#wilkes-barre/scranton penguins

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2024-25 Florida Panthers famous relations

#16 Aleksandr Barkov: Son of M.H.K. Spartak Moscow head coach Alexander Barkov. #34 Adam Boqvist: Brother of panthers C Jesper Boqvist. #70 Jesper Boqvist: Brother of panthers D Adam Boqvist. #12 Jonah Gadjovich: Nephew of former Innsbrucker E.V. RW Blair MacDonald & former Sudbury Wolves senior advisor Tony MacDonald, brother-in-law of Carolina Hurricanes G Spencer Martin and cousin of former Bakersfield Condors director of hockey operations Kevin MacDonald. #13 Sam Reinhart: Son of former Vancouver Canucks D Paul Reinhart and brother of former Belleville Senators C Max Reinhart & former Belfast Giants D Griffin Reinhart. #25 Matthew Samoskevich: Brother of Quinnipiac University women's hockey director of player development Melissa Samoskevich. #19 Matthew Tkachuk: Son of former St. Louis Blues LW Keith Tkachuk, brother of Ottawa Senators LW Braeden Tkachuk, cousin of New Jersey Devils director of hockey operations/GM Tom Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh Penguins C Kevin Hayes & former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins RW the late Jimmy Hayes and 2nd cousin of Hartford Wolf Pack D Casey Fitzgerald & former Utica Comets LW Ryan Fitzgerald.

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GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS ADD FORWARD JAKE SMITH

By: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, an ECHL affiliate of the LA Kings, announced today that the club has signed forward Jake Smith to an ECHL contract for the 2023-24 season. Smith, 26, joins the Swamp Rabbits after spending most of the 2022-23 season with the Florida Everblades, where the winger appeared in 45 games for Greenville’s rival,…

[odyssey88]

Yes, because Wilkes-Barre/Scranton are such a bad AHL team. They’ve never won the Calder cup, and have only been to the finals 3 times, ALL BEFORE 2010.

Also, according to Wikipedia “During his time as assistant GM for the Maple Leafs, Dubas also served as general manager of the Toronto Marlies, the Maple Leafs' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate team. He was instrumental in organizing a system that developed players for the Maple Leafs team, while also being competitive in their own league.Dubas hired former Greyhounds head coach Keefe to oversee the Marlies development. In 2018, the Marlies captured the Calder Cup as the AHL champions.”

He wants to help develop our future. Why would he let our pathetic farm team stand??

Chatting with @odyssey88 and she reckons the newly acquired cheap acquisitions today might be for Wilkes-Barre's depth. The Pens have never won the Calder Cup before. Lolololols. Which is honestly way MORE logical than my crazy assumption that Dubas was gonna trade Jarry with Granlund for Karlsson or something crazy. Ahahaha.

In her words, "THE HERSHEY BEARS HAVE WON 12 FUCKING CUPS WTF." And, "THE SEATTLE'S FARM TEAM WENT TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP." And finally, "WE ARE AT THE FUCKING BOTTOM."

[pokemonwearingsportsmerch]

[celineszoges]

Keep penguin sport mascots alive! Prevent penguin extinction in the wild !

Sports Penguins Teams proudly give back to fund their penguin namesake and brand survival! Especially the Emperor and African penguins!

Are Penguins really Birds, really? ... Yes really, flightless aquatic Birds!

Penguins - BirdLife International "Penguins are sadly one of the most threatened groups of seabirds, with half of the 18 species listed by Birdlife as either Vulnerable or Endangered."

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The Penguins, Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, and Washington Capitals have already started the process of implementing optional neck protection for players, a Penguins and league source told The Athletic. The collective aim is to stock up on multiple available forms of equipment for players, at their choosing, to test during practices.

The sooner the better, several Penguins players said on Tuesday.

“Not wait until training camp,” Evgeni Malkinsaid. “Do it now. Maybe players will like, maybe not. Our choice, you know?

“But, yes, wear in practice, see what feels good. Maybe not same thing like big pad for neck. But if shirt or cover like for socks and wrists, let’s try. Not wait.”

The death of Johnson, who died after his neck was cut by a skate blade during a collision in an English league game on Saturday, sparked Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas and coach Mike Sullivan to discuss the pros and cons of bringing neck protection gear into the club’s equipment mix. Advised by members of the equipment staff on details to consider — not only comfort but also how the protective element would look on players — Dubas reached out to the league and suggested head equipment manager Jon Taglianetti inquire with manufacturers.

Currently, manufacturers offer neck guards and base layer tops that prevent or lessen the severity of cuts.

“We’re in the process right now of trying to talk to our players about some protective equipment in those vulnerable areas,” Sullivan said. He added the Penguins’ minor-league affiliates, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) and Wheeling Nailers (ECHL), are now required to wear a form of neck and wrist guards.

The Penguins — because Johnson was once one of their own — want to set an example that could eventually lead to neck protection becoming mandatory in the NHL. However, that would require the league and its Players’ Association to reach an agreement, which is unlikely this season.

Even procuring options for players with which to experiment sooner than later comes with challenges. Specifically, a Penguins source said, the club is having “a hard time getting stuff” because of high demand in the wake of Johnson’s death.

“Of course, we’re talking about it now,” Kris Letang said. “But there’s a reason why kids are wearing it, you know?

“There’s always going to be accidents. But if you can minimize the risk and if they can find something that’s going to be comfortable for the guys to play with, it should be an experiment.

“I don’t know how it’s going to play out. But I’d probably try something.”

Like Pettersson, Letang sat at his locker on Tuesday and found it impossible not to think about Johnson while discussing the neck protection topic. He’s proud his organization, the only one he’s known over 18 NHL seasons, is attempting to lead by example.

“But it shouldn’t just be the Penguins,” he said. “Everybody should (be) trying something.

“We all know what happened (to Johnson). We should try to prevent something like that from happening again if it can be done.”

this is so important

also this tweet

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I live twitter so much 🥰

The only good kind of mascot updates

[intheupside]

For what it's worth, Shea had to go to Canada twice with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this season. Wonder if he forgot/lost his passport. Throwback to that time the Penguins tried recalling Casey DeSmith from Wilkes-Barre for a trip to Montreal but DeSmith couldn't find his passport so they had to resort to Emil Larmi in Wheeling. And Larmi told me (jokingly?) a week later that he enlisted his buddy Niclas Almari to steal DeSmith's passport for him to orchestrate the whole thing. He was kidding, probably.

from dk pitt

[starrynet]

blomma has been sent down to wilkes-barre/scranton 😔 I’ll miss him, but at least he’ll be safe from the horrors of penguins hockey

[antrea]

[19.11.02] vs. wilkes-barre/scranton penguins

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2024 IIHF Worlds Czech Republic Roster

Wingers

#8 Ondřej Beránek (H.K. Energie Karlovy Vary/Havlíčkův Brod)

#18 Ondřej Palát (New Jersey Devils/Frýdek-Místek)

#19 Jakub Flek (H.K. Kometa Brno/Mariánské Lázně)

#25 Radan Lenc (HV71/Mladá Boleslav)

#64 David Kämpf (Toronto Maple Leafs/Jirkov)

#73 Ondřej Kaše (H.K. V.E.R.V.A. Litvínov/Kadaň)

#81 Dominik Kubalík (Ottawa Senators/Plzeň)

#93 Matěj Stránský (Hockeyklub Davos/Ostrava)

#95 Daniel Voženílek (H.K. Oceláři Třinec/Pardubice)

Centers

#10 Roman Červenka (S.C. Rapperswil-Jona/Prague)

#22 Jáchym Kondelík (Motor České Budějovice/České Budějovice)

#23 Lukáš Sedlák (H.K. Dynamo Pardubice/České Budějovice)

#96 David Tomášek (Färjestad Bollklubb/Prague)

Defensemen

#3 Radko Gudas (Anaheim Ducks/Kladno)

#6 David Kempný (H.K. Sparta Praha/Hodonín)

#7 David Špaček (Iowa Wild/Třemošná)

#36 Jakub Krejčík (H.K. Sparta Praha/Prague)

#44 Jan Rutta (San José Sharks/Písek)

#55 Libor Hájek (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins/Býšovec)

#84 Tomáš Kundrátek (H.K. Oceláři Třinec/Přerov)

Goalies

#1 Lukáš Dostál (Anaheim Ducks/Brno)

#34 Petr Mrázek (Chicago Blackhawks/Ostrava)

#50 Karel Vejmelka (Tucson Roadrunners/Třebíč)

[puckducks]

Amanda Kessel will not play in the PWHL after being promoted to the Pittsburgh Penguins' Manager of Minor League Operations and assistant GM of the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

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LOUIE CAPORUSSO RETURNS TO CINCINNATI 

By: Andrew Mossbrooks, Cincinnati Cyclones Cincinnati, OH – The Cincinnati Cyclones announced today that the team has re-signed center Louie Caporusso for the 2023-24 season. Caporusso joins Jalen Smereck and Justin Vaive as the first trio of players that have signed with the Cyclones ahead of next season. Caporusso, 34, enters his third consecutive season in Cincinnati after spending the…

[pierrelucdisaster]

Hi everyone,

Adam Johnson, who played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Ontario Reign, and Lehigh Valley Phantoms suffered a horrific injury in today's game with the Nottingham Panthers. I hope you can all keep him in your thoughts and prayers and send any good vibes his way if you are not a praying person. Let's rally around someone in our hockey community who can use all the love we can give him.

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the scanton/wilkes barre railriders (yankees aaa team) and the wilkes barre/scranton penguins (penguins ahl team) should fight