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Penguins Sign Goaltender Shane Starrett

October 20, 2020 - WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins announced today that they have signed goaltender Shane Starrett to an American Hockey League contract for the 2020-21 season. Starrett, a six-foot-five, 26-year-old goalie, rose to prominence while playing college hockey at Air Force Academy. Earning the starting role as a freshman in 2015-16, Starrett posted a 16-9-5 record to go along with a 1.92 goals against average, .924 save percentage and four shutouts. Those statistics earned him the honor of being named the A... Full Story

Forrest Named Head Coach, Karmanos Named GM of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

September 11, 2020 - WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins announced today that J.D. Forrest has been named head coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Additionally, Jason Karmanos will serve as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton general manager. Forrest replaces Mike Vellucci as Penguins head coach, who was recently named an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins, while Karmanos will assume the role of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's GM in addition to his assistant general manager duties with the Penguins' NHL club. Forrest has s... Full Story

Mike Vellucci, Todd Reirden Hired as Assistant Coaches by Pittsburgh

September 2, 2020 - WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - The Pittsburgh Penguins have named Todd Reirden and Mike Vellucci assistant coaches, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford. Reirden and Vellucci join head coach Mike Sullivan's staff, replacing Jacques Martin, Mark Recchi and Sergei Gonchar, whose contracts were not renewed at the conclusion of Pittsburgh's season. Reirden, 49, will oversee the team's defensive group and power play unit. Vellucci, 54, will work with the team's forwards and oversee the... Full Story

Penguins Sign Felix Robert and Luke Stevens

August 20, 2020 - WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins announced today that they have signed forwards Félix Robert and Luke Stevens to American Hockey League contracts for the 2020-21 season. Robert, an undrafted free agent, is coming off of an explosive offensive season with the Sherbrooke Phoenix where he played alongside the Pittsburgh Penguins' 2018 first-round draft pick, Samuel Poulin. The native of Lac-Mégantic led Sherbrooke with 56 assists and 92 points, which were both good enough for fourth-most in the e... Full Story

• Penguins Sign Goaltender Shane Starrett - October 20, 2020
  
• Forrest Named Head Coach, Karmanos Named GM of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins - September 11, 2020
  
• Mike Vellucci, Todd Reirden Hired as Assistant Coaches by Pittsburgh - September 2, 2020
  
• Penguins Sign Felix Robert and Luke Stevens - August 20, 2020
  
• Pittsburgh's Postseason Roster Features 19 Alumni of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton - July 27, 2020
  
• Penguins Sign Nick Schilkey and Zach Nastasiuk - July 6, 2020
  
• Penguins Re-Sign Defenseman Jon Lizotte - May 26, 2020
  
• AHL Cancels Remainder of 2019-20 Season - May 11, 2020
  
• Penguins Sign Yale Defenseman Billy Sweezey - April 27, 2020
  
• Penguins Re-Sign Forward Chase Berger - April 22, 2020
  
• Anthony Angello Named Penguins' Winner of IOA/American Specialty Man of the Year - April 6, 2020
  
• Penguins Statement Regarding 2019-20 AHL Season - March 12, 2020
  
• Penguins Reassign Christopher Brown to Wheeling - March 12, 2020
  
• Penguins Slide Past Phantoms with 2-1 OT Win - March 11, 2020
  
• Penguins Have Week of Keystone State Rivalry Games - March 10, 2020
  
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Sat., Apr 11		Hartford at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	Cancelled
Fri., Apr 10		Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Springfield	Cancelled
Wed., Apr 8		Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Providence	Cancelled
Sun., Apr 5		Lehigh Valley at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	Cancelled
Sat., Apr 4		Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Hartford	Cancelled
Fri., Apr 3		Hartford at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton	Cancelled
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• WBS Penguins season set to return in February - AHL Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (October 28)
• American Hockey League pushes start of season back to Feb. 5 - AHL Citizens Voice (October 28)
• WBS Penguins could get scoring boost from free agent acquisition Josh Currie - AHL Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (October 10)
• WBS, Pittsburgh Penguins enter new era in net after trading Matt Murray to Ottawa - AHL Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (October 8)
• Forrest excited to take over WBS Penguins - AHL Citizens Voice (September 12)
• WBS Penguins name head coach, general manager - AHL Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (September 11)
• Auburn native lands AHL head coaching job - AHL Syracuse Post Standard (September 11)
• Forrest named Penguins head coach - AHL Citizens Voice (September 11)
• Trials and tax sale main attractions at arena - AHL Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (September 10)
• WBS Penguins search for new coach as Mike Vellucci heads to Pittsburgh as an assistant - AHL Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (September 2)
• Penguins' Vellucci joining Pittsburgh's coaching staff | Sports | citizensvoice.com - AHL Citizens Voice (September 2)
• WBS Penguins search for new coach as Mike Vellucci heads to Pittsburgh as an assistant - AHL Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (September 2)
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