Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins

AHL: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins: Interview With Bokondji Imama

After a win on a cold Wednesday evening in early December, Inside The Rink sat down with veteran player Bokondji Imama. Imama was drafted in 2015, in the sixth round, 180th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning traded Imama’s rights away in 2017 to the LA Kings for a conditional 2018 seventh-round draft […]

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PHOTOS: Lehigh Valley Phantoms vs. Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins – 12/21/2024

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms faced off Saturday evening at the Mohegan Arena, with the Penguins dominating the Phantoms in a 7-2 win. This game saw 132 penalty minutes as well as both head coaches receiving game misconduct penalties. The Penguins seven goals was a season high and […]

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AHL: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. Springfield Thunderbirds | 12/14/2024

On a cold holiday season night, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins held their teddy bear toss game against the Springfield Thunderbirds. First Period: In the opening frame, rookie forward Rutger McGroarty made the teddy bears rain down on the Mohegan Sun Arena ice at 1:53. He was assisted by Joona Koppanen and Vasily Ponomarev. At 16:06, Emil […]

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PHOTOS: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs. Providence Bruins – 12/08/2024

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence Bruins delivered a commanding performance on Sunday afternoon, defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 5-0. Providence set the tone early, jumping to a 1-0 lead in the first period with a goal from Georgii Merkulov. The Bruins dominated the second period with three more goals from forwards Vinni Lettieri, Matthew Poitras, and […]

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AHL/ECHL: Player Development Perspective

Proper player development is one of the key attributes an organization should have in its farm system. The AHL and ECHL exist for a reason: to help improve the play of an NHL team and its prospects or future players. Developing a player at any level means bringing players in and developing their skills at […]

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AHL: Roster Transaction: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

On December 3rd, 2024, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they have re-assigned defenseman Jack St. Ivany to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and activated forward Cody Glass from injured reserve. St. Ivany, 25 years old and a California native, is a right-handed defenseman, appeared in 19 games for the Penguins. He tallied one assist during those 19 […]

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