vs. 

Home Game: 1

AHL Game: 17

Who: Hershey Bears

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m. EST

Media Kit

Last Game: This is the first game of the year for the Penguins. Last night for the Bears they opened their season in Binghamton as the B-Sens raised their Calder Cup banner. On the ice, the Bears won 3-2. The Bears got two shorthanded goals in the game, one from Christian Hanson and another from Chris Bourque.

Record: For WBS: First game of season. — For HER: 1-0-0-0 (2 pts., 1st place East Division)

Why you should care: The Pens begin their 13^th season of existence at home against their biggest rivals. The Bears are many persons choice for Calder Cup Champions this season. The two sides get re-acquainted with one another before what is sure to be a capacity crowd on a Saturday night.

Referee(s): Jean Hebert

Linesmen: Jameel Chaudry / Jud Ritter

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @TheHersheyBears

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @timleone

Broadcasters: WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / HER: Scott Stuccio @ScottStuccio

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @SweetestHockey

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Hershey: WHP 580 AM

Television: AHL Live / MyNetwork TV (local in Wilkes-Barre market)

Promotions: Penguins Wall Calendar – sponsored by Lucky’s Sporthouse (first 5,000 fans)

Next Five Games: CT 10/9, @ RCH 10/13, SPR 10/14, BNG 10/15, @ SPR 10/21