Final Thought On The 2025-26 WBS Penguins
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Final Thought On The 2025-26 WBS Penguins

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Tony Androckitis

Tony Androckitis

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Written by: Tony Androckitis

@TonyAndrock on Twitter/X

Before the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins officially embark on the beginning of their journey in the 2026-27 season tonight, here's one final story on last season's Penguins team - a team that became quite close as they made an extended playoff run with championship aspirations - falling short of the ultimate goal in a Game 6 loss in the Eastern Conference Finals to the eventual 2026 Calder Cup Champion Toronto Marlies.

During the opening days of Pittsburgh Penguins main training camp at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township, I asked head coach Kirk MacDonald and countless returning players from last season's team the same question to lead off each interview that weekend:

After the dust settled on last season and you began your preparations for this year, what really stuck with you about last season's team that really resonated with you as you were going through the summer?

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Written by: Tony Androckitis @TonyAndrock on Twitter/X WILKES-BARRE, PA - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins opened their 28th season as an American Hockey League (AHL) franchise on Saturday night in a rematch of last spring's 2026 Atlantic Division Finals playoff series in an opening night matchup against the

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