Chirps from Center Ice

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

GAMEDAY: vs. Providence 3/29

vs. 2012_PRO

Home Game: 33

AHL Game: 993

Who: Providence Bruins

Where: Mohegan Aun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

Media Kit

Last Game: Wednesday at home vs. Binghamton, the Pens rode a 3-0 first period lead to a 4-2 win. Chad Kolarik had a goal and an assist. For Providence, the were in Portland Wednesday and won 3-2. Both Ryan Spooner and Craig Cunningham had a goal and an assist in the win.

Last Meeting: March 8 in Providence, the Pens were shut out 2-0.

Record: For WBS: 35-28-2-1 (73 pts., 3rd place East Division) — For PRO: 40-20-0-5 (85 pts., 1st place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: The Providence Bruins are one of the top five teams in the AHL. This is an extremely good hockey team. If the Penguins play a full 60 minutes, they can beat this team.

Referee(s): Chris Cozzan / Trent Knorr

Linesmen: Ryan Daisy / Jud Ritter

Twitter: @WBSPenguins / @AHLBruins

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /providencebruins

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @MarkDivver

Broadcasters: WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / PRO: Nick Gagalis @NickGagalis

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep 

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Providence: WNRI 1380 AM

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): None

Other Game to Watch: Portland hosts Manchester. With a Pirates loss and a Penguins win, Wilkes-Barre will be tied with Portland in points in the conference.

Next Five Games: @ BNG 3/30, @ NOR 4/2, @ ADK 4/5, ALB 4/6, HER 4/7

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