Penn State Nittany Lions ice hockey
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NCAA Division I ice hockey program
college ice hockey program
men's college ice hockey team
women's college ice hockey team
Penn State Nittany Lions ice hockey is the men’s and women’s varsity ice hockey program of Pennsylvania State University, competing at the NCAA Division I level and known for its passionate fan base and modern Pegula Ice Arena home.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Penn State Nittany Lions ice hockey canonical | 1 |
| Penn State Nittany Lions men’s ice hockey | 1 |
| Penn State Nittany Lions women’s ice hockey | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8417345 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Penn State Nittany Lions ice hockey Context triple: [Nittany Lion, mascotOf, Penn State Nittany Lions ice hockey]
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A.
Penn State Nittany Lions men’s lacrosse
The Penn State Nittany Lions men’s lacrosse team is the NCAA Division I varsity lacrosse program of Pennsylvania State University, competing in the Big Ten Conference and known as a prominent contender in collegiate lacrosse.
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B.
Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
The Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represents Pennsylvania State University in NCAA Division I competition as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
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C.
Penn State Beaver
Penn State Beaver is a commonwealth campus of Pennsylvania State University located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, offering undergraduate degree programs and serving as a regional hub for higher education.
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D.
Penn State Nittany Lions baseball
Penn State Nittany Lions baseball is the NCAA Division I college baseball program representing Pennsylvania State University in the Big Ten Conference.
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E.
Penn State Nittany Lions football
Penn State Nittany Lions football is the college football program of Pennsylvania State University, a historically prominent Big Ten team known for its large fan base, storied traditions, and success under longtime coach Joe Paterno.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Penn State Nittany Lions ice hockey Target entity description: Penn State Nittany Lions ice hockey is the men’s and women’s varsity ice hockey program of Pennsylvania State University, competing at the NCAA Division I level and known for its passionate fan base and modern Pegula Ice Arena home.
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A.
Penn State Nittany Lions men’s lacrosse
The Penn State Nittany Lions men’s lacrosse team is the NCAA Division I varsity lacrosse program of Pennsylvania State University, competing in the Big Ten Conference and known as a prominent contender in collegiate lacrosse.
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B.
Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
The Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represents Pennsylvania State University in NCAA Division I competition as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
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C.
Penn State Beaver
Penn State Beaver is a commonwealth campus of Pennsylvania State University located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, offering undergraduate degree programs and serving as a regional hub for higher education.
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D.
Penn State Nittany Lions baseball
Penn State Nittany Lions baseball is the NCAA Division I college baseball program representing Pennsylvania State University in the Big Ten Conference.
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E.
Penn State Nittany Lions football
Penn State Nittany Lions football is the college football program of Pennsylvania State University, a historically prominent Big Ten team known for its large fan base, storied traditions, and success under longtime coach Joe Paterno.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I ice hockey program
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college ice hockey program ⓘ men's college ice hockey team ⓘ women's college ice hockey team ⓘ |
| arenaCapacity | approximately 6000 ⓘ |
| athleticBrand | Penn State Nittany Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| athleticDirectorOversight | Penn State athletic department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefitedFromDonation | Pegula Ice Arena construction ⓘ |
| campus | University Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | State College, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clubAssociationHistory | ACHA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel |
NCAA Division I
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NCAA Division I ⓘ NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| conference |
Big Ten Conference
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College Hockey America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| facilityCharacteristic | modern arena ⓘ |
| fanBaseCharacteristic | passionate fan base ⓘ |
| firstBigTenSeason | 2013–14 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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surface form:
NCAA
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| hasTeam |
Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey
NERFINISHED
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Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeArena |
Pegula Ice Arena
NERFINISHED
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Pegula Ice Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ Pegula Ice Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| joinedDivisionISeason | 2012–13 ⓘ |
| location |
University Park, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University Park, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
Nittany Lions
NERFINISHED
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Nittany Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDonor | Terry Pegula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousStatus |
club team
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club team ⓘ |
| primaryColors |
blue
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white ⓘ |
| programStatus |
varsity
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varsity ⓘ |
| rival |
Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey
NERFINISHED
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Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey NERFINISHED ⓘ Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Penn State ice hockey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| studentSectionNickname | Roar Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| university |
Pennsylvania State University
NERFINISHED
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Pennsylvania State University NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Penn State Nittany Lions ice hockey Description of subject: Penn State Nittany Lions ice hockey is the men’s and women’s varsity ice hockey program of Pennsylvania State University, competing at the NCAA Division I level and known for its passionate fan base and modern Pegula Ice Arena home.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Penn State Nittany Lions men’s ice hockey
this entity surface form:
Penn State Nittany Lions women’s ice hockey