
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Reveals Full 2023-24 Schedule
July 12, 2023 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins' full 2023-24 regular-season schedule was released today by the American Hockey League.
The 25th season of Penguins hockey includes a 72-game slate (36 home/36 road) that features games against all 14 Eastern Conference opponents.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton will open its campaign on the road with back-to-back visits to BoJangles' Coliseum to take on the Charlotte Checkers. The puck will drop on the Penguins' season on Friday, Oct. 13.
Eight days later, on Saturday, Oct. 21, the club will host its home opener against the Springfield Thunderbirds at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.
Including the home opener, 26 of the Penguins' 36 home games this season will take place on weekends, with six home dates on Fridays, 17 on Saturdays, and three Sunday matinées.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton returns to the eight-team Atlantic Division for 2023-24, along with the Bridgeport Islanders, Charlotte Checkers, Hartford Wolf Pack, Hershey Bears, Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Providence Bruins and Springfield. The Penguins will meet division foes 54 times (27 home/27 road), and their remaining 18 games will come against clubs in the North Division (9 home/9 road).
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's busiest month of the 2023-24 season is January, with 13 games on the docket including seven at home. The Penguins' longest homestand is a four-game stretch in December, while the team will experience two five-game road trips in November and February.
The Penguins will also play four preseason games to prepare for their 25th season. The first exhibition contest will be on Tuesday, Oct. 3 against Lehigh Valley at PPL Center. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton returns home for its next exhibition game Wednesday, Oct. 4 against Hershey at 10:30 a.m. The Black and Gold wrap up their preseason schedule by visiting the Bears on Friday, Oct. 6 and then hosting the Phantoms on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 6:05 p.m.
All 72 of the Penguins' regular-season games will be broadcast over-the-air or streamed online via their radio partner, WILK Newsradio. Every regular-season game will also be available via the AHL's premier streaming service, AHLTV.
The Penguins' full 2023-24 regular-season schedule is listed below.
Season-ticket packages for the Penguins' 25th season of hockey are on sale now. Full-Season, 22-game, 12-game, Flexbook and Premium Seating plans are available by reaching out to the Penguins directly at (570) 208-7367.
2023-24 WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS REGULAR SEASON
(Home Games in BOLD, All Times EST)
Day Date Time (ET) Visiting Team Home Team
Friday Oct. 13 7:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Charlotte
Saturday Oct. 14 6:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Charlotte
Friday Oct. 20 7:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Hartford
Saturday Oct. 21 6:05 p.m. Springfield vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Wednesday Oct. 25 7:05 p.m. Hershey vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Saturday Oct. 28 6:05 p.m. Hartford vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Sunday Oct. 29 3:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Hershey
Wednesday Nov. 1 7:05 p.m. Providence vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Friday Nov. 3 7:05 p.m. Hershey vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Saturday Nov. 4 6:05 p.m. Belleville vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Friday Nov. 10 7:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Syracuse
Saturday Nov. 11 6:05 p.m. Syracuse vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Wednesday Nov. 15 7:05 p.m. Hershey vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Friday Nov. 17 7:05 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Providence
Saturday Nov. 18 7:05 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Providence
Wednesday Nov. 22 7:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Hershey
Friday Nov. 24 4:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Charlotte
Saturday Nov. 25 4:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Charlotte
Wednesday Nov. 29 7:05 p.m. Hershey vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Friday Dec. 1 7:05 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Springfield
Saturday Dec. 2 6:05 p.m. Springfield vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Friday Dec. 8 7:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Saturday Dec. 9 6:05 p.m. Providence vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Wednesday Dec. 13 7:05 p.m. Syracuse vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Friday Dec. 15 7:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Utica
Saturday Dec. 16 6:05 p.m. Rochester vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Thursday Dec. 21 7:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Belleville
Friday Dec. 22 7:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Laval
Wednesday Dec. 27 7:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Hershey
Friday Dec. 29 7:05 p.m. Charlotte vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Saturday Dec. 30 6:05 p.m. Charlotte vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Friday Jan. 5 7:05 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Springfield
Saturday Jan. 6 6:05 p.m. Lehigh Valley vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Sunday Jan. 7 3:05 p.m. Hartford vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Friday Jan. 12 7:05 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Providence
Saturday Jan. 13 7:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Bridgeport
Monday Jan. 15 3:05 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Springfield
Wednesday Jan. 17 7:05 p.m. Providence vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Saturday Jan. 20 7:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Hershey
Sunday Jan. 21 3:05 p.m. Springfield vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Wednesday Jan. 24 7:05 p.m. Hartford vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Friday Jan. 26 7:05 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Lehigh Valley
Saturday Jan. 27 6:05 p.m. Hershey vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Wednesday Jan. 31 7:05 p.m. Toronto vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Friday Feb. 2 7:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Hartford
Saturday Feb. 3 7:05 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Lehigh Valley
Friday Feb. 9 7:05 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Lehigh Valley
Saturday Feb. 14 11:00 a.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Toronto
Friday Feb. 16 7:05 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Rochester
Saturday Feb. 17 6:05 p.m. Laval vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Wednesday Feb. 21 7:05 p.m. Lehigh Valley vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Friday Feb. 23 7:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Hershey
Saturday Feb. 24 6:05 p.m. Bridgeport vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Friday Mar. 1 7:05 p.m. Charlotte vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Saturday Mar. 2 6:05 p.m. Charlotte vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Friday Mar. 8 7:05 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Lehigh Valley
Saturday Mar. 9 6:05 p.m. Lehigh Valley vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Wednesday Mar. 13 7:05 p.m. Lehigh Valley vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Friday Mar. 15 7:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Cleveland
Saturday Mar. 16 7:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Cleveland
Friday Mar. 22 7:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Syracuse
Saturday Mar. 23 6:05 p.m. Utica vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Sunday Mar. 24 3:05 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Lehigh Valley
Saturday Mar. 30 6:05 p.m. Lehigh Valley vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Friday Apr. 5 7:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Saturday Apr. 6 5:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Bridgeport
Sunday Apr. 7 3:05 p.m. Lehigh Valley vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Friday Apr. 12 7:05 p.m. Bridgeport vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Saturday Apr. 13 6:05 p.m. Hershey vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Sunday Apr. 14 5:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Hershey
Friday Apr. 19 7:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Hartford
Saturday Apr. 20 7:05 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton vs. Lehigh Valley
GAMES BY DAY OF THE WEEK GAMES BY MONTH
Home Road Total Home Road Total
Monday 0 1 1 October 3 4 7
Tuesday 0 0 0 November 6 6 12
Wednesday 10 3 13 December 7 5 12
Thursday 0 1 1 January 7 6 13
Friday 6 19 25 February 3 6 9
Saturday 17 9 26 March 6 5 11
Sunday 3 3 6 April 4 4 8
GAMES vs. OPPONENTS (Home/Road)
Atlantic Division North Division
Bridgeport (2/2) Belleville (1/1)
Charlotte (4/4) Cleveland (2/2)
Hartford (3/3) Laval (1/1)
Hershey (6/6) Rochester (1/1)
Lehigh Valley (6/6) Syracuse (2/2)
Providence (3/3) Toronto (1/1)
Springfield (3/3) Utica (1/1)
* = All dates and times are subject to change
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