Team Facts
Plays in American Hockey League Team colours Black + Gold + Red + White Town Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA Founded 1999

2023-2024 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#30 Joel Blomqvist (G) Pittsburgh Penguins 21 2002 Uusikaarlepyy, FIN 6'2" 183 L 25/26
#33 Taylor Gauthier (G) Pittsburgh Penguins 22 2001 Calgary, AB, CAN 6'2" 207 R 24/25
Magnus Hellberg (G) Pittsburgh Penguins 32 1991 Uppsala, SWE 6'6" 209 L 23/24
Garret Sparks (G) 30 1993 Elmhurst, IL, USA 6'3" 201 L 23/24
David Tendeck (G) 23 1999 North Vancouver, BC, CAN 6'1" 172 R 23/24
DEFENSEMEN
Isaac Belliveau (D) Pittsburgh Penguins 20 2002 Fleurimont, QC, CAN 6'2" 185 L 25/26
Davis Bunz (D) 25 1998 Middleton, WI, USA 6'1" 181 R 23/24
Will Butcher (D) Pittsburgh Penguins 28 1995 Sun Prairie, WI, USA 5'10" 190 L 23/24
Sebastian Dirven (D) 25 1998 Bainsville, ON, CAN 6'3" 196 L 23/24
David Drake (D) 28 1995 Naperville, IL, USA 6'6" 194 L 23/24
#4 Taylor Fedun (D)   “C” Pittsburgh Penguins 35 1988 Edmonton, AB, CAN 6'1" 201 R 23/24
#32 Justin Lee (D) 23 2000 Waskada, MB, CAN 6'0" 194 L 23/24
Thimo Nickl (D) Pittsburgh Penguins 21 2001 Klagenfurt, AUT 6'3" 196 R 23/24
Xavier Ouellet (D) Pittsburgh Penguins 30 1993 Bayonne, FRA 6'0" 196 L 23/24
Louie Roehl (D) 25 1998 Eden Prairie, MN, USA 5'11" 185 R 23/24
Dmitri Samorukov (D) 24 1999 Volgograd, RUS 6'3" 187 L 23/24
Ryan Shea (D) Pittsburgh Penguins 26 1997 Milton, MA, USA 6'2" 190 L 23/24
#42 Ty Smith (D) Pittsburgh Penguins 23 2000 Lloydminster, AB, CAN 5'11" 179 L 23/24
Jack St. Ivany (D) Pittsburgh Penguins 24 1999 Manhattan Beach, CA, USA 6'3" 201 R 23/24
Quinn Wichers (D) 26 1997 Metcalfe, ON, CAN 6'4" 216 L 23/24
FORWARDS
#26 Justin Addamo (RW) 25 1998 Clermont-Ferrand, FRA 6'6" 249 L 23/24
#21 Corey Andonovski (RW) Pittsburgh Penguins 24 1999 Uxbridge, ON, CAN 6'1" 194 R 23/24
#17 Raivis Ansons (RW/LW) Pittsburgh Penguins 21 2002 Riga, LAT 6'1" 192 L 24/25
Cédric Desruisseaux (W/C) 23 2000 Warwick, QC, CAN 5'8" 165 L 23/24
Matt Filipe (C/LW) 25 1997 Newton, MA, USA 6'2" 198 L 23/24
#14 Jordan Frasca (C) Pittsburgh Penguins 22 2001 Caledon, ON, CAN 6'2" 183 L 24/25
#49
Ty Glover (C/LW) Pittsburgh Penguins 23 2000 Salford, GBR 6'3" 201 L 24/25
#44 Jonathan Gruden (LW) Pittsburgh Penguins 23 2000 Rochester, MI, USA 6'0" 172 L 23/24
Dillon Hamaliuk (LW) Pittsburgh Penguins 22 2000 Leduc, AB, CAN 6'4" 201 L 23/24
Cam Hausinger (RW) 24 1999 Anchorage, AK, USA 5'10" 192 R 23/24
Avery Hayes (C/RW) 20 2002 Westland, MI, USA 5'10" 174 R 24/25
#47 Samuel Houde (C) 23 2000 Blainville, QC, CAN 6'0" 172 L 23/24
David Jankowski (C) 26 1997 Dundas, ON, CAN 6'1" 174 R 23/24
Marc Johnstone (RW) Pittsburgh Penguins 27 1996 Cranford, NJ, USA 6'0" 181 R 24/25
#8 Jagger Joshua (LW) 24 1999 Dearborn, MI, USA 6'2" 201 L 24/25
Joona Koppanen (C) Pittsburgh Penguins 25 1998 Tampere, FIN 6'5" 192 L 24/25
Tanner Laderoute (F) 26 1997 Three Hills, AB, CAN 6'0" 190 R 23/24
Rem Pitlick (C/RW) Pittsburgh Penguins 26 1997 Ottawa, ON, CAN 5'11" 196 L 23/24
#22 Samuel Poulin (RW/LW) Pittsburgh Penguins 22 2001 Laval, QC, CAN 6'2" 214 L 23/24
#48 Valtteri Puustinen (RW/LW) Pittsburgh Penguins 24 1999 Kuopio, FIN 5'9" 183 R 23/24
Matthew Quercia (F) 24 1999 Andover, MA, USA 6'3" 203 L 23/24
Austin Rueschhoff (C) 26 1997 Wentzville, MO, USA 6'7" 229 R 23/24
#20
Lukas Svejkovsky (C/RW) Pittsburgh Penguins 21 2001 Tampa, FL, USA 5'11" 185 R 24/25
Evan Vierling (C) 21 2002 Aurora, ON, CAN 6'0" 168 L 23/24
Radim Zohorna (C/W) Pittsburgh Penguins 27 1996 Havlickuv Brod, CZE 6'6" 229 L 23/24
Position: G: 5, D: 15, F: 25 | Av Age: 24.56 years | Av Ht: 6'2" | Av Wt: 193 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 19 players
17 players
3 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player Experience Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins: 1 029 GP
NHL: 943 GP
WC: 39 GP
OG: 2 GP
SHL: 32 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 120 GP
Liiga: 255 GP
KHL: 217 GP
Czechia: 194 GP
AHL: 3 277 GP Affiliated Team(s) Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
Team Captains
“C” Taylor Fedun
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza Location Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA Capacity 8 350 Construction Year 1999
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-10-13T19:00:00-0400 Charlotte Checkers Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins - AHL
2023-04-15T18:05:00-0400 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Charlotte Checkers 4 - 5 (OT) AHL
2023-04-14T19:00:00-0400 Hartford Wolf Pack Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4 - 0 AHL
2023-04-10T19:00:00-0400 Laval Rocket Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4 - 0 AHL
2023-04-08T19:00:00-0400 Bridgeport Islanders Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2 - 8 AHL
2023-04-07T19:05:00-0400 Providence Bruins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 3 - 1 AHL
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
09/30/2023
09/30/2023 Confirmed Joining Cédric Desruisseaux (F) Joining from Wheeling Nailers
09/30/2023 Confirmed Joining Cam Hausinger (F) Joining from Wheeling Nailers
09/30/2023 Confirmed Joining Matthew Quercia (F) Joining from Wheeling Nailers
09/29/2023
09/29/2023 Up/Down Joining Jack St. Ivany (D) Joining from Pittsburgh Penguins
09/29/2023 Up/Down Joining Ty Smith (D) Joining from Pittsburgh Penguins
09/29/2023 Up/Down Joining Xavier Ouellet (D) Joining from Pittsburgh Penguins
09/29/2023 Up/Down Joining Jonathan Gruden (F) Joining from Pittsburgh Penguins
09/29/2023 Up/Down Joining Rem Pitlick (F) Joining from Pittsburgh Penguins
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1999-2000 AHL 80 23 5 43 - 5 236 306 60 0.75 5 Did not make playoffs
2000-2001 AHL 80 36 9 33 - 2 252 248 83 1.04 2 Final loss
2001-2002 AHL 80 20 13 44 - 3 201 274 56 0.70 4 Did not make playoffs
2002-2003 AHL 80 36 7 32 - 5 245 248 84 1.05 3 Conference QF loss
2003-2004 AHL 80 34 10 28 - 8 197 197 86 1.08 3 Final loss
2004-2005 AHL 80 39 - 27 - 14 227 219 92 1.15 4 Conference SF loss
2005-2006 AHL 80 42 - 18 9 11 249 178 113 1.41 1 Conference SF loss
2006-2007 AHL 80 41 - 23 10 6 276 221 108 1.35 2 Conference SF loss
2007-2008 AHL 80 37 - 26 10 7 223 187 101 1.26 1 Final loss
2008-2009 AHL 80 42 - 25 7 6 274 212 104 1.30 3 Division Final loss
2009-2010 AHL 80 34 - 34 7 5 239 229 87 1.09 3 Conference QF loss
2010-2011 AHL 80 58 - 21 0 1 261 183 117 1.46 1 Conference SF loss
2011-2012 AHL 76 33 - 25 11 7 235 215 95 1.25 2 Conference SF loss
2012-2013 AHL 76 28 - 30 14 4 185 178 88 1.16 3 Conference Final loss
2013-2014 AHL 76 44 - 24 - 8 276 232 96 1.26 1 Conference Final loss
2014-2015 AHL 76 38 - 24 7 7 212 163 87 1.14 2 Conference SF loss
2015-2016 AHL 76 43 - 27 - 6 230 203 92 1.21 3 Conference SF loss
2016-2017 AHL 76 51 - 20 - 5 247 170 107 1.41 1 Conference QF loss
2017-2018 AHL 76 45 - 22 - 9 252 223 99 1.30 2 Conference QF loss
2018-2019 AHL 76 36 - 30 - 10 232 228 82 1.08 6 Did not make playoffs
2019-2020 AHL 63 29 - 26 - 8 164 193 66 1.05 6 Playoffs Cancelled
2020-2021 AHL 32 13 - 13 - 6 92 107 32 1.00 5 No playoffs held
2021-2022 AHL 76 35 - 33 - 8 209 225 78 1.03 4 Division Semifinal loss
2022-2023 AHL 72 26 - 32 - 14 191 224 66 0.92 8 Did not make playoffs
2023-2024 AHL 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 3 -

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Riley Barber (F) 2023-2024 Barys Astana KHL 12 6 12 18 4
2. Troy Josephs (F) 2023-2024 Lada Togliatti KHL 13 8 5 13 8
3. Reid Gardiner (F) 2023-2024 JYP Liiga 7 4 8 12 4
4. Graham Knott (F) 2023-2024 Black Wings Linz ICEHL 6 7 3 10 6
5. Matthias Plachta (F) 2023-2024 Adler Mannheim DEL 6 5 5 10 2
6. Oula Palve (F) 2023-2024 Ilves Liiga 9 2 7 9 2
7. Patrick Thoresen (F) 2023-2024 Storhamar Norway 6 1 8 9 2
8. Ben Street (F) 2023-2024 EHC München DEL 6 3 5 8 0
9. Stuart Percy (D) 2023-2024 HC Vítkovice Czechia 7 2 6 8 0
10. Kevin Roy (F) 2023-2024 HC Innsbruck ICEHL 7 1 7 8 2
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Tom Kostopoulos (F) 658 186 283 469
2. Tomas Surovy (F) 239 89 89 178
3. Toby Petersen (F) 215 72 105 177
4. Dustin Jeffrey (F) 201 59 113 172
5. Shane Endicott (F) 292 73 93 166
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Tom Kostopoulos (F) 658 186 283 469
2. Tomas Surovy (F) 239 89 89 178
3. Tim Wallace (F) 304 75 62 137
4. Shane Endicott (F) 292 73 93 166
5. Toby Petersen (F) 215 72 105 177
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Tom Kostopoulos (F) 658 186 283 469
2. Dustin Jeffrey (F) 201 59 113 172
3. Toby Petersen (F) 215 72 105 177
4. Kris Beech (F) 171 53 97 150
5. Ryan Stone (F) 219 41 95 136
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Dennis Bonvie (F) 285 16 84 1284
2. Tom Kostopoulos (F) 658 186 469 881
3. Darcy Verot (F) 172 21 51 830
4. David Koci (D) 194 3 22 770
5. Jason MacDonald (F) 187 29 65 757
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Tom Kostopoulos (F) 658 186 283 469
2. Rob Scuderi (D) 305 8 80 88
3. Tim Wallace (F) 304 75 62 137
4. Shane Endicott (F) 292 73 93 166
5. Jean-Sébastien Dea (F) 288 72 91 163
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Cédric Lacroix (F) 1 2 2 2.00
2. Sean Escobedo (D) 2 1 3 1.50
3. Stephen Leach (F) 4 2 5 1.25
4. John Slaney (D) 89 42 110 1.24
5. Patrick Thoresen (F) 5 1 6 1.20
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Janne Pesonen (F) 2008-2009 AHL 70 32 50 82 1.17 33
2. Jeff Taffe (F) 2008-2009 AHL 74 25 50 75 1.01 65
3. Dustin Jeffrey (F) 2009-2010 AHL 77 24 47 71 0.92 16
4. Toby Petersen (F) 2000-2001 AHL 73 26 41 67 0.92 22
5. Toby Petersen (F) 2002-2003 AHL 80 31 35 66 0.83 24
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Chris Minard (F) 2008-2009 AHL 54 34 23 57 1.06 38
2. Janne Pesonen (F) 2008-2009 AHL 70 32 50 82 1.17 33
3. Daniel Sprong (F) 2017-2018 AHL 65 32 33 65 1.00 28
4. Toby Petersen (F) 2002-2003 AHL 80 31 35 66 0.83 24
5. Michel Ouellet (F) 2004-2005 AHL 80 31 32 63 0.79 56
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Janne Pesonen (F) 2008-2009 AHL 70 32 50 82 1.17 33
2. Jeff Taffe (F) 2008-2009 AHL 74 25 50 75 1.01 65
3. Kris Beech (F) 2004-2005 AHL 68 14 48 62 0.91 146
4. Dustin Jeffrey (F) 2009-2010 AHL 77 24 47 71 0.92 16
5. Tim Brent (F) 2007-2008 AHL 74 18 43 61 0.82 79
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Dennis Bonvie (F) 2005-2006 AHL 70 2 13 15 0.21 431
2. Darcy Verot (F) 2001-2002 AHL 71 6 10 16 0.23 387
3. Steve Parsons (F) 2001-2002 AHL 52 1 1 2 0.04 366
4. Darcy Verot (F) 2000-2001 AHL 78 10 15 25 0.32 347
5. Jason MacDonald (F) 2001-2002 AHL 57 8 13 21 0.37 330
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2023-2024 View roster 6'2" 193 lbs 24.56
2022-2023 View roster 6'1" 192 lbs 24.84
2021-2022 View roster 6'1" 193 lbs 24.85
2020-2021 View roster 6'1" 194 lbs 24.79
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 191 lbs 26.19
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