Penguins Announce 2015 Training Camp Roster
September 24, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins today announced their 2015 Training Camp Roster.
Twenty-two players will begin on-ice sessions with an open practice at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Toyota SportsPlex. The first practice of the new season for the Penguins and all practices at the Toyota SportsPlex during training camp will be free and open to the public.
The Penguins training camp roster consists of 13 forwards, seven defensemen and two goaltenders:
Forwards (13) - Derek Army, Shane Bakker, Riley Brace, Jarrett Burton, Sahir Gill, Tom Kostopoulos, Adam Krause, Christophe Lalancette, Ty Loney, John McCarron, Patrick McGrath, Carter Rowney, and Cody Wydo.
Defensemen (7) - Mickaël Beauregard, Paul Cianfrini, Mathew Maione, Ryan Parent, Nick Petrecki, Clark Seymour, and Brett Stern.
Goaltenders (2) - Casey DeSmith and Brian Foster.
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins take the ice for their first preseason game when they host the Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on Wednesday, September 30 at 7:05 p.m. The Penguins will also battle the Albany Devils in exhibition action at home on Friday, October 2 at 7:05 p.m.
Individual tickets for all Penguins home games are on sale now and can be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Arena Box Office, on-line at www.ticketmaster.com, through any Ticketmaster outlet, or by calling 800-745-3000.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton season ticket packages, including Full Season, 22-game, 12-game and Flexbook plans, are available by contacting the Penguins directly at 570-208-7367.
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS TRAINING CAMP ROSTER (as of Sept. 24, 2015)
Player No. Pos. Shoots Height Weight DOB (Age) 2014-15 Team ___________2014-15 Statistics___________ Contract Acquired
DEFENSEMEN (7) GP G A PTS PIM
Beauregard, Mickaël D L 6'3" 195 10/7/1994 (20) Gatineau (QMJHL) 59 3 12 15 61 ATO
Cianfrini, Paul D L 6'1" 205 4/20/1989 (26) W-B/Scranton (AHL) 3 0 0 0 0 PTO Wheeling signs, 8/28/13
Wheeling (ECHL) 61 2 9 11 25
Maione, Mathew D L 5'10" 195 11/21/1990 (24) Brampton (ECHL) 69 14 29 43 44 PTO Brampton signs, 8/12/15
Parent, Ryan D L 6'2" 205 3/17/1987 (28) St. John's (AHL) 22 0 2 2 16 PTO
Ontario (ECHL) 6 0 1 1 2
Petrecki, Nick D L 6'3" 229 7/11/1989 (26) Rochester (AHL) 19 0 2 2 56 PTO
Seymour, Clark D R 6'4" 216 5/18/1993 (22) W-B/Scranton (AHL) 12 0 1 1 13 AHL Rnd 5 (143rd overall) 2012
Wheeling (ECHL) 54 1 14 15 72
Stern, Brett D L 6'3" 194 3/2/1992 (23) Minn. St-Mankato (NCAA) 40 3 5 8 48 PTO Wheeling signs, 8/25/15
Orlando (ECHL) 2 0 0 0 0
FORWARDS (13) GP G A PTS PIM
Army, Derek C R 5'11" 185 4/10/1991 (24) Wheeling (ECHL) 72 29 37 66 62 PTO Wheeling signs, 7/3/15
Bakker, Shane C L 6'4" 210 11/11/1987 (27) Hamilton (AHL) 15 0 1 1 37 PTO Wheeling signs, 9/15/15
Wheeling (ECHL) 43 4 9 13 102
Brace, Riley LW L 5'11" 182 3/7/1992 (23) Worcester (AHL) 6 1 2 3 0 PTO
Wheeling (ECHL) 61 18 49 67 57
Burton, Jarrett LW L 6'0" 180 12/30/1990 (24) Wheeling (ECHL) 52 12 16 28 36 PTO Wheeling signs, 7/15/15
Gill, Sahir LW L 5'11" 185 4/21/1992 (23) W-B/Scranton (AHL) 12 1 2 3 0 PTO Wheeling signs, 10/16/14
Hamilton (AHL) 25 2 2 4 6
Wheeling (ECHL) 26 9 20 29 8
Kostopoulos, Tom C R 6'0" 197 1/24/1979 (36) W-B/Scranton (AHL) 72 16 28 44 62 AHL Signed as FA, 9/3/13
Krause, Adam C R 6'3" 210 9/12/1991 (24) Wheeling (ECHL) 6 2 2 4 2 AHL Signed as FA, 6/8/15
Minn.-Duluth (NCAA) 31 7 10 17 36
Lalancette, Christophe RW R 6'1" 187 5/6/1994 (21) Drummondville (QMJHL) 41 11 18 29 18 ATO Wheeling signs, 8/21/15
Loney, Ty RW R 6'4" 205 3/1/1992 (23) Norfolk (AHL) 5 2 2 4 2 AHL Signed as FA, 6/8/15
Denver (NCAA) 35 10 6 16 27
McCarron, John RW R 6'2" 230 4/16/1992 (23) Cornell (NCAA) 31 4 8 12 28 AHL Signed as FA, 9/16/15
McGrath, Patrick RW R 5'10" 200 3/17/1993 (22) W-B/Scranton (AHL) 2 0 0 0 12 AHL Signed as FA, 6/8/2015
Wheeling (ECHL) 59 3 5 8 246
Rowney, Carter RW R 6'2" 208 5/10/1989 (26) W-B/Scranton (AHL) 63 10 21 31 31 AHL Signed as FA, 10/3/13
Wydo, Cody C L 5'9" 175 3/28/1991 (24) Wheeling (ECHL) 9 1 5 6 0 PTO Wheeling signs, 7/10/15
Rob. Morrris (NCAA) 37 20 23 43 25
GOALTENDERS (2) Catches GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%
DeSmith, Casey G L 6'0" 180 8/13/1991 (24) New Hamp. (NCAA) -- -- -- -- -- PTO Wheeling signs, 7/30/15
Foster, Brian G L 6'2" 186 2/4/1987 (28) Lillehammer (Ligaen) 43 21-22-4 4 2.94 0.905 AHL Signed as FA, 8/3/15
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