PENGUINS WEEKLY – 1/4/17
Penguins kick off 2017 with a victory, prepare for three-in-three Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (21-7-3-0) still owns AHL’s No. 1 overall spot Weekly Rewind Tuesday, Dec. 27 – PENGUINS 4 vs.…
SESTITO SET TO MAKE WBS SEASON DEBUT VERSUS BEARS
The rivalry between the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Hershey Bears is always intense. Insert Tom Sestito and Liam O’Brien into the equation, and the intensity level skyrockets. Sestito, who began…
DI PAULI DEBUTS TO GOOD REVIEWS
It was a minor coup when the Pittsburgh Penguins signed free agent forward Thomas Di Pauli this past August. Some of that had to do with Di Pauli originally being…
PENGUINS PRACTICE REPORT – NOVEMBER 2, 2016
Three weeks and seven games into the 2016-17 American Hockey League season, and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have allowed a measly nine goals against - the lowest total in the 30…
GAGE QUINNEY STANDS OUT AT PENGUINS CAMP
Coaches always preach about the opportunities afforded to players in a training camp situation. Of course, many players with certain contracts or past performance credentials often have an edge before…
PENGUINS HOST DEVILS ON THURSDAY
GAME DAY SNAPSHOT The Penguins open their 2016 preseason schedule on home ice against the Devils. Its the first of three exhibition contests for the Pens, who will also face…
WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING FOR?
By Nick Hart Leland Irving took the ice with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the first time today. He did so without a contract. Not only is the goaltender lacking an…
OPPORTUNITIES STILL ABOUND AFTER PITTSBURGH CUTS
Seventeen may not seem like a very big number, especially in certain contexts. Seventeen pieces of popcorn? Must’ve been a short movie. Seventeen minutes? That’s not even enough time to properly cook a DiGiorno pizza. However,…
SIX EYES ARE BETTER THAN FOUR
For the first time in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins history, a head coach will be flanked by two assistants on the bench. Clark Donatelli will be joined on the bench during the…
INJURIES CAN LEAD TO OPPORTUNITIES
Injuries in Pittsburgh can often have a trickle down effect on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. And with AHL training camp only two days old, that already seems to be the case.…