Nick Hart

The Penguins have signed goaltender Gabriel D’Aigle to a three-year, entry-level contract. Details: pens.pe/47YJetM

Tonight, Blake Bennett became the first player since Matia Marcantuoni (Nov. 7, 2014) to score a hat trick in his Wheeling debut. This note also applies to Riley Brace, who got his a few weeks prior to Marcantuoni on Oct. 18, 2014.

Tonight marked the #WBSPens' 4th three-for-three outing in the shootout in team history and first since Oct. 19, 2019 at Bridgeport (35 shootouts ago).

FINAL: #WBSPENS WIN!!! A 2-1 shootout victory in Belleville punches their ticket to the Calder Cup Playoffs. Penguins went 3/3 in the shootout with goals by McDonough, Klassen and Hayes.

END 2: Game still tied, but now it's 1-1. Aidan McDonough kicked things off with his team-leading 7th power-play goal. Belleville answered on a 2-0 rush with 4:58 to go. Shots are 19-13 for the Sens.

If this were NCAA basketball, a 2 vs. 6 matchup couldn't happen until the Elite Eight… #bracketology #WBSPens: 37-16-6-2, 2nd Atlantic. Avery Hayes returns from NHL; had 10G, 13PTS in his last 11 AHL games. BEL: 24-29-8-0, 6th North. Arthur Kaliyev tops the AHL with 33 goals.

Starting goalies for the #WBSPens at Belleville on Mar. 20… WBS: Joel Blomqvist, 10-5-4, 2.68 GAA, .904sv%, 1 shutout BEL: Leevi Meriläinen, 7-7-0, 3.33 GAA, .896sv%, 1 shutout

He’s backkkkk

Road trip continues with a stop in Belleville, ON. #WBSPens lost in overtime to Leevi Meriläinen and the B-Sens back in January, but Belleville has only won six games since. Another chance to clinch for WBS tonight with one point (or a SPR loss).

@AGretz Two in the same season is wild, and the fact that they're a defenseman and the 11th overall pick is wilder.

To expand on this, here is the draft spot for every player on this list: 1, 2, 7, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1 ..... and Kindel .... 11th.

FINAL: Rocket win, 5-1, and clinch their spot in the Calder Cup Playoffs. Penguins lone goal came from Gabe Klassen, his 15th of the year.

END 2: Rocket run their lead to 3-0. Penguins will have 1:13 of leftover power-play time when the third period begins.

L'intensité sera élevée. Les séries éliminatoires approchent… #WBSPens: 37-15-6-2, 2nd Atlantic. Will clinch playoffs with a Win, OTL or SOL. LAV: 37-19-2-3, 1st North. Will clinch playoffs with a Win -OR- an OTL/SOL plus a Belleville loss (any kind) against Cleveland.

BACK LIKE HE NEVER LEFT 🤩

Starting goalies for the #WBSPens at Laval on Mar. 18… WBS: Sergei Murashov, 21-7-3, 2.14 GAA, .921sv%, 3 shutout LAV: Kaapo Kähkönen, 18-7-4, 2.63 GAA, .900sv%

First meeting of the year between the #WBSPens and the first-place team in the North, Laval. And for a little extra mustard on the hot dog, 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 teams can clinch a playoff berth tonight.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!

Congrats to the Bobbies, restoring the program to ultimate glory and toppling a perennial powerhouse to get the job done.