
Owen Pickering continued a steady sophomore season with a goal and two points in a pair of wins with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins last week.

Harrison Brunicke continued a dominant stretch with Kamloops, Owen Pickering stayed steady in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, and Emil Jarventie immediately contributed for Nokian Pyry after missing nearly 11 weeks plus Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won two and Wheeling lost four but managed two points.

Owen Pickering matched his rookie-season point total in significantly fewer games as his confidence and production continue to grow in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Owen Pickering continues to trend in the right direction at the AHL level, while Kale Dach and Jordan Charron remain among the top goal scorers in the WHL and OHL, respectively PLUS Wilkes-Barre/Scranton splits a busy three-in-three while Wheeling responded from a shutout loss with an overtime win against Greensboro.

Ville Koivunen dominates in short stint with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Sergei Murashov improves to 5-0-0 with two wins, including a shutout, last week, and Peyton Kettles scores in WHL season debut plus Wilkes-Barre/Scranton remains undefeated, improving to 7-0-0 and the Wheeling Nailers split a weekend series in Maine.

Zam Plante puts up six points in weekend series, Sam Poulin continues scoring streak to start the season, and Kale Dach finding some consistency in Calgary PLUS Wilkes-Barre/Scranton sweeps Connecticut road trip and Wheeling wins season opener.

A Cruz Lucius hat trick helps Arizona State win early season tournament, Joona Vaisanen piles up primary assists in opening weekend, and Mikhail Ilyin heats up in the KHL PLUS thew Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguing start the 2025-26 season with two wins.

Owen Pickering got a good look at the NHL level in 2024-25, recording three points in 25 games and 13 points in 47 games in the AHL while leading blueliners on the team with a +18 plus/minus rating. Expect the 6’5″, 201 lbs. blueliner to push for a full-time spot in Pittsburgh in 2025-26.

Joona Vaisanen wins NCAA championship with Western Michigan, Blomqvist looks solid in return to WIlkes-Barre/Scranton lineup, Nolan Renwick scores first AHL goal, and Mathieu De St. Phalle scores first goal of season at AHL level plus Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Wheeling win two of three last weekend.

Avery Hayes comes up clutch for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Tristan Broz records back-to-back multi-assist games, and Harrison Brunicke records first professional point in AHL debut plus Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins two of three and Wheeling Nailers secure playoff spot with three wins last week.
