2008 Penguins Schedule Format Released
Published on June 27, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release
WILKES-BARRE, PA - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins schedule of opponents for the 2008-09 season was announced on Friday. The Penguins will play an unbalanced, 80-game schedule (40 home/40 away), featuring 18 different opponents.
Highlights on the home schedule include the first visits from the Houston Aeros and San Antonio Rampage since the 2002-03 season, return engagements for the Hartford WolfPack and Grand Rapids Griffins, and a combined 10 games with intrastate rivals from Hershey and Philadelphia.
The Penguins will play 50 games (25 home/25 road) against East Division opponents, 10 against Atlantic Division foes (5 home/5 road), 16 against North Division teams (8 home/8 road) and four against the West Division (2 home/2 road). A complete breakdown of total games against each team is included below (home and road games split evenly for each opponent):
EAST DIVISION ATLANTIC DIVISION NORTH DIVISION WEST DIVISION
Albany 8 games Hartford 2 games Grand Rapids 2 games Houston 2 games
Binghamton 8 games Lowell 2 games Lake Erie 2 games San Antonio 2 games
Bridgeport 6 games Manchester 2 games Hamilton 2 games
Hershey 10 games Portland 2 games Syracuse 8 games
Norfolk 8 games Worcester 2 games Toronto 2 games
Philadelphia 10 games
TOTALS 50 games 10 games 16 games 4 games
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