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2011-12 Season in Review: January Like most teams in the American Hockey League in any given season, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins went through their ups and downs during the course of the 2011-12 campaign.  The peaks for the Penguins were definitely higher than valleys as they finished second in the East Division and skated to the fourth-best record in the league.   Over the next few weeks, we will take a look at the highs and lows for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton as we break down the… read more

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2011-12 Season in Review: November Like most teams in the American Hockey League in any given season, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins went through their ups and downs during the course of the 2011-12 campaign.  The peaks for the Penguins were definitely higher than valleys as they finished second in the East Division and skated to the fourth-best record in the league.   Over the next few weeks, we will take a look at the highs and lows for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton as we break down… read more

  2011-12 SEASON IN REVIEW: OCTOBER   Like most teams in the American Hockey League in any given season, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins went through their ups and downs during the course of the 2011-12 campaign.  The peaks for the Penguins were definitely higher than valleys as they finished second in the East Division and skated to the fourth-best record in the league.   Over the next few weeks, we will take a look at the highs and lows for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton as we… read more

  From the Bench in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to the NHL   When the Columbus Blue Jackets announced on May 14 that they were removing the “interim” tag from Todd Richards’ title as Head Coach, he became the third person to move on from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins bench to a full-time coaching position in the National Hockey League.    Here is a look at the coaches in Penguins history that have gone on to be a head coach inthe NHL.    Todd Richards… read more

  The Comeback Kid Note:This article appeared in Voume 8, Issue 10 of Breakaway   On February 11, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins will host their Thanks 4 Fighting Night when they face off against the Portland Pirates.  It will be the second straight year that the Penguins will join the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in their crusade against these terrible diseases.  This year it takes on an added weight as it coincides with a battle currently being waged against leukemia by… read more

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    The Rebirth of a Frozen Pond By Mike O’Brien   When the floods swept through the Wyoming Valley this past September, the devastation was immediate for many of its victims.  Homes were lost, belongings were destroyed and many were forced to rebuild.     For the Riverside Park Ice Rink in Tunkhannock, the situation was unique.  Simply put, they lost everything.  Given though the numerous property casualties throughout the area, it would be understandable… read more

Note:This article appeared in Volume 8, Issue8 of Breakaway   There are plenty of well-traveled players around the American Hockey League.  Few in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins locker room may be as diversely traveled as goaltender Scott Munroe.  Alabama and the Tatarstan Republic of Russia are not most common stops during the course of a hockey career, but they are a part of Munroe’s journey to Northeastern Pennsylvania.     Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan is as natural… read more

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ fans and defenseman Joey Mormina helped raise $425.81 for the American Cancer Society during home games Friday and Saturday at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. Mormina recruited a few of his Penguins teammates to help raise awareness about prostate cancer prevention and treatment. Fans were able to place donations in buckets featuring the names of Penguins players – Brian Strait, Zach Sill, Colin McDonald, Ryan Craig and Eric Tangradi. Having raised the most… read more