Chirps from Center Ice

Another year, another schedule release.

League release here. Penguins release here.

Let’s just cut and paste last year’s questions in this years blog post.

1) Do you have a schedule matrix of opponents? Anyone in the Conference we are not playing?

Same as last year. No Western Conference teams.

2) Longest road trip? Longest home stand?

Road trip: Looks like five in a row in mid-November and another in February.

Home stand: Four games in December, and a bunch of threes in a row, scattered about in different months.

3) How many three in threes?

There were two last year. The benefit of a 72 game schedule. There are four this year; one in January, one in March and two in April. Yeah, it doesn’t make any sense to me either.

4) How many work night and Sunday home games?

Per the chart, 10 Wednesday home games and three (two in January and one in April) Sunday home games.

5) Any off the wall schedule time quirks?

No.

6) Where’s the All-Star Classic this year?

Do you know the way to San Jose? If so, head there in the beginning of February 2024.

7) Playoff structure?

Nothing official yet. Assume the same 23 team structure from this past year.

8) What about preseason games?

From the Penguins release…

The Penguins will also play four preseason games to prepare for their 25^th season. The first exhibition contest will be on Tuesday, Oct. 3 against Lehigh Valley at PPL Center. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton returns home for its next exhibition game Wednesday, Oct. 4 against Hershey at 10:30 a.m. The Black and Gold wrap up their preseason schedule by visiting the Bears on Friday, Oct. 6 and then hosting the Phantoms on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 6:05 p.m.

Another 10:30 a.m. preseason game! Yippee!

Back to summer. Talk to you in the Fall.