Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | |
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City | Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
League | American Hockey League |
Conference | Eastern |
Division | Atlantic |
Founded | 1981 |
Home arena | Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza |
Colors | Black, gold, white, red |
Mascot | Tux |
Owner(s) | Ronald Burkle Mario Lemieux |
General manager | Erik Heasley |
Head coach | Kirk MacDonald |
Captain | Taylor Fedun |
Media | Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Scranton Times-Tribune AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh WILK Newsradio AHL.TV (Internet) |
Affiliates | Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) |
Franchise history | |
1981–1988 | Fredericton Express |
1988–1993 | Halifax Citadels |
1993–1996 | Cornwall Aces |
1999–present | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 2: (2010–11, 2016–17) |
Division titles | 4: (2005–06, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2016–17) |
Conference titles | 3: (2001, 2004, 2008) |
Calder Cups | 0 |
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The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (sometimes known as the WBS Penguins) are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania, just outside the city of Wilkes-Barre. They have won the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy twice for having the best record in the regular season.