Welcome to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Section of my page. This whole site was originally exclusively for WBS Penguins Wallpapers, but I decided to expand my horizons. I also thought it would be nice to put some general information about this AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Wallpaper Updates!

2.11.2002 - One new wallpaper of Martin Sonnenberg in the individual section, One new group wallpaper in the group section.

2.04.2002 - Three new wallpapers in the individual section! They include another one of Darcy Robinson, another of Sebastien Caron, and a brand new one of Rob Scuderi.

1.09.2002 - Brand new wallpaper starring our representation in the 2002 AHL All-Star Classic, Shane Endicott, in the individual section.

1.06.2002 - Brand new wallpapers featuring Darcy Robinson, Eric Meloche, Martin Sonnenberg, and Peter Ratchuk in the individual section. Two new group wallpapers added as well (one featuring both Tallas and Caron - the other including photos of just about every player on the team).

Looking for wallpapers? Try the menu bar at the bottom - click on either Group or Individual next to the WBS Penguins link.

Breaking News

PENGUINS' STEVE PARSONS SUSPENDED SEVEN GAMES AND BRENDAN WALSH SUSPENDED THREE GAMES
WILKES-BARRE, PA

The American Hockey League has suspended
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins' forwards Steve Parsons and Brendan Walsh for their actions in AHL Game #699 on Wednesday vs. Rochester at the First Union Arena at Casey Plaza.

Both players were suspended for their actions that occurred at the end of
the game. Parsons was suspended for six (6) AHL games under the provisions of AHL Rule 56 (g) as a result of his game misconduct penalty and was automatically suspended for one (1) AHL game, under the provisions of AHL Rule 28 (d) as a result of accumulation of his third (3) game misconduct penalty in the General Category.

After a review of the incident, the league has also added a minor penalty
for Instigating and a 10-Minute Misconduct, under the provisions of AHL Rule #56 (a) to his record.

Parsons will miss the Penguins' next seven games, beginning Saturday,
February 9 at Bridgeport (7:05 p.m.), Sunday, Feb. 10 vs. Norfolk (5:05
p.m.), Friday, Feb. 15 vs. Hershey (7:05 p.m.), Saturday, Feb. 16 vs.
Chicago (7:05 p.m.), Monday, Feb. 18 vs. Utah (5:05 p.m.), Wednesday, Feb. 20 vs. Utah (7:05 p.m.) and Friday, Feb. 22 at Syracuse (7:30 p.m.). He will be eligible to return on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Hartford (7:05 p.m.).

Walsh was suspended for three (3) AHL games under the provisions of AHL Rule 33 A as a result of his actions. He will miss the Penguins' next three games, beginning Saturday, February 9 at Bridgeport (7:05 p.m.), Sunday, Feb. 10 vs. Norfolk (5:05 p.m.) and Friday, Feb. 15 vs. Hershey (7:05 p.m.). Walsh will be eligible to return on Saturday, Feb. 16 vs. Chicago (7:05 p.m.).

Defenseman Darcy Robinson is expected to be recalled tomorrow from Wheeling and will accompany the Penguins on their road trip to Bridgeport, Connecticut. Before leaving for Connecticut, the team will practice at 10:00 a.m. at the Ice Box Skating Complex in Jenkins Township.

Robinson, 20, was assigned to Wheeling for the third time this season on
January 31. In three games, he recorded one assist and 14 penalty minutes with the Nailers prior to his anticipated call-up on Friday to
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Overall, Robinson has four points (1+3) and 34
penalty minutes in seven games this season with the Nailers.

The 6'5", 222-pound native of Kamloops, British Columbia has five assists
and 35 penalty minutes in 29 games this season with the Penguins.

With the addition of Robinson, the Penguins will have 22 players on their
roster - 13 forwards, seven defensemen and two goaltenders.

Jason MacDonald and Robert Dome are both expected to return to the lineup on Saturday against the Sound Tigers. MacDonald has missed the last five games with a concussion and Dome missed Wednesday's game against the Americans with a groin injury. Game time on Saturday is at 7:05 p.m. at the Arena at Harbor Yard.

NOTES: The Penguins are currently fourth in the Western Conference's South Division with a 13-29-9-3 record (38 points) ... The Penguins are 13th in the conference and 26th overall in the American Hockey League standings ... The Penguins trail the Hershey Bears by 10 points for the tenth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference ... The Penguins and Bears play four more times this season (1 home/3 away) ... The Penguins are 3-3-2 against the Bears this season and are 13-13-2 lifetime against their division rivals ... After Saturday's game at Bridgeport, the Penguins will play five straight games at home ... Of the remaining 26 games left in the regular season, the Penguins will 11 games against division opponents (3 home/8 away) and 23 games against conference opponents (11 home/12 road) ... The Penguins are first in the American Hockey League in average attendance. The Penguins have a total attendance of 233.024 in 28 home games, an average of 8,322
(102.2 % capacity) with a league-high, 28 sellouts. Dating back to last
season, the Penguins have sold out their last 43 regular season home games.
The Penguins are on pace to break the American Hockey League's all-time record for sellouts in a season (36), set by the now-defunct Cape Breton Oilers during the 1990-91 season ... The Penguins lead the AHL in penalty minutes (1,806), averaging 33.4 minutes per game ... The Penguins also led the league with 29, 10-minute misconduct penalties and 16 game misconduct penalties ... Forward Darcy Verot is tied for first in the league with 50 minor penalties and is third overall with 260 penalty minutes ... The Penguins set a new franchise record for most penalty minutes in a game with 122 against the Albany River Rats on Dec. 8, breaking the old record of 97, set last season at Norfolk (February 17, 2001) ... Forward Steve Parsons broke his team record for penalty minutes in a game on Wednesday with 59 PIMs against
the Rochester Americans ... Parsons also set a new record for penalty minutes in a period with 47 in the third period against the Amerks ... Earlier in the season, Parsons recorded 37 penalty minutes vs. Albany on Dec. 8, breaking the previous mark of 34, held by both Casey Harris (Feb. 12, 2000 at Louisville) and Dennis Bonvie (Dec. 4, 1999 vs. Philadelphia) ... Parsons is fourth in the league with 259 penalty minutes ... Four of the five players in the Top-Five in penalty minutes have Penguin ties ... Besides Verot and Parsons, Dennis Bonvie played two seasons for the Penguins and is currently second in the league with 269 penalty minutes, while Philadelphia's Peter Vandermeer, who played four games with the Baby Pens during the 1999-2000 season, is fifth in the league with 255 PIMs ... The Penguins have been outshot in 35 of 54 games this season, including 17 of the last 21 games ... The Penguins are being outshot, 1,587-1,793 (29.39/33.20) for the season ... This season, the Penguins are 3-11-4 when outshooting the opponent and are 10-20-5 when being outshot and have a 0-1-0 record when shots are even. The Penguins have outshot their opponents in 13 of 28 home games this season. The Penguins are 3-7-3 this season when outshooting their opponents at home. They are 6-6-2 this season when being outshot at home and are 0-1-0 when shots are even ... The Penguins have been outshot in 21 of 26 road games, including the last 17 games this season (3-11-3 record during that span)... The Penguins are 0-4-1 this season when outshooting their opponents on the road. They are 4-14-3 this season when being outshot on the road ... The Penguins are 4-18-4 on the road this season ... Overall, the Penguins are 8-2-4 when leading after two and are 1-26-3 when trailing after two periods ... When the Penguins score four goals or more, they are 9-3-3 ... However, when they score three goals or less, they have a record of 4-30-6 ... In his last eight starts, goaltender Sebastien Caron has a record of 6-2-0 with a 2.60 goals against average and a save percentage of .923 ...D Rob Scuderi has an assist in each of the last two games ... LW Martin Sonnenberg extended his point streak to three games ... Sonnenberg has four points (3+1) in the last four games and nine (6+3) points in the last 10 games ... He leads the
team in scoring with 39 points (17+22) in 54 games ... Also leads the team in assists ... Has a point in 27 of 54 games this season ... Is one of two players to appear in all 54 games this season for the Penguins... RW Tom Kostopoulos had a two-game point streak end on Wednesday ... Kostopoulos has recorded 33 points (16+17) in 44 games this season with the Penguins. He is ranked among the team leaders in several statistical categories. Kostopoulos is ranked second on the team in short-handed goals (2), tied for second in assists, third in goals, points and shots (128), and is tied for third with five power play goals ... He was recalled by Pittsburgh on December 28 and appeared in seven games with the NHL Penguins, posting two points (1+1). Kostopoulos made his NHL debut vs. Ottawa on December 29 and scored a goal on his first NHL shot. Since being reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Jan. 17, Kostopoulos has seven points (1+6) in nine games ... He has a point
in 23 of 44 games ... Kostopoulos will replace teammate Shane Endicott, who was injured during Wednesday's game vs. Rochester. Endicott is expected to be out of the lineup for 3-4 weeks with a broken right hand ... He has a three game point streak in progress ... Endicott has three points in the last three games (2+1) and has 10 points (5+5) in the last 10 games ... He is second on the team in scoring with 36 points (19+17) in 53 games this season ... Endicott is tied for fourth in rookie scoring ... He is second in power play goals (8) and is tied for third in goals among AHL rookies ... Has a point in 29 of 53 games this season ... Leads the team with eight power play goals ... RW Billy Tibbetts has an assist in each of the last three games ... Tibbetts has seven points (3+4) in his last six games with the Penguins ... The Penguins' record during that span is 4-1-1.

Schedule

Roster

29 Kostopoulos, Tom RW
18 Endicott, Shane C
12 Sonnenberg, Martin LW
33 Ratchuk, Peter D
17 Zevakhin, Alexander LW
8 Lupaschuk, Ross D
2 Scuderi, Robert D
25 Surovy, Tomas LW
4 Orpik, Brooks D
23 Buckley, Brendan D
24 MacDonald, Jason RW
10 Tibbetts, Billy RW
7 Verot, Darcy C
14 Fadrny, Jan C
32 Mathieu, Alexandre C
1 Tallas, Robbie G
59 Dome, Robert RW
44 Parsons, Steve LW
35 Caron, Sebastien G
11 Brendan Walsh C
22 John Jakopin D

Head Coach: Glenn Patrick Trainer: Patrick Steidle, ATC
Assistant Coach: Mike Yeo Equip. Mgr.: Mike Dumas
Asst. Equip. Mgr.: Butch Webb

Statistics

4th in South Division, 2nd to last in League

Attendance average of 8,310

14-30-9-3, 40 pts. as of February 11th, 2002