Dennis Bonvie appears in 800th AHL game
February 23, 2007 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release
WILKES-BARRE, PA - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Dennis Bonvie became just the 27th player in American Hockey League history to appear in 800 games by suiting up for Friday night's contest with the Binghamton Senators.
Bonvie, the AHL's all-time leader in penalty minutes (4,228 entering Friday night's game), moved into a tie with Dave Creighton for 26th place on the league's all-time list by facing the Senators. He has recorded 265 points (82+183) while suiting up for the Penguins, Hershey Bears, Hamilton Bulldogs, Binghamton Senators, Providence Bruins, Portland Pirates, Philadelphia Phantoms and Cape Breton Oilers, including one goal scored in game #800.
The game was also the 214th in a Penguins sweater for Bonvie, moving him past Martin Sonnenberg for 13th place on the team's all-time list. He trails Toby Petersen by one game and Matt Murley by two.
Bonvie is the Penguins' all-time leader in career penalty minutes with 1,019, and owns the team's single season record with 431 penalty minutes recorded last season.
Bonvie has also appeared in 92 National Hockey League games with the Edmonton Oilers, Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators and Colorado Avalanche during his 14-year career, recording three points (1+2) and 311 penalty minutes.
Individual and group tickets for all Penguins home games, as well as special ticket packages, are on sale now. For ticket information, contact the Penguins at 570-208-7367.
AHL ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LEADERS
Place Name Years Games
21 John Stevens 1984-99 834
22 Tim Tookey 1980-95 824
23 Bruce Cline 1955-68 823
24 Tommy Williams 1948-64 822
25 Mitch Lamoureux 1982-99 802
26 DENNIS BONVIE 1993-2006 800
Dave Creighton 1948-69 800
28 Frank Mathers 1948-62 799
PENGUINS ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LEADERS
Place Name Games
1 Tom Kostopoulos 318
2 Rob Scuderi 305
3 Shane Endicott 292
4 Ross Lupaschuk 271
5 Matt Hussey 269
6 Brendan Buckley 268
7 Colby Armstrong 251
8 Chris Kelleher 250
9 Eric Meloche 249
10 Tomas Surovy 239
11 Matt Murley 216
12 Toby Petersen 215
13 DENNIS BONVIE 214
14 Martin Sonnenberg 213
• Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board...
American Hockey League Stories from February 23, 2007
- Zack Stortini returns to Hamilton - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Ellis stones Houston - Houston Aeros
- Admirals Fall to Omaha 1-0 - Milwaukee Admirals
- Griffins Win Second-Straight Shootout, 4-3 Over Peoria - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Stars win another road game - Iowa Chops
- Bulldogs downed by Crunch - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Rivermen Come Back But Fall in a Shootout 4-3 to Grand Rapids - Peoria Rivermen
- Dennis Bonvie appears in 800th AHL game - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Back Home And Back On Track - Manchester Monarchs
- Pens down Sens, 5-4 - Binghamton Senators
- Daigneault shines in Hershey win - Adirondack Phantoms
- Wolf Pack Take a Bite Out of Devils, 6-1 - Albany Devils
- Empire Vision Centers Poster Night II at the Crunch Set for March 2 - Syracuse Crunch
- P-Bruins Shutout By Monarchs 1-0 - Providence Bruins
- River Rats Nip Sound Tigers - Bridgeport Islanders
- B-Sens, city of Binghamton awarded 2008 AHL All-Star Classic - Binghamton Senators
- Los Angeles Returns Tukonen To Manchester - Manchester Monarchs
- Crunch Sign Goaltender Matt Harpwood to A.T.O. - Syracuse Crunch
- Senators, city of Binghamton to host 2008 AHL All-Star Classic - AHL
- Second Installment of - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Dallas Trade Sends One to Iowa Stars - Iowa Chops
- Pens sign Curtiss Patrick to PTO - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Amerks host Manitoba tonight in final regular season meeting - Rochester Americans
- Rampage recall Latendresse - San Antonio Rampage
- Admirals Captain Craig MacDonald Returns to Norfolk - Norfolk Admirals
- Country Night coming to Giant Center Sunday - Hershey Bears
- Monarchs Recall Hogeboom - Manchester Monarchs
- Adam Keefe Traded to Griffins From Manitoba - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Mac Comes Back to Wolves - Chicago Wolves
- Red Wings loan Brooks to Moose; Keefe Traded to Griffins - Manitoba Moose
- AHL Quick Hits - AHL
- Aeros Gameday - Houston Aeros
- Turnpike rivalry renews Friday as Bears travel to Philly - Hershey Bears
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Stories
- Penguins Re-Sign Jack Beck for Next Season
- Penguins Sign Defenseman Tommy Budnick
- Penguins Send Murashov, Gauthier, Klassen, Pietila to Wheeling
- Penguins Lose Game 2 in Lehigh Valley, 3-2
- Sergei Murashov Reassigned, Logan Pietila Recalled to Penguins
