WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins announced today their 26-man, opening-night roster to kick off the 2026-27 regular season.
The Penguins enter opening weekend with 15 forwards, nine defensemen and two goaltenders. Thirteen of those skaters played for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton during last spring’s deep run in the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs. Furthermore, Kirk MacDonald returns for his third season as head coach after leading the team to its fourth-best record in franchise history last year (46-17-7-2, .701).
The 26 players that will represent Northeast Pennsylvania in the Penguins’ season-opening home games can be seen here or on theahl.com.
The Penguins host the Springfield Thunderbirds for Opening Night presented by AMP Global Strategies tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 3. Game time is slated for 6:05 p.m., but a pregame party will take place outside of Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza starting at 3:00 p.m. The pregame festivities will include music, inflatables, face painters, outdoor games, and concessions. As the players arrive for opening night, the Penguins will walk the gold carpet for a March of the Penguins, where they can be greeted by and cheered on by fans present at the pregame party.
Opening weekend continues on Sunday, Oct. 4, when the Hartford Wolf Pack come to town. Puck drop between the Penguins and Wolf Pack is set for 5:05 p.m.
Tickets for opening weekend, as well as all of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s 36 home games during the 2026-27 regular season, can be purchased at wbspenguins.com, the Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza box office, or by contacting the Penguins directly at (570) 208-7367.
Season-ticket packages for the Penguins’ 2026-27 season are on sale now. Full-Season, 22-game, 12-game, Flexbook and Premium Seating plans are available by reaching out to the Penguins at (570) 208-7367. Individual-game tickets are also available by visiting wbspenguins.com, the Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza Box Office or by calling the Penguins’ front office at (570) 208-7367.
Every minute of Penguins hockey can be watched online with the league’s streaming service, AHLTV on FloHockey. AHLTV on FloHockey provides its subscribers access to not just every regular-season and Calder Cup Playoff game for all 32 AHL teams, but also more than 21,000 hockey contests from other professional and junior leagues on FloHockey, as well as access to all other live event streams and replays across FloSports.
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