WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS

The 'Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins' are the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA at the Wachovia Arena.

Contents

History

Year-by-year Record

Current Roster

Team Records

Single Season

Career

AHL Records

Team

Player

AHL awards and trophies

External links

History

The Penguins top minor league affiliate had been the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the IHL. However, in the mid 1990s, the IHL began moving away from being a developmental league and more towards being a top independent minor league. For this reason, the Penguins wanted their top minor league affiliate in the AHL. The Penguins purchased the dormant Cornwall Aces AHL franchise from the Colorado Avalanche in 1996, but left the team inactive until the 1999-2000 season when it was placed in Wilkes-Barre. The team is affectionately referred to as "The Baby Penguins" by fans. The WBS Pens have made the Calder Cup Finals twice since they began play.

Year-by-year Record

'Year'	'GP'	'W'	'L'	'T'	'OL'	'GF'	'GA'	'PTS'	'Finish'	'Playoffs'
2006-07	80	51	23	2	4	276	221	108	2nd, East	Lost in round 2
2005-06	80	51	18	5	6	249	178	113	'East Champion'	Lost in round 2
2004-05	80	39	27	7	7	227	219	92	4th, East	Lost in round 2
2003-04	80	34	28	10	8	197	197	86	3rd, East	'Eastern Conference Champion' Lost in Finals
2002-03	80	36	32	7	5	245	248	84	3rd, South	Lost in round 1
2001-02	80	20	44	13	3	201	274	56	4th, South	Did not qualify
2000-01	80	36	33	9	2	252	248	83	2nd, Mid-Atlantic	'Western Conference Champion' Lost in Finals
1999-00	80	23	43	9	5	236	306	60	5th, Empire	Did not qualify

Current Roster

As of June 11, 2007. Data from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins website. [1]

Roster
#	Pos.	'Player'	Ht/Wt	Date of birth	Place of birth
'2'	D	Ryan Lannon	6-2/220	December 14, 1982	Grafton, MA
'4'	D	Curtiss Patrick	6-3/210	December 8,1979	W. Springfield, MA
'8'	D	Reagan Rome	6-2/210	December 29,1981	Nesbitt, Manitoba
'9'	C/RW	Connor James	5-10/190	August 25, 1982	Calgary, Alberta
'11'	C	Tyler Kennedy	5-10/183	August 15, 1986	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
'15'	LW	Joe Jensen	5-11/180	February 6, 1983	Maple Grove, MN
'17'	C	Kurtis McLean	5-11/175	November 2, 1980	Cananda, Ontario
'18'	RW	Jonathan Filewich	6-2/205	October 2, 1984	Kelowna, British Columbia
'23'	C/LW	Ryan Stone	6-2/199	March 20, 1985	Calgary, Alberta
'24'	RW	Tim Wallace	6-1/180	August 6, 1984	Anchorage, AK
'27'	RW	Dennis Bonvie	5-11/205	July 23, 1972	Antigonish, Saskatchewan
'28'	D	Wade Skolney	6-0/195	June 24,1981	Wynyard, Saskatchewan
'33'	D	Peter Ratchuk	6-1/195	September 10,1977	Buffalo, NY
'58'	D	Kristopher Letang	5-11/190	April 24,1987	Montreal, Québec
	C	Mark Letestu	5-11/195	February 04, 1985	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
	C	Tim Brent	6-0/196	March 10, 1984	Cambridge, Ontario
	C/LW	Jeff Taffe	6-3/201	February 19, 1981	Hastings, MN
	C	Nathan Smith	6-2/192	February 8, 1982	Edmonton, Alberta
	RW	Aaron Boogaard	6-2/220	August 11,1986	Newmarket, Ontario
	C	Chris Minard	6-1/200	Nov 18,1981	Thompson, Manitoba
	D	Deryk Engelland	6-2/197	April 3,1982	Chetwynd, British Columbia
	D	Alex Goligoski	5-11/180	July 30,1985	Grand Rapids, MN
	D	Timo Seppanen	6-1/209	July 22,1987	Helsinki, Finland
	D	Jonathan D'Aversa	6-2/190	March 2,1986	Richmond Hill, Ontario
	D	Mark Ardelan	5-11/200	March 16,1983	Regina, Saskatchewan
	G	David Brown	6-0/185	February 11, 1985	Stoney Creek, Ontario
	G	John Curry	5-11/181	February 27, 1984	Shorewood, MN

Team Records

Single Season

:'Goals:' 31 Michel Ouellet (2004-05)
:'Assists:' 48 Kris Beech (2004-05)
:'Points:' 67 Toby Petersen (2000-01)
:'Penalty Minutes:' 431 Dennis Bonvie (2005-06)
:'GAA:' 2.26 Dany Sabourin (2005-06)
:'SV%:' .922 Rich Parent (2000-01) and Dany Sabourin (2005-06)

Career

:'Career Goals:' 97 Tom Kostopoulos
:'Career Assists:' 149 Tom Kostopoulos
:'Career Points:' 246 Tom Kostopoulos
:'Career Penalty Minutes:' 1081 Dennis Bonvie
:'Career Goaltending Wins:' 45 Sebastien Caron
:'Career Shutouts:' 8 Sebastien Caron
:'Career Games:' 318 Tom Kostopoulos

AHL Records

As of the 2006-07 AHL Season. Data from the AHL Hall of Fame Website. [2]

Team

:'Longest Road Winning Streak (one season):' 13 (Oct. 9, 2005-Dec. 3, 2005) (tied)

Player

:'Most Points by a Defenseman, Career:' 486 John Slaney (Baltimore, Portland, Cornwall, W.B./Scr., Phila.)
:'Most Goals by a Defenseman, Career:' 157 John Slaney (Baltimore, Portland, Cornwall, W.B./Scr., Phila.)
:'Most Goals by a Defenseman, Season:' 30 John Slaney Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (1999-2000)
:'Most PIM, Career:' 4,104 Dennis Bonvie (Cape Breton, Hamilton, Portland, Phila., W.B./Scr., Providence, Binghamton, Hershey)
:'Most PIM, Game:' 64 Steve Parsons (Mar. 17, 2002 vs. Syracuse)

AHL awards and trophies

As of the 2006-07 AHL Season. Data from the AHL Hall of Fame Website.
[3]
'F.G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy'

★ 2005-06
'Richard F. Canning Trophy'

★ 2003-04
'Robert W. Clarke Trophy'

★ 2000-01
'Eddie Shore Award'

★ John Slaney: 2000-01
'Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award'

★ Dany Sabourin: 2005-06
'Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award'

★ Dany Sabourin: 2005-06
'Yanick Dupre Memorial Award'

★ Matt Carkner: 2006-07

External links

★ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Official Website

★ The Internet Hockey Database - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins