Chirps from Center Ice

Very minute news cycle now that the AHL Schedule and the Penguins Promo Schedule are out and teams are about a week or so away from Rookie Tournaments and two to three weeks away from the start of training camp. Business will start picking up soon. Here’s a few things that are floating out there…

— Chris Collins finds work with the Bakersfield Condors in the ECHL. I thought that there was still some AHL tread on Collins’ tires, but looking at this made the logic of him signing an ECHL only deal make more sense. The 2013 Offseason Moves List has been updated accordingly.

— Ex-WBS D Carl Sneep signed with the Idaho Steelheads, also of the ECHL, Tuesday. This news comes as more of a shock to me, because it would appear that Sneep’s NHL ship has sailed by this signing.

— Reports that the AHL All-Star Classic may be in St. John’s are building and with a new format due to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Stay tuned.

If you haven’t noticed yet, the blog now features schedule widgets for Wilkes-Barre, Pittsburgh and Wheeling on the left hand side of the page. Now you never have to be on the blog and wonder when the next game is for all three levels of Penguins hockey.

Will likely have the Season Ticket Price comparison for center ice seats in all 30 AHL Arenas early part of next week. Until then, enjoy this weather.