AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Lemieux, Crosby to play Wednesday in Wilkes-Barre

Published on September 19, 2005 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release


WILKES-BARRE, PA - Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby are both scheduled to be in uniform when the Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Boston Bruins this Wednesday night, Sept. 21, at the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza. Game time is 7:05pm, and tickets for the game are still available.

Crosby, the first overall pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, will be making his Penguins debut in the game. The 18-year old captured his second consecutive Canadian Hockey League scoring championship last season with 168 points (66+102) in 62 games with Rimouski of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He also led the QMJHL in playoff scoring with 31 points (14+17) in 13 games, leading the Oceanic to the QMJHL championship and a berth in the Memorial Cup tournament. He also captured a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2005 World Junior Championships, recording nine points (6+3) in six games. In two seasons with Rimouski, Crosby recorded 303 points (120+183) in 121 games.

Lemieux, already a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, ranks seventh on the National Hockey League's all-time scoring list with 1,701 points and eighth with 683 goals. A six-time Art Ross Trophy winner as the league's top scorer, Lemieux has also been named the recipient the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player three times (1988, 1993, 1996), and the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP twice (1991, 1992). The all-time leading scorer in Pittsburgh Penguins' history will be seeing his first game action since capturing a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey on Sept. 14, 2004.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will also host the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, September 24 at 7:05pm at Wachovia Arena. Tickets for both games will range from $22.00 to $38.00, and can be purchased at the Wachovia Arena Box Office, at all local TicketMaster locations or on-line through www.TicketMaster.com. Regular box office hours are Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m.

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins open their seventh season in the American Hockey League on October 5, when they host the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at 7:05pm. Season tickets and partial ticket plan packages are on sale now. Contact the Penguins at (570) 208-7367 for more information.

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