AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Grads Kennedy and Letang Named To \'NHL YoungStars'

Published on January 15, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release


WILKES-BARRE, PA - Former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton skaters, and current Pittsburgh Penguins' rookies, Tyler Kennedy and Kristopher Letang are among the 16 'NHL YoungStars' invited to the 2008 NHL All-Star Weekend, the National Hockey League announced today.

Comprising the best of the League's stellar rookie class in 2007-08, the eight-player Eastern and Western Conference YoungStar teams will face off in a new three-on-three event as part of the Dodge/NHL SuperSkills competition on Saturday, Jan. 26 at Philips Arena in Atlanta (7 p.m., ET, VERSUS, CBC, RDS). The YoungStars will be shooting against goaltenders named to participate in the NHL All-Star Game the following day.

Kennedy began the season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, recording seven points (3+4) in seven games with the AHL Penguins this season, and earned Rbk Player of the Week honors after recording five points (3+2) in the team's first three games. The native of Sault Ste. Marie, ON, has also played in 30 games with Pittsburgh this season, recording 12 points (8+4), including four game winning goals. His four game winning goals are the best among all rookies in the League.

Kennedy appeared in 40 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton during the 2006-07 campaign, recording 37 points (12+25) during his first year as a professional. The 5-11, 183 pound center was selected by the Penguins in the fourth round (99th overall) of the 2004 Entry Draft.

Letang also began the 2007-08 season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, recording seven points (1+6) in 10 games with the club. The Montreal native has appeared in 26 games for Pittsburgh, notching eight points (2+6) and 10 penalty minutes. The 5-11, 190 pound defenseman has scored on four out of five shootout attempts, including two game deciding shootout goals. He was selected by the Penguins in the third round (62nd overall) of the 2005 Entry Draft.

Kennedy and Letang are among 67 former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who have also suited up for Pittsburgh during the past eight-plus seasons:

Ramzi Abid

Colby Armstrong

J-Sebastien Aubin

Kris Beech

Patrick Boileau

Dennis Bonvie

Martin Brochu

Sven Butenschon

Eric Cairns

Sebastien Caron

Andy Chiodo

Erik Christensen

Ty Conklin

Alexandre Daigle

Robert Dome

Micki DuPont

Shane Endicott

Rico Fata

Andrew Ference

Marc-Andre Fleury

Matt Hussey

John Jakopin

Connor James

Tyler Kennedy

Konstantin Koltsov

Tom Kostopoulos

Milan Kraft

Ryan Lannon

Steve Leach

Guillaume Lefebvre

Francois Leroux

Kris Letang

Richard Lintner

Ross Lupaschuk

Ryan Malone

Josef Melichar

Eric Meloche

Matt Murley

Alain Nasreddine

Brooks Orpik

Michel Ouellet

Rich Parent

Toby Petersen

Ronald Petrovicky

Lasse Pirjeta

Michal Rozsival

Dany Sabourin

Rob Scuderi

Reid Simpson

Michal Sivek

Pavel Skrbek

John Slaney

Garth Snow

Martin Sonnenberg

Ryan Stone

Tomas Surovy

Jeff Taffe

Maxime Talbot

Robbie Tallas

Chris Thorburn

Billy Tibbetts

Ryan VandenBussche

Steve Webb

Noah Welch

Ryan Whitney

Mike Wilson

Tyler Wright

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