Penguins News

WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Chris Lee, Chris Conner, and Dustin Jeffrey each chipped in three points, but Jeff Taffe’s two goals made for a nailbiting finish as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins held off the Rochester Americans by a 5-4 score on Saturday night at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, in front of a capacity crowd of 8,227. The Penguins entered the night having scored two power play goals over their last five games, and were handed abundant chances in the first period – six total… read more

WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Nick Johnson scored a power play goal late in the first period, and had it stand up as the game-winner as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defeated the Norfolk Admirals by a 2-1 score on Wednesday night at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. The Penguins would use a portion of their checking line to open the scoring. Chris Conner was able to get possession off of a Chris Lee dump-in behind the Admirals goal. Norfolk defenseman Vladimir Mihalik had trouble defending… read more

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have set their roster for the American Hockey League’s Clear Day period, it was announced on Thursday. According to AHL by-laws, only those 22 players (20 skaters and two goaltenders) listed on a team’s Clear Day roster are eligible to compete in the remaining five weeks of the 2009-10 AHL regular season and in the 2010 Calder Cup Playoffs, unless emergency conditions arise as a result of recall, injury or suspension. Teams may also add… read more

Mayor Thomas M. Leighton hosted an "Open House" to showcase the facilities available at Coal Street Park on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 9. Details for public programs including figure skating, learn-to-skate, ice hockey, and curling were announced, with more anticipated in the coming months. Coal Street Park includes the ice rink and a redeveloped, eco-friendly facility housing retail commercial space. Announcements regarding plans to develop the surrounding grounds with playing courts, public… read more

HERSHEY, Pa. – Braden Holtby fashioned a 25-save shutout, and league-leading scorer Keith Aucoin registered three points to help the Hershey Bears to a 4-0 blanking of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Saturday night at Giant Center. The Penguins thoroughly outplayed Hershey in the opening 20 minutes. They generated scoring chances off of the opening faceoff, and then earned two consecutive power play opportunities. The visitors were unable to solve the league’s best power play, but were… read more

SYRACUSE, NY. – The Syracuse Crunch tallied three times in the third period, twice on the power play and once shorthanded, en route to a 5-2 win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Friday night at the War Memorial at OnCenter. Just 56 seconds into the game, after hard work in the offensive zone, the Penguins’ Joe Vitale was whistled for a neutral zone tripping call. The Crunch would capitalize at 1:48 when defenseman Brent Regner one-timed a cross-ice pass from Derek MacKenzie past John… read more

The Pittsburgh Penguins have reassigned forward Joey Haddad from the Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, it was announced on Thursday. The 22-year-old native of Sydney, Nova Scotia has appeared in 19 games with the Penguins this season, posting three assists and 22 penalty minutes. He recorded his first AHL point in his first AHL game, on November 19th at Hartford. He registered a two-assist effort on December 26th vs. Albany. Haddad has recorded 20 points (7+13) in 34… read more

WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Konstantin Pushkarev scored the game-winning goal, and John Curry turned aside 27 shots to help the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-2 victory over the Norfolk Admirals. The Penguins would open the scoring at 5:50 of the first period, just 19 seconds after killing off Norfolk’s first power play of the game. Rookie defenseman Alex Grant would find a loose puck near the bottom of the left faceoff circle. He turned a shot toward the net and banked the puck behind… read more

Looking for a night of great hockey for the family, as well as a handful of great collectables? Then the Coors Light Quartet is the perfect package for you. This special deal features four tickets the Penguins Saturday, March 20th game against the Rochester Americans, as well as four commemorative Penguins pint glasses. You can then complete your Coors Light Six Pack of glasses by purchasing two tickets to any other Pens home game through the remainder of the season. The Coors Light Quartet starts… read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2010 BEARS TAKE 2-1 SHOOTOUT VICTORY FROM PENGUINS WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Semyon Varlamov and Brad Thiessen put on a goaltending show, but the offense of the Hershey Bears outdueled the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 2-1 victory on Sunday afternoon at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. With Hershey controlling the offensive zone for much of the opening period, the Penguins took control of things inside the period’s final two minutes. Nick Johnson and… read more