AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Penguins pacing league with 44 points

Published on December 18, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release


The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins took five of a possible six points this past weekend, moving the team into first place in the entire American Hockey League.

The Penguins dropped a 6-5 overtime decision to the Toronto Marlies on Friday night, before posting wins against the Philadelphia Phantoms (7-1 on Saturday at home) and the Syracuse Crunch (3-2 Sunday in Syracuse).

The successful stretch gives the Pens a 20-4-2-2 record, good for 44 points and first place overall. The Penguins also have the top road record in the AHL, with an 11-2-1-2 mark for 25 points.

Season ticket plans and partial packages for the 2006-07 season of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey are on sale now, and available by calling (570) 208-7367.

HOME HIGHLIGHT

The Penguins' 7-1 win against the Phantoms on December 16 at the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza was the 150th home victory in team history.

BRODZIAK'S BEST

Penguins forward Kyle Brodziak picked up a career-best four points (2+2=4) to lead Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to a 7-1 win against the Philadelphia Phantoms on Saturday night. His previous best offensive output was a three-assist effort on against the Chicago Wolves on April 11 last season while a member of the Iowa Stars.

Brodziak also netted two goals in a game for the first time in his career Saturday against the Phantoms. One of those tallies was the game-winning goal, Brodziak's third winner of the season, tied for first on the team.

BONVIE BETTERS KOCI

Dennis Bonvie appeared in his 195th game as a member of the Penguins on Saturday night against the Philadelphia Phantoms, moving him past David Koci and into 14th place on the team's all-time games played list.

Bonvie is also the AHL's active leader in career games played with 782, good for 29th place on the league's all-time list. He trails Zellio Toppazzini by three games for 28th place.

AHL ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LEADERS

Place Name Years Games

25 Mitch Lamoureux 1982-99 802

26 Dave Creighton 1948-69 800

27 Frank Mathers 1948-62 799

28 Zellio Toppazzini 1949-64 785

29 DENNIS BONVIE 1993-2006 782

30 Don Cherry 1954-72 767

ALL-STAR VOTING UNDERWAY

Voting for the RBK Hockey 2007 AHL All-Star Classic is now underway at www.theahl.com. Voting runs through Sunday, January 7. The 2007 Rbk Hockey AHL All-Star Classic will take place on January 28-29 at Ricoh Coliseum, home of the Toronto Marlies

PENGUINS STREAKS

Rob Schremp has a four-game point streak (1+4=5) and a four-game assist streak (4 assists) Stephen Dixon has a four-game point streak (2+4=6) and a four-game assist streak (4 assists)

PENGUINS LEAGUE LEADERS

- Jonathan Filewich is tied for 18th overall with 28 points (13+15=28), tied for 13th with 13 goals and tied for 16th with six power play goals.

- Tom Gilbert is tied for 10th among league defensemen with 16 points (3+13=16) and tied for 23rd among all rookies with 16 points.

- Micki DuPont is tied for 16th among defensemen with 15 points (4+11).

- Rob Schremp is tied for 11th among rookies with 21 points (5+16=21).

- Tyler Kennedy is 15th among rookies with 19 points (6+13=19).

- Matt Carkner is 16th in the league with 76 penalty minutes.

- Daniel Carcillo is tied for 10th in the league with 78 penalty minutes.

- Jeff Deslauriers is tied for seventh in the league with 10 wins, is fifth with a 2.30 GAA and 12th with a .912 save percentage.

- Andrew Penner is 18th with a 2.74 goals against average, tied for fourth in the league with two shutouts and tied for seventh with 10 wins.

POWER PLAY

The Penguins currently have the top ranked power play in the American Hockey League, striking at a 24.0% rate (42 goals/175 attempts). The Penguins home power play is first in the league at 27.2% (22 goals/81 attempts). The Pens road power play ranks fourth overall at 21.3% (20 goals/94 attempts).

PENALTY KILL

The Penguins rank tied for eighth overall with an 85.5% penalty kill rate (21 goals against/145 attempts). The Pens road penalty kill is second at 88.9% (9 goals against/81 attempts). The Pens home penalty kill is 20th in the league at 81.3% (12 goals against/64 attempts).

UPCOMING OPPONENTS

Bridgeport Sound Tigers - Friday, December 22 - 7:05pm @ Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza

- RECORD: 12-10-1-3, 28 points, Fifth Place in East Division

- LEADING SCORERS:

o Points: Jeff Tambellini - 28

o Goals: Jeff Tambellini - 15

o Assists: Robert Nilsson - 15

- LEADING GOALIES (Minimum 5 Games):

o GAA: Wade Dubielewicz - 2.54

o Wins: Wade Bubielewicz - 8

o Save%: Wade Bubielewicz - .918

- SEASON SERIES: The Penguins are 2-0-0-0 against the Sound Tigers this season. The clubs will meet five more times after Friday this season

- NOTES: Jeff Tambellini scored three goals in the win over the Devils, Bridgeport's first hat-trick of the campaign. Tambellini leads the team with 15 goals.

Norfolk Admirals - Saturday, December 23 - 7:05pm @ Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza

- RECORD: 19-6-4-1, 43 points, Tied for Second Place in East Division

- LEADING SCORERS:

o Points: Brandon Bochenski - 40

o Goals: Brandon Bochenski - 21

o Assists: Martin St. Pierre - 29

- LEADING GOALIES (Minimum 5 Games):

o GAA: Corey Crawford - 2.37

o Wins: Corey Crawford - 15

o Save%: Corey Crawford - .925

- SEASON SERIES: The Penguins are 2-0-0-0 against the Admirals this season, The clubs will meet seven more times after Saturday this season.

- NOTES: The Admirals are winless in Wilkes-Barre since February 14, 2005, a string of 12 games...Norfolk has the fourth ranked and fifth ranked scorers in the AHL in Brandon Bochenski (21+19=41) and Martin St. Pierre (10+29=39), as well as the eighth ranked scorer in rookie Troy Brouwer (15+18=33).

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