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The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

at the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza

History

The Pittsburgh Penguins' top minor league affiliate throughout the 1990s was the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the IHL. However, in the mid 1990s, the IHL began moving away from being a developmental league and more towards being a top independent minor league. For this reason, the Penguins wanted their top minor league affiliate in the AHL. The Penguins purchased the dormant Cornwall Aces AHL franchise from the Colorado Avalanche in 1996, but left the team inactive until the 1999–2000 season when it was placed in Wilkes-Barre. The team is affectionately referred to as "The Baby Penguins" by fans. The WBS Pens have gone to the Calder Cup Final three times in their ten year existence, most recently in 2008 by way of beating the Portland Pirates in a thrilling seven game series in the Eastern Conference finals; the Penguins took game seven by a score of 3-2 after being down in the series three games to two. They went on to play the Chicago Wolves in the final, but lost the series 4-2.

Their mascot is Tux the penguin, who wears number #99 in reference to the team's first season in 1999. The team celebrated their 10th Anniversary Season in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in 2008/2009 with the catch phrase of "Making Memories". The team qualified for the Calder Cup Playoffs in 2009 for the seventh year in a row and attempted to make the Calder Cup Final for the third time in six years to try and win the franchise's first Cup. The Pens fourth drive to the Calder Cup Final came to end against the Hershey Bears in the conference semifinals. The series went to seven games with Hershey taking the final two at home by identical scores of 3-0 after the Pens won three in a row in Wilkes-Barre.

They began their 11th season of play on October 3, 2009 with a home win against the Syracuse Crunch. Their slogan for this season is "Where Champions are Born", a reference to their parent Pittsburgh Penguins, who won the 2009 Stanley Cup.

Season-by-season results

Regular Season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1999–00	80	23	43	9	5	—	60	236	306	5th, Empire State
2000–01	80	36	33	9	2	—	83	252	248	2nd, Mid-Atlantic
2001–02	80	20	44	13	3	—	56	201	274	4th, South
2002–03	80	36	32	7	5	—	84	245	248	3rd, South
2003–04	80	34	28	10	8	—	86	197	197	3rd, East
2004–05	80	39	27	—	7	7	92	227	219	4th, East
2005–06	80	51	18	—	5	6	113	249	178	1st, East
2006–07	80	51	23	—	2	4	108	276	221	2nd, East
2007–08	80	47	26	—	3	4	101	223	187	1st, East
2008–09	80	49	25	—	3	3	104	274	212	3rd, East

Playoffs

Season	Prelim	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
1999–00	Out of Playoffs
2000–01	—	W, 3–2, SYR	W, 4–2, PHIL	W, 4–0, HER	L, 2–4,SJNB
2001–02	Out of Playoffs
2002–03	W, 2–0, UT	L, 1–3, GR	—	—	—
2003–04	—	W, 4–3, BRI	W, 4–2, PHIL	W, 4–3, HART	L, 0–4,MIL
2004–05	—	W, 4–2, BING	L, 1–4, PHIL	—	—
2005–06	—	W, 4–3, BRI	L, 0–4, HER	—	—
2006–07	—	W, 4–2, NOR	L, 1–4, HER	—	—
2007–08	—	W, 4–1, HER	W, 4–1, PHIL	W, 4-3 PORT	L, 2-4, CHI
2008–09	—	W, 4–1, BRI	L,3-4 HER	—	—

Current roster

As of November 28, 2009

Goaltenders
#	Player	Catches	Place of birth	Contract status
35	Adam Berkhoel	L	Woodbury, Minnesota	AHL (2009) Currently on loan to Wheeling Nailers
36	John Curry	L	Shorewood, Minnesota	NHL two-way (2009)
39	Brad Thiessen	L	Aldergrove, British Columbia	NHL two-way (2009)

Defensemen
#	Player	Shoots	Place of birth	Contract status
2	Nate Guenin	R	Sewickley, Pennsylvania	NHL two-way (2009)
3	Lane Caffaro	L	Slave Lake, Alberta	AHL try-out (2009)
4	Jon D'Aversa	L	Richmond Hill, Ontario	NHL entry-level (2007)
5	Deryk Engelland	R	Chetwynd, British Columbia	NHL two-way (2007)
6	Ben Lovejoy	R	Canaan, New Hampshire	NHL two-way (2009)
7	Brian Strait	L	Boston, Massachusetts	NHL entry-level (2009)
8	Robert Bortuzzo	R	Thunder Bay, Ontario	NHL entry-level (2009)
12	Alex Grant	R	Antigonish, Nova Scotia	NHL entry-level (2008)
14	Chris Lee	L	MacTier, Ontario	NHL two-way (2009)

Forwards
#	Player	Position	Shoots	Place of birth	Contract status
9	Konstantin Pushkarev	RW	L	Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan	AHL
11	TJ Fox	C	L	Oswego, New York	AHL
13	Zach Sill	F	L	Truro, Nova Scotia	AHL
15	Wade Brookbank	LW	L	Lanigan, Saskatchewan	NHL two-way
16	Casey Pierro-Zabotel	LW	L	Ashcroft, British Columbia	NHL entry-level Currently on loan to Wheeling Nailers
17	Luca Caputi	LW	R	Toronto, Ontario	NHL entry-level (2008)
18	Jesse Boulerice	RW	R	Plattsburgh, New York	AHL
19	Wyatt Smith	C	L	Thief River Falls, Minnesota	NHL two-way (2009)
21	Dustin Jeffrey	C	L	Sarnia, Ontario	NHL entry-level (2008)
23	Chris Conner	RW	L	Westland, Michigan	NHL two-way (2009)
24	Tim Wallace	LW	R	Anchorage, Alaska	NHL two-way (2009)
25	Eric Tangradi	LW	L	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	NHL entry-level (2008)
26	Joe Vitale	C	R	St. Louis, Missouri	NHL entry-level (2009)
28	Nick Johnson	RW	L	Calgary, Alberta	NHL entry-level (2008)
34	Aaron Boogaard	RW	R	Regina, Saskatchewan	NHL entry-level (2007)
37	Ryan Bayda	LW	L	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	NHL two-way (2009)
41	Joey Haddad	LW	L	Sydney, Nova Scotia	AHL
44	Keven Veilleux	RW	R	Saint-Georges, Quebec	NHL entry-level (2008)