GAME 6 HIGHLIGHTS

AHL Playoffs: St. John's IceCaps vs. WBS Penguins - Game 6

PENS 3 - IceCaps 2 (2OT) HIGHLIGHTS

OK fans, here's a look at the highlights from Game Five - the two OT thriller featuring Simon Despres' first AHL playoff goal.  WOOOOOO!!!!

JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...

The Pens won Game 5 in DOUBLE OVERTIME!!!!!!  Simon Despres with the goal.  Here's a little taste of the late night excitement:

The Shot

The Follow Through

The Reaction

CALDER VISITS WBRE

SECOND ROUND COMMERCIAL

MORNINGS WITH KRZ

Calder spent yesterday morning making his RADIO DEBUT with Rocky, Sue and Lissa over at 98.5, KRZ. He dished out some tix and Whiteout tees to some lucky callers, and brought the listeners up to speed on the playoffs so far. Plus, he got a little smooch from Lissa, who will be performing O Canada and the National Anthem before Game 5 next Tuesday. HOLLER!

Headed into the Entercom building

Mic check...one...two...three

The lovely Lissa

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

AHL Playoffs: St. John's IceCaps vs. WBS Penguins - Game 2

WHILE THE TEAM'S AWAY...

Calder will play!  The internet's newest penguin sensation has been running around Northeast PA spreading the word about this weekend's big matchup with the St. John's Ice Caps.  Check out his exploits so far, and check back tomorrow to see what he got up to on Wednesday.

Picking up his tickets at the arena

Hanging with the Prez

Don't judge

Reading about a familiar subject

STAT!

Two Chicago Dogs please

So many choices

Don't you have anything bigger

Round and round and round and round and round...

BY POPULAR DEMAND...

Saturday night's intro video is now available on our YouTube channel.  Check it out at this link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noNNrtUYBBA

HOW DOES CALDER PENGUIN CELBRATE THE WIN?

...with a smooch from WBRE's Kyla Campbell. HOLLER!

PENS ON TO THE SECOND ROUND

PENGUINS TO FACE ICECAPS IN SECOND ROUND

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins will face the St. John's IceCaps in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, it was announced on Friday night.

The Penguins advanced to the second round of the Calder Cup Playoffs after battling past the Hershey Bears in four games in the best-of-five first round. St. John's moved on after dispatching the Syracuse Crunch in four games as well.

The IceCaps, who captured the Atlantic Division regular season title with a record of 43-25-5-3 in their first season, have home ice advantage in the series, and will host Games 1 and 2 this coming Tuesday and Wednesday night. The series shifts to Wilkes-Barre for Games 3, 4 and 5 (if necessary), with Games 6 and 7 (if necessary) being played in St. John's. The full schedule is listed below.

Game 1	Tuesday, May 1	PENS at St. John's	Mile One Centre	6:00pm
Game 2	Wednesday, May 2	PENS at St. John's	Mile One Centre	6:00pm
GAME 3	Saturday, May 5	St. John's at PENS	Mohegan Sun Arena	7:05pm
GAME 4	Sunday, May 6	St. John's at PENS	Mohegan Sun Arena	4:05pm
*GAME 5	Tuesday, May 8	St. John's at PENS	Mohegan Sun Arena	7:05pm
*Game 6	Friday, May 11	PENS at St. John's	Mile One Centre	6:00pm
*Game 7	Saturday, May 12	PENS at St. John's	Mile One Centre	6:00pm

 

The Penguins posted a 2-2-0-0 record against the IceCaps this season, winning in Newfoundland on January 14 and 15 (6-4 and 4-3 in overtime). St. John's recorded 5-2 and 2-0 wins in Northeast PA on March 6 and March 24, respectively.

Tickets for home playoff games D, E and F are on sale now, and available through the Mohegan Sun Arena box office, online at TicketMaster.com, or by calling 800-745-3000.

DECISIVE GAME 5 SET FOR SATURDAY

Individual tickets for the decisive GAME 5 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals between the Penguins and Hershey Bears are on sale now through the Mohegan Sun Arena box office, by calling 800-745-3000 or by visiting www.TicketMaster.com.

Game 5 will take place on Saturday, April 28 at 7:05pm.

Season ticket holders can call their account representatives at 208-7367 to purchase tickets starting at 9am on Saturday morning.

The Penguins and Bears are tied 2-2 in the best-of-five series. The winner of Game 5 will go on to face the St. John's Ice Caps in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, starting next week.

TODAY WITH TUX

If you tuned in to the Today Show this morning, you may have seen a familiar face in the background:

Anne Curry apparently was so taken with the big bird that she blew him a kiss!  Let's hope that's good luck for the team as it takes to the ice for Game 4 tonight in Hershey.  Be sure to tune in on 102.3, the Mountain; online at wbspenguins.com; on the Pens iPhone and Android apps; or watch live on AHLLive.com

WBS PENGUINS UPDATE - 4/26/12

WBS Penguins Update - 4/26/12



Hello Penguins fans from Hershey, PA.  Wilkes-Barre/Scranton got back to work today after the tough 4-3 overtime loss to Hershey last night at the GIANT Center.  From the score alone, you can tell it was far from the dominating Penguins performance that we saw in Games 1 & 2.


The Bears were finally able to exhibit several of the trends that made them so successful during the regular season.  First, the league's top-scoring team in the first period this year jumped out to a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from D.J. King and Cameron Schilling.  


Second, after the Penguins rallied back, Hershey's top lines were able to find the scoresheet for the first time this postseason.  Kyle Greentree gave the Bears their lead once again late in the third off of assists by Jacob Micflikier and Cody Eakin 


Lastly, Hershey's power play got untracked at the perfect time. Scoreless in their previous 10 chances on the man-advantage, Ryan Potulny -who led the AHL with 19 power play goals in 2011-12 - potted the game-winner at 2:57 of OT.  


Despite the positives for the Bears in Game 3, the general consensus in the Penguins' locker room is that Wednesday's loss was just as much a result of what W-B/Scranton did not do well in the contest.  


In the first period, the Penguins did not get the puck deep with the same effectiveness as they had in previous games and were not able to establish the forecheck that caused so many turnovers and offensive opportunities.  


A few too many defensive lapses by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton saw the puck find the back of the net twice, which will eventually happen if you repeatedly give chances to a team as talented as the Hershey Bears.


The glass half-full view of the Game 3 though is that the Penguin's power play unit was able to find convert not once, but twice and despite not playing its best game, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton was in a position in the end to close out the series.


The Penguins went through a quick, fast-paced practice this morning and seemed focused as they prepare for Game 4 tomorrow night.  


Head Coach John Hynes talked with reporters after the game about facing adversity in the series and the impact that players such as Eric Tangradi had in their return from Pittsburgh.

Check back tomorrow for more updates from Hershey. 


-Obie

GAME 3 AUDIO HIGHLIGHTS

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GAME DAY - PREGAME

It's been a busy day for the Penguins, as well as the now nearly famous Calder Penguin (follow him on Twitter at @CalderPenguin ).

The day started with a pregame skate at the Ice Rink at Coal Street.  Afterward, Calder and the front office crew zipped down to Pocono Raceway to take in the tire test on the new surface.  Pocono President Brandon Igdalski showed his support for the Pens with his new Whiteout T-Shirt.

A trip back up 115 (after a stop at Wa Wa) saw Calder pulling into the rink just as the team was loading up the bus for Hershey.  Some of the guys stopped by to say hi to Calder before they departed for the Giant Center.

And just an hour from now, Calder and the Penguins front office will be boarding a bus of their own and heading down to Hershey to root on the Pens in Game 3.  We hope to see you all there.

Oh, I almost forgot, it's WORLD PENGUIN DAY TODAY, and as a special thanks for your support, we have a great deal on tickets for tonight's game in Hershey.  Head on over to this link:  http://bit.ly/JNSK3D , and type in the code TMN241 to get two tickets in the upper deck for the price of one.

We hope to see you guys in Hershey.  Let's Go Pens - WE SALUTE YOU!

Calder and Colin

The players are in good hands

Joey Mormina and Calder wishing each other luck

Packing the bus

Calder greets Zach Sill at the bus

GAME TWO AUDIO HIGHLIGHTS

Check out the goal calls from our 7-2 win on Saturday:
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SATURDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS

VIDEO REVIEW

The morning after a 7-2 win over the Bears, we're sitting back and enjoying some quiet time on the couch (waiting to see the WBRE sports highlights from last night - Colin and Richie do an AWESOME job covering us all year).

In the meantime, here's a look at two videos from us.  First, our friend Calder makes his music video debut:



Next, here's a performance by the kids from St. Gregory's Academy from Friday night's game.  These guys are AMAZING!  Did you stick around after Friday's contest to see them juggling outside the arena?  Unreal.  We'll have more info on what is quickly becoming the team's loudest backers later this week:

GAME ONE: Pens 3 - Bears 1

Colin McDonald netted two goals, Cal O'Reilly notched his first in Black and Gold, and the Pens posted a 3-1 win over the Bears in Game One of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.  All of the particulars can be found here:  GAME ONE RECAP

Some quick notes from the night:

• Alexandre Picard and Jason Williams each had two assists
• Brad Thiessen stopped 19 shots, and came within 1:52 of posting the shutout
• The Pens were 2 for 5 on the power play.  The Bears, who had the number one power play unit during the regular season, were 0 for 3.

 Off the ice, the building was rocking.  Seriously, when was the last time you heard it that loud in the arena?  Thanks to the St. Gregory's Academy Chorus for their fantastic performances during the night.  Here they are with everyone's favorite newcomer, Calder the Penguin:

 We hope to see everyone back at the building tomorrow for Game Two.  More noisemakers coming your way.  Let's rock this town!

CALDER AROUND TOWN

So, Calder spent yesterday visiting some of our friends downtown.  Here's a look at his journey, and some of the great places that are pulling for the Pens as they take on the Bears tonight.

MEET CALDER, THE PLAYOFF PENGUIN

Fans, you may have seen a new face around town today.  If this guy looks familiar, then you've probably already met Calder, the Playoff Penguin.

Calder is joining the Penguins staff to help spread the word on the postseason, and he'll be giving a little different perspective on things - from a penguins point of view.

Keep an eye open for Calder at the arena this weekend (feel free to stop by and have your picture taken with him, he doesn't mind the paparazzi), and look for him around town next week.

Be sure to check back here often to see what Calder is up to, and follow along on his Twitter feed @CalderPenguin.

JEFF WALKER AND AMANDA SALUTE YOU

JEFF WALKER AND AMANDA SALUTE YOU

Geoff Walker stopped by 98.5 KRZ studio Thursday afternoon to hang out with.... ...Jeff Walker, course, and Amanda to talk Calder Cup Playoff and play a game of "Jeff Walker or Geoff Walker". 

Don't forget to send your salute photos to webinquiry@wbspenguins.com , and pick up your Whiteout t-shirt at the Penguins team store, or online by clicking here!

SNOW IN WILKES-BARRE

There wasn't much snow around the area during the winter.  But with the playoffs headed this way, we found at least a little of the white stuff outside of Lucky's Sporthouse.

ROCKY, SUE AND LISSA SALUTE YOU

Zach Sill stopped by the 98.5 KRZ studio this morning to talk playoff hockey with Rocky, Sue and Lissa.

Don't forget to send your salute photos to webinquiry@wbspenguins.com , and pick up your Whiteout t-shirt at the Penguins team store, or online by clicking here!

SALUTE FROM SOURIS

Northeast PA isn't the only place you'll find Penguins fans. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has a following across North America, thanks in part to our network of Penguins alums.

One of those former flightless fowl is Jonathan Filewich. A member of the 2008 Calder Cup Finals team, Filly played parts of four seasons with the Penguins, recording 64 goals and 127 points in 243 games. He led the team with 30 goals in 2006-07, and tied for the team lead with 56 points that season, while representing the Pens at the All-Star Game in Toronto.

Filly and his wife, Lindsay, are now living north of the border in Souris, Manitoba, just about 100 miles west of Winnipeg. Even though he's retired from playing professionally, he still stays involved with hockey by coaching in the Souris Elks youth hockey organization.

Jonathan Filewich and the Souris Elks - We Salute YOU

A big thanks to Filly and the Souris Elks for sending in these stick salute photos. Don't forget to send your own shots in of you and your friends/family saluting the team as we head into the Calder Cup Playoffs. Snap a shot and send it to webinquiry@wbspenguins.com , and you could be featured on the Pens playoff blog, the team website, Facebook page and on the videoboard this weekend.

Thanks for your support of the Penguins. WE SALUTE YOU!

Games One and Two Commercial

EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS SCHEDULE

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins today announced the schedule for their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series against the Hershey Bears. The best-of-five match-up will begin on Friday, April 20 at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.

Game 1		Friday, April 20		W-B/S vs. Hershey		Mohegan Sun Arena		7:05 PM
Game 2		Saturday, April 21		W-B/S vs. Hershey		Mohegan Sun Arena		7:05 PM
Game 3		Wednesday, April 25		W-B/S at HERSHEY		GIANT Center		7:00 PM
*Game 4		Friday, April 27		W-B/S at HERSHEY		GIANT Center		7:00 PM
*Game 5		Saturday, April 28		W-B/S vs. Hershey		Mohegan Sun Arena		7:05 PM

  

* - if necessary

Individual tickets for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ games A, B and C of the Calder Cup Playoffs are on sale now and are available at the Box Office at Mohegan Sun Arena, through any Ticketmaster outlet, or online at ticketmaster.com.  Tickets also can be purchased via phone by calling 1-800-745-3000.

Playoff ticket packages are available by contacting the Penguins Front Office at (570) 208-PENS and include a Penguins playoff rally towel with each seat purchased. 

2012 White-out “We Salute You” T-Shirts are currently on sale at the Ice Rink at Coal Street and at Mohegan Sun Arena during Penguins home games.

FIRST FAN SUBMISSION

Say hello to Kadience and Eddie Cornelius, who are proud to salute the Pens as we head into the playoffs.  

Well guys, we salute YOU for being the first fans to submit your salute photos to the blog.  

Don't forget to send you shots of stick salutes to webinquiry@wbspenguins.com so we can post them here, on our Facebook page, through Twitter, and maybe even on the big screen at an upcoming game.  

LET'S GO PENS!

WE SALUTE YOU

Pens fans, we're gearing up for the team's 10th consecutive playoff appearance (the longest current streak in the AHL!). We've adopted a new rallying cry for the postseason - WE SALUTE YOU! This is what the Pens players and staff want to convey to you, the fans.

The players have shown their support at home with stick salutes at center ice after recent games, and we wanted to get in on the act as well. Check out these photos of our front office staff raising their sticks to the best fans in the league.

We want you to take part in the salutes too. Take a photo of yourself, your family, friends, co-workers saluting the Pens, and we'll post them here on the Pens playoff blog.  Email your shots to webinquiry@wbspenguins.com.  And don't forget, WE SALUTE YOU Whiteout Shirts are now on sale at the Penguins Coal Street Store, as well as at the team store inside the arena on game days.  Playoff packages, with PAY AS YOU PLAY payment options are also on sale now, and come with a free WE SALUTE YOU rally towel.  Call the Pens at 208-7367 to get your package today!