August 10, 2016 Earlier this week, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins unveiled their new home and road jerseys for the 2016-17 season, featuring sweaters closely resembling those to be worn by the Pittsburgh Penguins this season. But our 2016-17 warm up jerseys feature a look that’s totally unique. The new sweaters – which will be worn during…
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins announced today that they have signed forward Patrick McGrath to an American Hockey League contract for the 2016-17 season. A native of Shavertown, Pa., McGrath became the first local hockey player to join the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins when he signed a professional tryout agreement with the team on December 26, 2014. He made…
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins unveiled new dark and light game jerseys on Monday. These jerseys will serve as the primary home and road sweaters for the team starting this season. The sweaters mirror the recently unveiled Pittsburgh Penguins home and road jerseys, which are based on the uniforms worn by the NHL club during the 1991…
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins announced today that Chris Taylor and J.D. Forrest have been named assistant coaches for the 2016-17 season, and Madison Nikkel has been named video coach. Both Taylor and Forrest have experience playing in the American Hockey League in addition to their coaching résumés. Taylor, 44, spent the past four…
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins announced today that they have re-signed defenseman Barry Goers to an American Hockey League contract for the 2016-17 season. Goers underwent preseason hip surgery last year, but returned to the Penguins’ line-up on Mar. 4 and went on to record two assists in 16 games. In the 2016 Calder…
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins announced today that they have signed forward Sahir Gill to an American Hockey League contract for the 2016-17 season. In his third professional season, Gill recorded AHL career highs with 21 games played, five goals, nine assists, and 14 points. He finished the regular season with nine points (2G-7A)…
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins announced today that they have signed forward Adam Krause to an American Hockey League contract for the 2016-17 season. In 15 games during his rookie season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Krause recorded four points (1G-3A). The 24-year-old scored his first career AHL goal on a shorthanded breakaway against the Hershey Bears…
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins announced today that they have signed goalie Casey DeSmith to an American Hockey League contract for the 2016-17 season. DeSmith returns to the Penguins organization after an impressive showing between the pipes as a rookie in the Calder Cup Playoffs with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The University of New Hampshire product posted…
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed defenseman Steve Oleksy and forward Tom Sestito to one-year, two way contracts, it was announced on Friday. In addition, the Penguins have signed free agent defensemen Stuart Percy and David Warsofsky to one-year, two way contracts. Oleksy, 30, was recalled by the Penguins for the final two rounds of their…
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Cameron Gaunce to a one-year contract, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford. The deal is a two-way contract that contains an average annual value of $575,000 at the NHL level. Gaunce, 26, is coming off of a career year at the American…
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