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AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAUGE ANNOUNCES ALIGNMENT, SCHEDULE FORMAT

 

The American Hockey League’s Board of Governors has approved the conference and division alignments for the league’s 2007-2008 season.

There are no changes to the Eastern Conference alignment for the upcoming season.  The Penguins will once again play in the East Division, which also includes Albany, Binghamton, Bridgeport, Hershey, Norfolk and Philadelphia. In the Western Conference, the Lake Erie Monsters join the North Division for their inaugural season, while the Rockford Ice Hogs will begin their first campaign in the AHL playing in the West Division.

The conference and division alignments are as follows.

Eastern Conference

East Division 
Albany River Rats
Binghamton Senators
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Hershey Bears
Norfolk Admirals
Philadelphia Phantoms
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS

Atlantic Division
Hartford Wolf Pack
Lowell Devils
Manchester Monarchs
Portland Pirates
Providence Bruins
Springfield Falcons
Worcester Sharks

Western Conference
North Division
Grand Rapids Griffins
Hamilton Bulldogs
Lake Erie Monsters
Manitoba Moose
Rochester Americans
Syracuse Crunch
Toronto Marlies

West Division
Chicago Wolves
Houston Aeros
Iowa Stars
Milwaukee Admirals
Peoria RIvermen
Quad City Flames
Rockford Ice Hogs
San Antonio Rampage

Additionally, the league has also announced its schedule format for the 2007-2008 season, which sees all 29 teams play an 80-game schedule (40 home/40 away). 

The majority of the Penguins games will once again come from within the East Division, with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton taking on Hershey, Norfolk and Philadelphia a total of 10 times apiece (5 home/5 road), and the Pens facing Albany, Binghamton and Bridgeport 8 times apiece (4 home/4 road).

The Penguins will play two games (one home/one road) against all of the Atlantic Division squads with the exception of Hartford, and will play Hamilton, Lake Erie, Syracuse and Toronto in the North Division.  Wilkes-Barre/Scranton will not face any opponents from the West Division in 2007-2008.

The following is a breakdown of games against each team by the Penguins:

East Division                                                                            Atlantic Division
Team                            Games (Home/Road)                       Team                            Games (Home/Road)
Albany River Rats                      8 (4/4)                                     Hartford Wolf Pack                    0
Binghamton Senators              8 (4/4)                                     Lowell Devils                             2 (1/1)
Bridgeport Sound Tigers         8 (4/4)                                     Manchester Monarchs             2 (1/1)
Hershey Bears                        10 (5/5)                                     Portland Pirates                        2 (1/1)
Norfolk Admirals                     10 (5/5)                                     Providence Bruins                    2 (1/1)
Philadelphia Phantoms        10 (5/5)                                     Springfield Falcons                  2 (1/1)
                                                                       Worcester Sharks                     2 (1/1)

North Division                                                                          West Division
Team                            Games (Home/Road)                      Team                            Games (Home/Road)
Grand Rapids Griffins              0                                           Chicago Wolves                      0
Hamilton Bulldogs                   2 (1/1)                                  .Houston Aeros                        0
Lake Erie Monsters                  2 (1/1)                                  Iowa Stars                                 0
Manitoba Moose                       0                                            Milwaukee Admirals               0
Rochester Americans             0                                        Peoria Rivermen                    . 0
Syracuse Crunch                     8 (4/4)                                  Quad City Flames                     0
Toronto Marlies                        2 (1/1)                                  Rockford Ice Hogs                    0
                                                                      San Antonio Rampage            0

Season ticket packages for the 2007-2008 season of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey are on sale now, and available by contacting the Penguins’ ticketing office at 570-208-7367.