Chirps from Center Ice

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

GAMEDAY: @ Norfolk 1/24

Away Game: 20

AHL Game: 606

Who: Norfolk Admirals

Where: Norfolk Scope

When: 7:30 p.m.

Media Kit

Last Game: Sunday in Providence, the Pens won 5-1. Five different Penguins scored goals. For Norfolk, they were in Charlotte Sunday and lost in a shootout 4-3. Ex-Penguin Brad Thiessen stopped 49 of 52 shots.

Last Meeting: December 27 in Wilkes-Barre, the Pens lost 3-1. Tom Kostopoulos scored the only goal in the loss.

Record: For WBS: 24-12-1-3 (52 pts., 2nd place East Division) — For NOR: 21-13-1-6 (49 pts., 3rd place East Division)

Why you should care: Extremely important weekend for both teams. The Pens want to stay ahead of the Admirals and keep pace with the B-Sens while the Admirals want to catch the Pens and stay ahead of the Bears.

Referee(s): Steve Patafie

Linesmen: Mark Hamlett / Jud Ritter

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay / @NorfolkAdmirals / @AdsGameUpdates

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /NorfolkAdmirals

Instagram: wbspenguins / NorfolkAdmirals

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie

Broadcasters: For WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For NOR: Pete Michaud @AdmiralsVoice

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @VBKen / @BeneathScope / @ShawnDulin

Radio: For WBS: Sports Hub 102.3 / For Norfolk: 102.1 The Game

Television: AHL Live

Other Game to Watch: Hershey is in Syracuse, opening up the front end of a home and home against the Crunch, who have had the Bears number all season.

Next Five Games: @ NOR 1/25, @ HER 1/26, SYR 1/29, NOR 1/31, RCH 2/1

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