Chirps from Center Ice

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

GAMEDAY: vs. Manchester 4/20

vs. 

Home Game: 38

AHL Game: 1130

Who: Manchester Monarchs

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

Media Kit

Last Game: Yesterday at home with Worcester, the Pens lost 4-2. Adam Payerl and Riley Holzapfel scored for the Penguins in the loss. For Manchester, they were in Binghamton and won 2-1. Linden Vey scored a goal and assisted in the other and was named first star of the game.

Last Meeting: March 10 in Manchester, the Pens rallied from down 3-0 to win in a shootout 5-4. Chad Kolarik had a goal and an assist in the win.

Record: For WBS: 42-29-2-2 (88 pts., 3rd place East Division) For MCH: 36-31-3-4 (79 pts., 3rd place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: Manchester is battling for its playoff life. The Penguins don’t want to have a losing streak going into playoffs next weekend. These two worlds collide tonight.

Referee(s): Jean Hebert / Ryan Fraser

Linesmen: Kiel Murchison / Jud Ritter

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @MonarchsHockey

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /MonarchsHockey

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie 

Broadcasters: WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / MCH: Ken Cail

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep 

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For MCH: Monarchs Webcast

Television: AHL Live / WQMY MyNetwork TV local in Wilkes-Barre.

Promotion(s): Fan Appreciation Night – Player Awards Night – Jerseys Off The Back

Other Game to Watch: Hershey is in Binghamton. A B-Sens loss will seal the East Division title for the Syracuse Crunch. Bears need a win with help to clinch their own berth.

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