Chirps from Center Ice

A fan blog about the AHL's Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins

GAMEDAY: vs. St. John’s 3/24

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Home Game: 33

AHL Game: 996

Who: St. John’s IceCaps

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m. EST

Media Kit

Last Game: Last night the Pens were shutout 1-0. The IceCaps were in Syracuse and lost 5-4 in a shootout. Ex-WBS Penguin Jason DeSantis had a goal and and assist and was named third star of the game.

Last Meeting: March 6 in Wilkes-Barre the Pens lost 5-2. Simon Despres and Brian Gibbons had the goals for the Pens in the loss.

Record: For WBS: 38-21-2-5 (83 pts., 2nd place East Division) — For StJ: 38-19-5-3 (84 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: The Penguins need a better effort tonight quite simply. With a good St. John’s team who has lost four straight. Do the Pens catch the IceCaps slumping or do the IceCaps shake the funk and stun the Penguins?

Referee(s): Keith Kaval

Linesmen: Bob Goodman / Bob Fyrer

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @IceCapsAHL

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @telyrobinshort / @telybrendan

Broadcasters: For WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For StJ: Brian Rodgers

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @SJ_IceCaps

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For St. John’s: CJYQ 930

Television: AHL Live / My Network TV (WQMY-TV) in Wilkes-Barre

Promotion(s): Penguins Bobblehead Magnet (first 5,000 fans)

Other Game to Watch: Syracuse hosts Rochester. The Crunch are finally starting to warm up and can potentially wreak havoc in playoffs.

Next Five Games: SPR 3/25, @ CT 3/30, @ ALB 3/31, @ NOR 4/3, HER 4/6

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