WBS Weekly

WBS Weekly: Crash

After losing their top gun to an NHL contract with Pittsburgh, the WBS Penguins only managed one point in a winless weekend.

WBS Weekly: Laying An Egg

The WBS Penguins ran their winning streak to 6 games before laying a massive egg at home against the defending champions.

WBS Weekly: Back Down to Earth

WBS begins the Pennsylvania part of their October schedule by allowing Hershey’s first win of the season, then splitting a Phantoms home and home.

WBS Weekly Season Finale: Nightmares of the Past

WBS clinches home ice in round 1 of the Atlantic Division playoffs. First up: the Charlotte Checkers, in Tom Kostopoulos’s final run for a championship.

WBS Weekly: One Last Time

WBS captain Tom Kostopoulos has announced his retirement following this season. WBS clinched their 16th straight trip to the playoffs on Saturday. One last ride for Calder for the greatest of all the WBS Penguins.

WBS Weekly: 13 Years in a Row

WBS takes 4 of 6 points to record their 13th straight 40-win season, but close out March with a clunker to Providence that has me questioning things.

WBS Weekly: The Future Looks Familiar

Three of four games go to extra time this week as WBS splits the available points to end the week in...third place in the Atlantic?

WBS Weekly: Splitsville

A split in Charlotte and a split of weekend home games, plus a little help, leaves WBS 15 points away from clinching the playoffs.

WBS Weekly: Boy Scouts and Jedi Knights

WBS takes an overtime victory in Binghamton and a season sweep of the defending champions for a perfect weekend.

WBS Weekly: To the Midwest!

WBS takes a tour of the Central Division this weekend and finds an even split of the points.

WBS Weekly: The Looming Bruins

The winning streak hits four before Providence cuts it off, and a quick overview of the looming Olympics men’s tournament as it relates to the WBS Penguins.

WBS Weekly: The Jarry Show

Penguins netminder Tristan Jarry stops a total of 59 out of 61 shots to fuel WBS to another perfect weekend...and earn himself a promotion.

WBS Weekly: One Streak Ends, Another Begins

The WBS winning streak reaches eight, but WBS drops both games on the weekend to enter the new week on a losing streak.

WBS Weekly: Of Dads and Hat Tricks

Accompanied by their fathers, WBS gets a hat trick in each of their two games in Canada to win both and return to first in the Atlantic Division.

WBS Weekly: Happy New Year

After a wild midweek clash, WBS ends 2017 on a winning streak

WBS Weekly: On the Playoff Line

WBS earns a split of the week to keep itself in playoff positioning as the festive season nears.

WBS Weekly: Bye Week

Just a quick one while I’m away...

WBS Weekly: The Streak Is Eleven

WBS overcomes a shaky penalty killing night to defeat Binghamton 4-3 and extend their point streak to 11 games.

WBS Weekly: 3 points in 2 games

A week starting with a shuffle of goalies ends with three points in two games.

WBS Weekly: October 30, 2017

WBS Weekly: a winning weekend

Four points in two games, but it was far from easy.

WBS Weekly: Kicking off the season

The first three-in-three of the season ends with the WBS Penguins solidly at .500.

2017-18 WBS Penguins Season Preview

Here we go again. Season 19 of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey. Here’s what you need to know to start the season.

WBS Penguins Summer Update, Part 1

First in an ongoing series chronicling the goings-on of Pittsburgh’s AHL affiliate this offseason.

Calder Cup Playoffs Game 5: Providence Advances

Providence goaltender Zane McIntyre stops 50 of a WBS regulation playoff record 51 shots to lead the Bruins to a 2-1 win in Game 5.

Calder Cup Playoffs Game 4: Providence win 4-2, tie series at 2-2

Providence turns in the most dominant 20 minutes of any team against WBS all season to force Game 5 on Sunday.

Calder Cup Playoffs Game 3 Recap: WBS 2, Providence 1

WBS takes a 2-1 series lead on the strength of offense from its defenders.

Calder Cup Playoffs Game 1 Recap: Providence 2, WBS 1

The Bruins use two power play goals against the AHL’s best regular season penalty kill to open a 1-0 lead on the WBS Penguins.

WBS Weekly: Best In The League!

WBS wins its second Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy to conclude the regular season.

WBS Weekly: Division Champions!

On league honors, terrible loss, callups, and regular season championships.

WBS Weekly: Fifteen years of AHL playoffs

Fifteen years running in the playoffs for the WBS Penguins.

WBS Weekly: Playoffs Looming

The WBS Penguins surge ever closer to the playoffs.