2/28): Scored the overtime game-winning goal against the second-ranked Gophers. Minnesota (3/1): Lit the lamp for the second-straight game for the first time in his career in a 5-3 setback. at Michigan (3/8): Contributed one assist in a 5-2 win to complete a series sweep during the Big Ten Quarterfinals. vs. Maine (3/28), UConn (3/30): Registered assists in each game of the Allentown Regional leading Penn State to its first-ever Frozen Four. vs. Boston U. (4/10): Collected an assist on the lone goal in a 3-1 loss during the national semifinals.
2023-24 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned 2024 B1G Distinguished Scholar accolades…Named an Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
Season: Skated in all 36 games registering a career high 16 points leading all Nittany Lion defenseman…Tallied four goals and twelve assists while recording 42 blocked shots, the third most on the team.
at Clarkson (10/13): Tallied his first goal of the season in a 4-2 victory. AIC (10/21): Registered a goal in a 6-4 loss. at Michigan (11/17-18): Collected assists in back-to-back games in a series split. Lindenwood (11/24-25): Added three assists in a weekend sweep, two of which came in a 9-3 game-one win to register his first career multi-point game. Minnesota (12/2): Registered an assist in a 6-3 win. Army (1/6): Scored one goal and added an assist in a 7-6 victory. at Notre Dame (1/20): Tallied one goal in a 6-3 loss. Michigan (2/17): Assisted on a goal in a 4-2 victory. Wisconsin (2/24): Recorded an assist in a hard fought 3-2 loss. at Ohio State (3/1-2): Added three assists in a weekend sweep over OSU.
2022-23 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Named an Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
Season: Skated in 36 games registering a career high in each offensive category with 12 points on four goals and eight assists…Blocked 32 shots.
St. Thomas (10/20): Scored his first goal as a Nittany Lion in a 6-2 victory. St. Thomas (10/21): Registered an assist in a 3-2 win. at Wisconsin (10/29) Tallied an assist in a 4-0 victory. No. 1 Michigan (11/04): Recorded an assist in a 3-0 win. No. 17 Ohio State (12/3): Registered an assist in a 4-3 defeat. RIT (12/31): Assisted a goal in a 3-1 victory. at No. 17 Michigan State (1/14): Scored a goal in a 4-4 tie. Notre Dame (1/21): Scored the first goal for Penn State in a come-from-behind 3-2 victory. at No. 7 Ohio State (2/3): Registered an assist in a 4-3 victory. Wisconsin (2/24): Scored a goal in 6-1 victory. vs. No. 13 Michigan Tech (3/24): Had a career-best two assists in an 8-0 win in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
2021-22 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Skated in 37 games...Tallied seven assists for seven points.
LIU (10/3): Tallied his first collegiate point with one assist in a 3-1 opening night victory. Canisius (10/8): Assisted on the lone goal in a 4-1 loss. vs. No. 6 North Dakota (10/30): Registered one assist in a 6-4 win. at No. 7 Minnesota (11/19): Notched one assist in a 5-3 victory. at Wisconsin (12/10): Tallied one assist in a 4-1 defeat. at No. 4/5 Michigan (1/15): Contributed one assist in a 4-3 loss. No. 12/12 Ohio State (3/4): Recorded one assist in a 4-3 defeat.
BEFORE PENN STATE
Played the 2020-21 season with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL…Scored four goals while adding seven assists for 11 points in 51 games...Spent the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons with his hometown Brockville Braves of the CCHL…Collected 66 points on eight goals and 58 assists in 108 career games with Brockville…Registered a 44-point season (4G, 40A) during the 2018-19 campaign…Named the Braves Rookie of the Year following the 2017-18 season and earned the team’s Top Defenseman Award and Don Wallace Memorial Award in 2018-19…Named a CCHL Second Team All-Star in 2018-19…Named the 2018-19 CCHL High School Academic Player of the Year…Earned the 2018-19 CCHL Top Prospect Award…Selected for Team Canada East in the World Junior A Challenge in 2018-19…Nominated for the 2018-19 Brockville and Area Sports Person of the Year Award.
PERSONAL
Son of Kim and Tim Mack…Has one younger sister, Olivia…Majoring in Pre-Med.
MACK ON PENN STATE
“The campus, facilities and people that I met, when visiting Penn State for the first time, were the most impressive. The recent success of the team and the knowledge of the coaching staff helped me decide that this was the place I wanted to play. Penn State’s academic history was also a great fit for my educational pursuits.”
GADOWSKY ON MACK
“Simon is a smooth skating defenseman who is also very smart with the puck. Those natural attributes allow him to be effective with minimal risk.”