Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Founded 1999
Home ice Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
Based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Colors red, black, and gold
League American Hockey League
Head coach Todd Richards
General manager --
Owner Pittsburgh Penguins

The Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA at the Wachovia Arena.

Founded: 1999-2000
Arena: Wachovia Arena (capacity 8,143)
Uniform colors: red, black, and gold
Logo design: A muscular skating penguin
Affiliates: Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL), Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Division titles won: 1 (2005-06)
Regular season titles won: none
League championships won: none
Local Media: Times Leader, The Times-Tribune


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[edit] History

The franchise was previously known as: Cornwall Aces (1993-1996) [1], Halifax Citadels (1988-1993), Fredericton Express (1981-1988)

[edit] Year-by-year Record

Year GP W L T OL GF GA PTS Finish Playoffs
2005-06 80 51 18 5 6 249 178 113 1st, East 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 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 Lost in Finals
1999-00 80 23 43 9 5 236 306 60 5th, Empire Did not qualify

[edit] Team Records

Goals: 31 Michel Ouellet (2004-05)
Assists: 48 Kris Beech (2004-05)
Points: 67 Toby Petersen (2000-01)
Penalty Minutes: 393 Dennis Bonvie (2005-06)
GAA: 2.26 Dany Sabourin (2005-06)
SV%: .922 Rich Parent (2000-01) and Dany Sabourin (2005-06)
Career Goals: 97 Tom Kostopoulos
Career Assists: 149 Tom Kostopoulos
Career Points: 246 Tom Kostopoulos
Career Penalty Minutes: 857 Dennis Bonvie
Career Goaltending Wins: 45 Sebastien Caron
Career Shutouts: 8 Sebastien Caron
Career Games: 318 Tom Kostopoulos

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