A LITTLE ABOUT THE PENGUINS • ENTERING 14TH SEASON AS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE • OWNED BY MARIO LEMIEUX AND THE 2009 STANLEY CUP CHAMPION PITTSBURGH PENGUINS • TELEVISE 10 HOME GAMES EACH SEASON (MYNETWORK TV) • BROADCAST ALL 80+ GAMES (40 HOME, 40 AWAY) ON 102.3 THE MOUNTAIN (ENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS) • ALL 80 GAMES ALSO AVAILABLE TO VIEW ON THE INTERNET AT AHLLIVE.COM • PLAY AT THE MOHEGAN SUN ARENA AT CASEY PLAZA, WILKES-BARRE, PA
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A LITTLE ABOUT THE PENGUINS• ENTERING 14TH SEASON AS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
• OWNED BY MARIO LEMIEUX AND THE 2009
STANLEY CUP CHAMPION PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
• TELEVISE 10 HOME GAMES EACH
SEASON (MYNETWORK TV)
• BROADCAST ALL 80+ GAMES (40 HOME, 40 AWAY) ON 102.3
THE MOUNTAIN (ENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS)
• ALL 80 GAMES ALSO AVAILABLE TO VIEW ON THE INTERNET
AT AHLLIVE.COM
• PLAY AT THE MOHEGAN SUN ARENA AT CASEY PLAZA, WILKES-BARRE, PA
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ON THE ICE• PLAYERS PROVIDED BY THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
• QUALIFIED FOR THE CALDER CUP PLAYOFFS IN ELEVEN OF THIRTEEN SEASONS
• PARTICIPATED IN THE CALDER CUP FINALS ON THREE OCCASIONS (2001 VS. ST.
JOHN FLAMES, 2004 VS. MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS, 2008 VS. CHICAGO WOLVES)
• TEN PLAYERS/COACHES FROM THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 2009 STANLEY CUP TEAM
PLAYED/COACHED FOR WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS (BYLSMA, YEO, ORPIK,
LETANG, TALBOT, FLEURY, SATAN, SCUDERI, KENNEDY, AND GOLIGOSKI)
• FOUR FORMER WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PLAYERS WON MEDALS AT THE 2010 WINTER
OLYMPICS (FLEURY GOLD WITH CANADA; MALONE, ORPIK AND WHITNEY SILVER
WITH USA)
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OFF THE ICE• ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FRANCHISES IN THE AMERICAN
HOCKEY LEAGUE
• CONSISTENTLY IN THE TOP 1/3 OF THE AHL IN ATTENDANCE
• AVERAGE 2011-12 ATTENDANCE = 6,028 (RANKS 7TH IN AHL)