AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Penguins Roster Set for Opening Night

Published on October 9, 2015 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release


WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have announced their opening night roster for the 2015-16 season opener tonight at Providence.

The Penguins roster consists of 24 players, including two goaltenders, eight defensemen and 14 forwards.

The lineup includes 13 skaters who have played at least one game for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton during the 2014?15 season. The team also features two rookie skaters and one rookie goalie, as well as six veteran newcomers.

The Penguins are set to take on the Providence Bruins in the first game of the season at 7:05 p.m. tonight, Friday, Oct. 9 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.

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 ROSTER (as of Oct. 9, 2015)

No. Player Pos. Shot Height Weight DOB (Age) Birthplace 2014-15 Team 2014-15 Statistics

SKATERS (22) GP G A PTS PIM

2 RUOPP, Harrison D R 6'3" 192 3/17/1993 (22) Zehner, SK W-B/Scranton (AHL) 7 0 0 0 9

Wheeling (ECHL) 30 0 1 1 58

3 McNEILL, Reid D L 6'4" 215 4/29/1992 (23) London, ON W-B/Scranton (AHL) 54 2 5 7 121

5 WARSOFSKY, Dave D L 5'9" 170 5/30/1990 (25) Marshfield, MA Boston (NHL) 4 0 1 1 0

Providence (AHL) 40 4 11 15 20

8 O'NEILL, Will D L 6'1" 190 4/28/1988 (27) Salem, MA St. John's (AHL) 72 10 38 48 74

9 DEA, Jean-Sébastien C R 5'11" 175 2/8/1994 (21) Laval, QC W-B/Scranton (AHL) 43 10 11 21 16

Wheeling (ECHL) 14 4 3 7 6

12 RUST, Bryan RW R 5'11" 192 5/11/1992 (23) Pontiac, MI Pittsburgh (NHL) 14 1 1 2 4

W-B/Scranton (AHL) 45 13 14 27 14

15 ARCHIBALD, Josh RW R 5'10" 176 10/6/1992 (23) Regina, SK W-B/Scranton (AHL) 45 5 8 13 24

Wheeling (ECHL) 9 7 4 11 4

16 MARCANTUONI, Matia RW R 6'0" 200 2/22/1994 (21) Woodbridge, ON W-B/Scranton (AHL) 59 4 10 14 20

Wheeling (ECHL) 11 4 6 10 6

17 ROWNEY, Carter RW R 6'2" 208 5/10/1989 (26) Sexsmith, AB W-B/Scranton (AHL) 63 10 21 31 31

21 MOUILLIERAT, Kael LW L 6'0" 188 12/9/1987 (27) Edmonton, AB NY Islanders (NHL) 6 1 1 2 8

Bridgeport (AHL) 69 24 26 50 110

22 BIGGS, Tyler RW R 6'2" 220 4/30/1993 (22) Loveland, OH Toronto (AHL) 47 2 3 5 56

Orlando (ECHL) 8 4 2 6 16

23 WILSON, Scott LW L 5'11" 183 4/24/1992 (23) Oakville, ON Pittsburgh (NHL) 1 0 0 0 0

W-B/Scranton (AHL) 55 19 22 41 30

25 SESTITO, Tom LW L 6'5" 228 9/28/1987 (28) Rome, NY Vancouver (NHL) 3 0 1 1 7

Utica (AHL) 10 1 0 1 20

26 UHER, Dominik C L 6'0" 202 12/31/1992 (22) Ostrava, CZE Pittsburgh (NHL) 2 0 0 0 0

W-B/Scranton (AHL) 72 13 13 26 60

28 OLEKSY, Steve D R 6'0" 190 2/4/1986 (29) Chesterfield, MI Washington (NHL) 1 0 0 0 0

Hershey (AHL) 68 4 11 15 147

29 KOSTOPOULOS, Tom C R 6'0" 197 1/24/1979 (36) Mississauga, ON W-B/Scranton (AHL) 72 16 28 44 62

38 ANDERSÉN, Niclas D L 6'1" 207 4/28/1988 (27) Grums, SWE Brynäs (SHL) 54 5 17 22 32

40 SUNDQVIST, Oskar* C R 6'3" 210 3/23/1994 (21) Boden, SWE Skellefteå (SHL) 41 9 10 19 34

41 GOERS, Barry D R 5'9" 175 6/14/1986 (29) Ivyland, PA W-B/Scranton (AHL) 51 2 7 9 25

43 SHEARY, Conor LW L 5'9" 175 6/8/1992 (23) Melrose, MA W-B/Scranton (AHL) 58 20 25 45 8

49 SIMON, Dominik* C L 5'11" 175 8/8/1994 (21) Prague, CZE Plze? (Extraliga) 52 18 12 30 20

51 POULIOT, Derrick D L 6'0" 207 1/16/1994 (21) Estevan, SK Pittsburgh (NHL) 34 2 5 7 4

W-B/Scranton (AHL) 31 7 17 24 20

GOALTENDERS (2) Catches GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%

30 MURRAY, Matt G L 6'4" 178 5/25/1994 (21) Thunder Bay, ON W-B/Scranton (AHL) 40 25-10-3 12 1.58 0.941

35 JARRY, Tristan* G L 6'2" 185 4/29/1995 (20) Delta, BC Edmonton (WHL) 55 23-26-6 3 2.74 0.907

GENERAL MANAGER Jason Botterill HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER Paul DeFazio

HEAD COACH Mike Sullivan ASST. EQUIPMENT MANAGER Jared Mycyk

ASST. COACH Jay Leach

VIDEO COACH Sean Andrake NHL AFFILLIATE Pittsburgh Penguins

ATHLETIC TRAINER Kyle Moore ECHL AFFILLIATE Wheeling Nailers

STRENGTH and

CONDITIONING COACH Doug Davidson * = Rookie

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